Yes imo.
For years I've thought if only a party existed that had policies I agree with from different parties instead of being served up manifestos based on ideological dogma.
I would no more vote for the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg than I would Jeremy Corbyn/John McDonnell all of whom imo are too extreme. The idea of moderate policies from Con/Lab is potentially appealing.
Many will say it didn't work with SDP but that's not to say it won't work in 21st century Britain with the likes of Heidi Allen, Chuka Umuna and Anna Soubry, an altogether different and far more appealing bunch than the founders of SDP!
An analogy might be 'bricks and mortar' retailers with long histories who are being dealt a death knell as consumers' needs can be better met by new online players.
I say bring it on...
Hello Holly,
Although we've both posted on this forum for ages, I don't think we've often crossed paths. :)
Yes, I tend to agree.
Personally, I have no problem with parties that diverge on some issues within a reasonable band either side of the middle lane. But that's not what I see happening.
I'm seeing both the Left and the Right moving towards their respective extremes (in several countries) and I don't see how that is supposed to improve the world.
(An example, to digress from Brexit, Trump - with the backing of billionaires with vested interests - has spent his time undoing everything that Obama had managed to achieve.)
Before this polarisation, LibDems (or any other vaguely centrist party) didn't really find its place. Now, we seem to be in a different geopolitical era.