People should be wary of relying on conventional wisdom too readily. Particularly in politics, where the accepted truth often gets turned on its head. We were told that coalitions were inherently a bad thing. We were told that a "hung parliament" would lead to political instability, public service paralysis and economic meltdown.Now this myth has been well and truly busted, the latest received wisdom is that the Liberal Democrats will suffer a hammer blow at the next general election, because we are taking all the blame for the cuts while the Tories get all the credit.This may take a little ...
meryl - 2 years ago, in poll Liberal Democrats (UK)
London -Rabi Martins, an Indian-origin spokesman for the Liberal Democrats party has been appointed advisor to the party's executive on race equality and diversity issue.
Born in Goa and educated in Pune, Martins has been a prominent figure in the Goan circuit in Britain. He has held several positions in politics and community affairs, including on race equality and diversity issues.
Liberal Democrats chief executive Chris Fox said, "Rabi Martins has been a key member of the party for many years and has served well on various boards including the Federal Executive and the Ethnic Minority ...
martina - 3 years ago, in poll Liberal Democrats (UK)
Commenting on the continued Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey said: "David Miliband may not be prepared to say it, but the Israeli reaction is utterly disproportionate."He went on to comment that, "From the standpoint of ordinary people in Gaza this is a full-scale attack, which is leaving women and children dead and thousands of innocent people suffering."The rocket attacks by Hamas are totally unacceptable, but Israel ought to have learnt from its attack on Lebanon which only served to strengthen the cause of extremism."If David ...
alexasa - 4 years ago, in poll Liberal Democrats (UK)
