In towns like Barnsley, where the Lib Dems once harvested votes as a party of protest, they now attract derision as a party of government.
It goes with the territory. The Lib Dems are learning that power brings not only responsibility, but contempt.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Dominic Carman on the Barnsley Central by-election
The Lib Dem candidate at Barnsley Central gives his impressions of the campaign - and a distinctly unflattering portrait of the town - on the Daily Mail site:
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He's a superb candidiate and I hope this defeat doesn't follow him around. If there is a Lib Dem safe seat, he deserves a go next time.
Hang on, "harvested"? Even given Labour's problems last May we only got 17.3% of the vote - only 6 votes ahead of the Tories in 3rd.
Good old Daily Fail
I had concerns re Mr Carman's candidature from the outset - he does seem a little over-committed to a "stop the bnp" platform, and his background may have not made him a 'natural' for Barnsley.
If Dominic had stood as an independent, I'd say so what? A grammar school and Durham boy who has an instinctive dislike for the lower classes would be nothing new.
As a Lib Dem, however, that kind of sneering vitriol does noone any favours. Contempt for your constituents is more of a Tory / Labour thing.
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