Liberal Democrats

I am voting Labour because of the Green Industrial Revolution thousands of new jobs to tackle climate change.

And saving our NHS proper funding. Only Labour will save our NHS

The Lib Dems helped cause austerity with the Tories no change there

I am voting Liberal for the first time. I hope it works as I am depressed by the prospect of this country slipping into a pit of obscurity.

Politicians, campaigners and voters are joining the Liberal Democrats from all over the old political spectrum

twitter.com/LibDems/status/1194581970023571456?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Former Tory minister Nick Boles says he will vote LibDem

www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/appalling-choice-contest-must-start-the-process-of-building-something-new-a4283876.html

I think those of us who are concerned about climate change will be voting Labour if zero can be achieved by 2030 as promised.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lib-dems-pledge-to-bring-back-climate-change-department-scrapped-by-tories_uk_5dc81b52e4b0fcfb7f680c43

Lib Dems Pledge To Bring Back Climate Change Department Scrapped By Tories

Party says move needed to fight climate change "emergency".

Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson makes a speech at a rally at the Battersea Arts Centre in Lavender Hill, while on the General Election campaign trail in London.
The Lib Dems have promised to bring back the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to fight “the climate emergency”, should the party win the election.

DECC was abolished by the Theresa May in July 2016 and merged into the newly created Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem climate spokesperson, said the move was part of efforts to “undo” to damage done to the environment by the Conservatives.

DECC was created by Gordon Brown in 2008. May’s decision to scrap it when she became prime minister was widely criticised by environmental campaigners, with Friends of the Earth branding it “shocking”. Ed Miliband, the first secretary of state for the department, said it was “plain stupid”.

Ed Davey, the current Lib Dem deputy leader, served as energy secretary during the coalition years. He said at the time DECC’s demise was “a major setback for the UK’s climate change efforts”.

The promise to reestablish the department is expected to be in the Lib Dem general election manifesto.

Hobhouse said: “The planet is on the brink of being irreparably damaged and we are responsible.

“The UK should be leading the world in tackling the climate emergency and building a brighter future, but the Conservatives are failing to take the climate emergency seriously.

“The Tories have banned on-shore wind, slashed subsidies for solar power and brutally scrapped the vital Department for Climate Change.

“Their Brexit mess is persistently hindering and delaying Climate Action.

“The Liberal Democrats would undo the damage done. We would restore the Department on day one and ensure tackling the climate emergency is at the heart of Government.

She added: “We are the only party who have a clear, ambitious plan to cut harmful emissions by 2030 and get to net zero by 2045.”

The Conservative government currently has an aim of reaching net zero by 2050. Labour’s conference in September committed the party to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030, although the party’s election manifesto is yet to be finalised.

Jonathan Bartley, the co-leader of the Green Party, predicted on Sunday morning his pary would secure the “biggest Green vote ever” on December 12.

“I think at this election we’re seeing climate change right up there at the top of the agenda,” he told BBC 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics.

Jo Swinson is being heavily targeted by both the Labour Party and the SNP who see her and the Liberal Democrats as a serious threat.

The Labour Party do not want to stop brexit.

The SNP say they do want to stop brexit but many of their supporters think that brexit would be good for the separatist cause and so they will not support the Liberal Democrats In the way the Welsh Nationlists are prepared to do.

It would be a dreadful irony if the Lib Dems do as well as some of the polls predict, but Jo Swinson fell victim to the SNP. It's not impossible.

Some very nasty comments about Jo Swinson on some of the Labour facebook pages, a lot of them quite sexist as well, which I find quite disappointing.

Jo Swinson is going to gain a lot of votes in the election, maybe the LDs will get 50 seats or so, that seems a realistic aim. In the current political climate with Tory and Labour at the extremes, if they can’t get big gains in the middle ground they are dead.
If as they hope big gains are realized they could be a realistic force at the next election, which might be sooner than we think.

varian for you

John Rentoul
@JohnRentoul
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There's been another
@Survation
constituency poll & it's a shocker: Lib Dems close to taking John Redwood's Wokingham seat

All power to Dr Lee, who seems to stand a very good chance of beating Redwood at the election.

This is the message from the Liberal Democrats

www.libdems.org.uk/plan?utm_campaign=plan_launch_1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=libdems

And the Clegg one!

It would surpass the Portillo Moment!

Bozo's seat is not looking too healthy either!

At the last election his majority was halved to 5,000 - now that would be hilarious if a prime minister was unseated

John Crace gives La Swinson a pasting this morning in the Guardian:

“Having reached the end of her somewhat disconnected, passionless speech, Swinson invited questions from the media. Almost all of which involved trying to talk her down from her own megalomania. At this rate there will soon be no one in Westminster with any passing contact with reality.”

I think It will be hilarious if she ends up not getting elected as an MP - the SNP could take her constituency! From delusions of being a PM-wannabe to no longer an MP in one election campaign.

While we are talking about Jo Swinson, here is an account of how that misleading story went viral about "her husband's company" getting EU money.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-50160148
As election campaigning starts, it would be a good idea to be aware of how twisted facts can catch on and zoom round the internet.

Jo Swinson is still not in touching distance of leading a future government, although it suits her party to kick up a fuss about Corbyn-Johnson debates excluding her and generally act as if they have a serious chance at doing so!

The polls show that La Swinson tends to rate better among voters than JC in the leadership stakes, and on Brexit policy, although the Boris continues to trump them both.

The two old parties have failed Britain.

The Liberal Democrats are fighting to stop Brexit and build a brighter future for Britain.

The LibDems are taking legal action against ITV for their outrageous decision to exclude Jo Swinson, the strongest voice for millions of Remainers across the country, from their TV debates.

Add your name if you think Corbyn and Johnson must #DebateHer ⬇️

libdems.org.uk/debateher

Only if the government you want for the 2020s is a centre left government for all the people who will stop brexit so that we can do all the other important things which need to be done.

Only if the Government you want for the 2020s is a right wing one.

Who would vote for a PM that would take us back to the 1950s? - if that's what you want vote for Boris Johnson.

Who would vote for a PM that would take us back to the 1970s? - if that's what you want vote for Jeremy Corbyn.

If you prefer a PM for the 2020s vote for Jo SWinson. Vote Liberal Democrat.