tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7599185042119300252..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: My Liberator article on the prospects for a Progressive AllianceJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-55042990092826173532022-09-18T12:57:24.438+01:002022-09-18T12:57:24.438+01:00I really enjoyed this piece, I know it's not e...I really enjoyed this piece, I know it's not exhaustive so there are two points I'd like to add:<br /><br />1) Many of the Progressive Alliance boosters online are bad faith actors, either they are 'proudly politically homeless' and are detached from any of the parties they want to be part of an alliance, or they are very coy about their leanings and turn out to be crypto-Labour. Labour supporters are very keen to tell others to stand down where it suits them, not willing to concede they have no chance in Con-Lib marginals.<br /><br />2)A lot of the pro-Alliance discourse skips over the most recent alliance, the Unite To Remain alliance in 2019. A pretty extraordinary oversight, but understandable in the context of its outcome. This alliance failed to deliver gains for the Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid across England and Wales (the Lib Dem gain in St Albans wasn't part of the alliance). If it actually worked we'd never hear the end of it, but it didn't really deliver for any of the parties involved. Matt Pennellnoreply@blogger.com