tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post3640286338139662125..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Thanks to Jill Hope and how UKIP may help the Lib DemsJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-78640542313540479922012-11-16T21:45:54.573+00:002012-11-16T21:45:54.573+00:00It is certainly the case that UKIP will take consi...It is certainly the case that UKIP will take considerable numbers of votes from the Conservatives in the Lib Dem bailiwick of the West Country at the next General Election, but the question is this: will UKIP take more votes from the Conservatives than the Lib Dems will lose because of public disillusion with the party? Today's results do not appear to deliver an encouraging message to the Liberal Democrats. Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-16416011233473681392012-11-16T20:47:16.337+00:002012-11-16T20:47:16.337+00:00What will eventually be a decade of recession, cut...What will eventually be a decade of recession, cuts and low growth will, regrettably, lead to a tendency towards extremism - which is the same as looking for excuses! It might not be the extremes of Germany in 1933 but I fear liberal, sensible, intellectual opinion and debate gets sidelined.John Minardhttp://splashblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.com