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Jaxjacky Wed 23-Sept-26 14:38:29

My view of the Liberal Democrat’s is clouded by our local authority where they’ve wielded power for many years. They are massively in debt and have/are committed to vast areas of house building with minimal infrastructure.
The Green Party is coloured by my impressions as a youngster, my fault.

JenniRen Wed 23-Sept-26 14:22:03

But with no overall majority, their share of the vote being well down on 2021.
Reform were only just behind with a slightly lower percentage of votes.
Why?

paddyann54 Wed 23-Sept-26 13:33:58

Old Frill I,m sure you understand that the d’hondt system was set up by Westminster to guarantee a majority COULDN!T happen.
SNP managed it once in spite of that .
It’s proportional representation of sorts.
SNP are now in their 5th election win ,the largest party at Holyrood.

David49 Wed 23-Sept-26 12:55:21

We have a LD MP and local Council, no real complaints they get on with the job without too many grumbles.

Reform run the country the County Council, plenty of trouble there

Green local councillors cause trouble locally, big arguments then get outvoted, thankfully not in my ward.

OldFrill Wed 23-Sept-26 12:55:08

The Green Party attracts a far younger supporter than Reform/Restore which may account for the lack support given to the Greens on Gransnet.

In Scotland we've been governed for years by a party that relies heavily on the support of the Greens and, imo, it's a proved to be a disaster. A minority party with far too much power.

Fallingstar Wed 23-Sept-26 12:43:20

I don’t think the Tories are dead, after all everyone said that when they were in the wilderness during the Blair years. And everyone said it of Labour when the Tories were in power from Cameron onwards. Not that I would vote Tory, did it once but wouldn’t again because they keep trying to copy Reform in order to win votes, have been doing this for way too long now. The Greens are a possibility as are LibDems, I do warm to Ed Davey but still remember the LibDem betrayal when they were in coalition with the Tories. Right now am watching Burnham very carefully, and will vote Labour again next tine if he measures up.
Reform and Restore are reactionary parties imho and have no political substance.

Cossy Wed 23-Sept-26 12:13:48

greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/creating-a-fairer-greener-economy/

www.libdems.org.uk/sandbox/policy-index

Cossy Wed 23-Sept-26 12:07:35

I find it really interesting ( and that’s not a euphemism) how we here on this forum appear to be split between those who support Reform and Restore, and those of us who don’t.

Then there’s the view that the Conservatives are “finished”, not something to which I subscribe, though they are not my party of choice.

My thoughts on this thread are directed to both The Green Party and The Lib-Dems.

Before you all have a knee jerk reaction and tell me both their leaders are “bonkers”, “rubbish” or any other insult you find appropriate for Polanski and Davey.

People have stated very clearly, as is their right, that they are sick of our two party system and they are more than prepared to give another party a chance.

Why Reform and in a very few cases Restore, rather than Green or Lib-Dem?

I’m genuinely interested.

They both have published policies and ideas for change.

Is it because your “fears” “anxieties” “hatred” of Asylum Seekers, (& sadly in a few cases, all migrants), overrides absolutely everything else that you’d rather support someone with zero power, making statements and promises which aren’t true and can never be followed through, rather than looking at this Government’s actual achievements in terms of the entire migrant and Asylum Seeker issues.

Why not look at a different Party, why not read up on Green and Lib-Dem current policies and ideas?