tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post113664838492074836..comments2024-03-29T09:13:55.008+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Awa' Wi' Ye !Labanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1136657377455808332006-01-07T18:09:00.000+00:002006-01-07T18:09:00.000+00:00It will be delicious to watch the LibDem leadershi...It will be delicious to watch the LibDem leadership contest. Somehow, I doubt it will be conducted with the maturity and restraint that characterised the DC/DD contest.<BR/><BR/>However, as you've criticised Cameron for his vagueness/being all-things-to-all, I was a little surprised by your remark that:<BR/><BR/>>...it's that very vagueness that allows them to pitch to all men, from Muslims in Birmingham (with Abu Ghraib images) to Tories in Worcestershire (with campaigns against asylum camps). Charles Kennedy exemplified that big ideological blur.<<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that the rules of political survival/success are different for third as opposed to second parties? If so, how exactly? (I don't disagree with this proposition: I'm just curious and thinking aloud.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1136650454802810042006-01-07T16:14:00.000+00:002006-01-07T16:14:00.000+00:00How can the voter distinguish between three identi...How can the voter distinguish between three identical headless chickens, especially when they are all dressed in tartan. There are no distinguishing ideological differences, or political principles, only different paths to the lowest common denominator. How to use the taxpayers money most efficiently to buy most votes, as well as supporting the ruling political class in the style they expect.<BR/>Is there not one Englishman in Westminster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com