tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277746591174465580.post8791454992248618653..comments2023-06-26T15:29:14.498+01:00Comments on Liberator’s blog: Goodbye protestersGareth Eppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18198368251505541728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277746591174465580.post-5287982177488322602012-12-03T12:07:15.087+00:002012-12-03T12:07:15.087+00:00May I remind all commenters about our comments pol...May I remind all commenters about our comments policy (see right-hand column). Please use your real, full name.<br /><br />If you have registered with Google using only your first name or a pseudonym, please include your full name at the end of your comment.<br /><br />The first commenter has done the correct thing; he is registered as "MartinRDB" but concluded his comment with his full name.<br /><br />The second commenter is registered as "overherejess" and only with a bit of detective work is it possible to establish that she is in fact Jessica Bolton. Since her comment is courteous and to the point, I have been lenient and not deleted it.Simon Titleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121239127665359267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277746591174465580.post-27150667021148407242012-12-02T20:35:46.206+00:002012-12-02T20:35:46.206+00:00I don't think the protest vote can be dismisse...I don't think the protest vote can be dismissed as something not electorally important, and now that the Lib Dems are in power people may turn away from the party altogether. Take Nick Clegg's seat of Sheffield Hallam - what if the student protest vote against him swings the vote? Labour and Conservatives can afford much more to ignore the protest vote; the Lib Dems who have often thrived on it cannotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277746591174465580.post-42636732525579677922012-12-02T18:56:53.882+00:002012-12-02T18:56:53.882+00:00I absolutely agree and made a similar comment on t...I absolutely agree and made a similar comment on the Liberal Democrat Voice article about the by-elections. The lack of core vote is frightening and does suggest that the Party has lacked definition. <br /><br />In my view the party needs to be clearer about its name and assert that it stands for (socially) liberal values - including civil and human rights - and representative democracy - including wholesale electoral reform at Westminster and in Local Government. Support for the EU and international cooperation, controls on multinationals and protection of the environment should be understood as a natural application of our stance on liberal and democratic values.<br /><br />Martin BennettMartinRDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707602260134527901noreply@blogger.com