Should you vote Liberal?

I imagine Grumppa, although I don't know, that having started the others and found the information we have so far on what the parties are offering for us she just did it differently without thinking. Does it really matter?

I know that, Ana. Just trying to inject a bit of humour.

That wasn't the question. Why aren't all three threads either 'should I' or should you'?

Although whitewave doesn't appear to be here at the moment.

Grumppa, I think she would have got stick if she had said "should one....?"

It is possible to support a different party from friends, family, aquatances, without sharpening claws
DH and I could come to blows (metaphorically speaking of course) and DB is on the other end of a phone.

The other two threads are Should I ..... This one is Should You..... Any particular reason, whitewave?

Zac Golsmith is standing in his old seat!
Good reason to vote liberal in that constituency.

Vince Cable predicts second economic storm

As this article starts:
Remember back in 2003, when Vince Cable was saying that at some point the economy would collapse because of the amount of consumer credit? Well, he was right then and he’s now saying that we could be up for another Brexit fuelled crash.
you may find it worth a read.

It is possible to support a different party from friends, family , aquatances, without sharpening claws

Interesting to hear Vince Cables view on the Economy.

Rachel Johnson Joins Lib Dems In Extraordinary Rebuff To Brother Boris Over Brexit
(Huff Post)

Is she not allowed to make up her own mind?
Why is it rebuffing her brother?
She said at the time of the referendum that the family were pro-Remain and that she spent a weekend with Boris as he agonised over his decision.
Are family members not allowed to think differently and respect each other's views?

The press publishes a load of twaddle.

Well, Stanley must have changed then
He is a former Conservative member of the European Parliament (MEP)
and stood for Parliament as a Tory in 2005:
The Liberal Democrat MP in Teignbridge, Richard Younger-Ross, was defending a 3,000 majority against the Tory candidate Stanley Johnson, father of the Tory MP Boris Johnson.

and now we hear that if the Conservatives win the election, Teresa May may well take the opportunity to boot Boris out of the Cabinet.

Here's an interesting list, for those who want a Libdem resurgence.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/june2017/2017/04/election-2017-30-mps-risk-lib-dem-surge

I think Stanley changed his mind about the Tories because of environmental concerns.

Her Dad, Stanley was a Tory MEP and is very strongly pro-EU.

Apparently her dad and the other brother are liberals, too.
Family gatherings must be good at the moment. Or maybe there aren't any until the election is over.

Yes, you should vote Liberal Democrat says ex-Tory Rachel Johnson, one of the many new party members.

www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/27/rachel-johnson-joins-lib-dems-and-may-stand-in-general-election-member-tory-brexit

She may want to stand as a LibDem candidate but I don't think she will be accepted as party rules require candidates to have been members for at least a year. She would certainly be an improvement on either of her Tory MP brothers.

It came from the government. It was a government scheme for two years.

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/184047/DFE-RR227.pdf

158 pages for you to read to find out how effective it was.
It would cost County Durham about £4 million a year.

Not fees, meals!

Oh, so not because some schools had to actually install new kitchens to provide these free school fees? And employ more staff?

Where did that money come from if not from council tax? Did the LibDems kindly donate money to all schools to pay for their gesture of largesse?

Snap!!!!

Council tax went up because of Tory Government cuts.

Council tax went up because of the cuts

The LibDems still failed to fulfil their promise to those who voted for them.

And their idea of providing free school meals to primary school children in years 1 and 2 cost county councils a ridiculous amount of money. No wonder council tax went up.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/lib-dems-to-bring-housing-benefit-back-for-18-20-year-olds/