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Why Tim Needs to Stay as Leader After the Election

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

It’s fair to say that the Lib Dems haven’t had the best election campaign. And it hasn’t been helped by continual briefing from unnamed “Senior Lib Dem Figures” (whose names any Lib Dem could tell you) that any failure on … Continue reading →

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Some Resources (And Thoughts) on Tactical Voting

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

Britain’s electoral system is broken, in a fundamental way. The vast majority of seats never change hands, and the government we’ve had for the last two years — a “majority Government” — was a party that was only voted for … Continue reading →

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Lib Dem Manifesto Analysis

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

So I just received an email pointing me to some PDFs containing visions of how the world could be, discussions of positive social justice, and some material on obscure voting systems. But enough of the Hugo Packet (I’m sorry, I’m … Continue reading →

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Useful Tool for Lib Dems

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

I’m going to do a proper post tomorrow, but thought I’d signal-boost something Penny Goodman told me about just now. One of the things I’m most worried about this election is that while the Lib Dems have our highest number … Continue reading →

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Why Gorton is Winnable

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

I wrote a few weeks ago, after Jackie Pearcey was selected for the Lib Dems in Manchester Gorton, that I think she stands a decent chance of winning the seat. Certainly the bookmakers seem to agree now — the odds … Continue reading →

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