The current Lib Dems are (mercifully) a different beast to the Clegg-era party. The idea of Clegg and the loathsome Danny Alexander entering an electoral pact with the "watermelon" Greens i… (View Post)

Not going to disagree with that - I also left the Lib Dems during the coalition years. But "broke a promise on tuition fees" ranks significantly in my book behind "unnecessarily invade… (View Post)

The Lib Dem policy on special educational needs has similar significance to me (we don't have an SEN kid, but my wife is headteacher of a school with several, and my mother was an SEN teacher). … (View Post)

As broad as its narrowest lock, or as long as its shortest. Depth of locks doesn't really restrict passage (unless you're trying to get off a tideway when the tide is ebbing fast, as happen… (View Post)

Excellent, we have got to the “arguing with Richard Tyndall about the definition of democracy” stage of the evening. Excuse me while I pour more wine to deaden the pain. (View Post)