L’adesione dei liberaldemocratici si è dimezzata in 5 anni
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5069p70x2o
di signed7
L’adesione dei liberaldemocratici si è dimezzata in 5 anni
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5069p70x2o
di signed7
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Unsurprising, as the UK becomes more polarised and people are dismayed at politics and politicians. Ed Davey doesn’t help either.
Odd considering they had a good 2024 election in terms of seats.
While Green Party has doubled its membership since 2020, from 47,000 then to 94,000 members today.
I’ll probably be voting Lib Dem next election. Greens and Tories are both too extreme for me (never mind Reform), and they’re the only party remotely close to doing the one thing that would undoubtedly boost our economy: rejoining the EU
I’d be interested to see a full graph since 2000. I’d guess there’s steep rise from Iraq then another from Cleggmania followed by a massive crash after the rose garden and another uptick from Brexit and a steady petering since 2010.
The Lib Dem’s just need some more charisma, and a bit more of a media presence. It’s unfortunately now the age where most people get their political information when they’re scrolling on their phone, so if they’re not hitting that market, they’re going to be obscure.
The Greens are coming in fairly strong in that regard, and I’m here for it. My understanding is that all of their constituencies are doing relatively well too, which is much more than can be said about Reform’s performance.
To the editor that decided to publish this story this week brava lol Perfect timing to undermine the Lib Dems fairly successful conference.
Probably says more about post-COVID inflation and the shrinking prospects of rejoining the EU, which I’m sure will have been one of the main factors driving new members post-Brexit when they were the de facto party for remain
It goes to show how impactful the media is that the Lib Dem’s have over 70 MPs and get a tiny amount of coverage compared to the Farage circus with 5.
Fwiw the party had a huge boost in membership in 2019 when the Brexit snafu happened and they came second in the EU elections, but since then it’s tailed back off to where it was beforehand. Those memberships really didn’t translate into activist numbers very much.
If Sir Ed Davey is the answer, the wrong question is being asked!
These are the voters redditors believe the tories should be chasing btw
Voted Lib Dem a lot as a younger man, always for me stood for progress but with a view of tradition in the way it moved progressively. Since the end of the Clegg, it’s just gone Liberal mental.
If there was an election today I dont actually know who I’d vote for, its like theyre in a competition to see who can be the least voteable.
Some people have long memories and maybe still haven’t forgiven them during their time in the coalition government with the Tories. Especially the students.