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I felt they were both in politics for the good they could do not becos of the career they could make. Acheiving power was about what you could do with it, not a goal in it's own right. Give me a philanderer and a drunk any day over a career politician.

Charles Kennedy and Paddy Ashdown would never have propped up a Tory Government. but they had principles.

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The Tories would have been in civil war held to ransom by their lunatic Euro-Sceptic wing. LibDems just made it easy for them and inflicted another 10+ years of Tory Govt on the Country, not to mention Brexit. ...but at least u got a PR referendum out of it and to ride in ministerial cars.

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Corbyn was a disaster for the Labour Party, happy to blame him if that does not screw with your world view too much.

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"But that isn’t a choice between power or principal because what is the point of a party that eschews the chance to govern?" forgive me if I am missing somnething but this is the defeinition of choosing Power over Principle?

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I am agreeing you opted for Power (Coalition/PR referendum) over Principle (Austerity, Student Fees, 14yrs Tory Govt, Brexit) I just don't see how you can dis-own the consequences.

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lol, I was replying to a LibDem sugesting Labour MPs defect to the Lib Dems. Reform is a threat to the Country not the Party.

June 2010 United Kingdom budget - Wikipedia

There was not fiscal room for "very popular policies" in 2010. Thus the ConLib Austerity era that followed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_20...

en.wikipedia.org

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wouldn't you be more at home in Reform? as soon as you start to question what you are saying you revert to distraction and name calling.

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merely answering your question...

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try replying to a message that u are answering.

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and yet you resist the accusation of Power over Principle? If you are going to take the 30 pieces of silver then at least own it.

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agreed ConLIB was the only viable Coalition if your objective is power. Power over Principle is a valid A weak minority Con Govt would have collapsed long before the 2015 Election. and the Tories would have not gained a majority. Complicity in enabling Brexit and Austerity are also valid.

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Supporting Labour Supporting Tories These were not the only two options as previously stated and thus the accusation Power over Principle.

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who did not think it viable either. Just wanted to remind you that if u post a f@ck off response you need to get ur facts right or u look very silly. QED

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also Sinn Fein did not take their sets so only 323 required for majority.

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I sympathise with your failing competence with the internet but if you concentrate on discussion rather than trolling you will see that other paties took place in the 2010 GE.

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Lab-LibDem was prolly not viable. Tory Minority Govt would not have been re-elected in 2015 and would likely have folded earliar. www.itv.com/news/2023-05...

itv.com

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In all fairness, he was busy at the time with the Abubyjan Albania peace deal.

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lol, you have given up and just attacking the messenger?

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There were just 2 changes of gevernment between 1979 and 2024 (45 years). Incumbancy is a huge advantage in the UK which is why the LDs have a degree of responsibility for BREXIT. If you allow your dog into your bedroon don't be suprised if he sh*ts on your bed.

Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Labour had been elected 3 times in the previous 13 years and had fallen just shy of making it 4. The Tories had also fallen short in 2010 but were unnecessarily handed the keys to Downing Street by a LDs prizing power over principle. It took 14 years to undo the damage.

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there are compromises and there are compromises...

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Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

What you are saying is... if you forget about our record in government we are a left wing party. The Lib Dems gifted the Tories into Government that led to 14 yrats of austerity, brexit and the biggest shift to the right in my lifetime. It is not likely that progressives will forget.

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Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

ask a progressive what they think of austerity to find out that 11 years does not a generation make.

"American, Southern, Secular Humanist. It's one insane combination." Indonesian BOT farm Worker is closer to the truth?

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Okay I gave you a chance. Time to mute the Clueless troll.

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You make an art form out of ignorance.

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We are not safe. The Tories have been outflanked to the right and are in an existential crisis. The last Tory Government Changed leaders three times without calling an Election. The Labour Party does not assainate leaders. Seems to me, you need to do a lil research before forming an opinion.

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As for BJ becoming PM. 1. He is no longer an MP 2. The Tory Party is currently polling 15-19% in the polls 3. He has been absent from British politics since he was toppled by his own Party. The bloke is a grifter and has not been forgiven since Partygate.

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Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Labour won a 174 seat majority in 2024. This is legitimate until 2029. Snap Elections happen with small majorities or minority governments. Usually when the Government is ahead in the polls and looking to increase their majority. "I know how the British system works" - You really don't.

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Please be careful to look at the motives and not just the rhetoric. Hitler put boots on the ground in Ukraine.

Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

The next general election needs to be called before Wednesday 15 August 2029 at the discretion of the PM. The thought that BJ could be PM again shows an acute ignorance of British politics.

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Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Just tell him we are already doing it. By the time he figures out we are not he would have moved onto something else.

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Dave Bryant @mmbozi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

lol, easier to call me a bot and block than to support his post.