tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7496883577915478328..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Why Vince Cable's idea of a leader outside parliament won't workJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-57282472953800956072018-07-28T11:48:17.044+01:002018-07-28T11:48:17.044+01:00A blog called Liberal England can be forgiven for ...A blog called Liberal England can be forgiven for being Anglocentric to some extent, however, why shouldn't the leadership of a party that claims to be federal be opened up to AMs and MSPs? Why should they be excluded when ultimately it is the membership that would get to decide if they were elected or not? The idea that all power resides in Westminster is outdated by nearly two decades. Why should it always be that the party fields reserve league calibre candidates in Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections? The UK's third party has its leader as an MSP, demonstrating it can work and that being in another parliament does not mean they necessarily have a diminished profile on the UK stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com