Comments on: LDV members’ survey (4): how you will vote in the race for party president http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65357 Mark Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:53:20 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65357 And worse news for Lembit. I received all three promotional emails from the candidates yesterday. However, Lembit's email (only) was automatically sorted by Yahoo mail into the spam box! And worse news for Lembit. I received all three promotional emails from the candidates yesterday. However, Lembit’s email (only) was automatically sorted by Yahoo mail into the spam box!

]]> By: Angela.Harbutt http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65230 Angela.Harbutt Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:05:45 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65230 Thanks Terry - but I was kind of talking about where we are in 2008 and wondering why Stephen had decided to single out the gender opportunity in isolation. Thanks Terry – but I was kind of talking about where we are in 2008 and wondering why Stephen had decided to single out the gender opportunity in isolation.

]]> By: Terry Gilbert http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65195 Terry Gilbert Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:49:35 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65195 Angela: We have already had an ethnic minority President of the party - Navnit Dholakia, 2000-2004. Angela: We have already had an ethnic minority President of the party – Navnit Dholakia, 2000-2004.

]]> By: Angela.Harbutt http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65111 Angela.Harbutt Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:14:05 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65111 Stephen Tall. You say.."Equally, of course, this will be one of the rare opportunities for party members to have the choice to elect a woman to a senior role within the Lib Dems." I would say that this is also an opportunity to have the choice to elect some one from the ethnic minorities to a senior role. We do at least have some excellent women in high profile roles...Lynn featherstone, Julia Goldsworthy, Susan Kramer, SArah Teather, Jenny Willott ...All of whom do an excellent job. But every single face in the Shadow Cabinet is white. I am not suggesting that anyone casts their vote based on the ethnicity of a candidate. Far from it. But I think if you feel a candidates gender is note-worthy in your editorial so is their ethnicity - thats where the Liberal Democrats lack of representation shows up most clearly right now. Stephen Tall.
You say..”Equally, of course, this will be one of the rare opportunities for party members to have the choice to elect a woman to a senior role within the Lib Dems.”

I would say that this is also an opportunity to have the choice to elect some one from the ethnic minorities to a senior role. We do at least have some excellent women in high profile roles…Lynn featherstone, Julia Goldsworthy, Susan Kramer, SArah Teather, Jenny Willott …All of whom do an excellent job. But every single face in the Shadow Cabinet is white.

I am not suggesting that anyone casts their vote based on the ethnicity of a candidate. Far from it.

But I think if you feel a candidates gender is note-worthy in your editorial so is their ethnicity – thats where the Liberal Democrats lack of representation shows up most clearly right now.

]]> By: Angus http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65108 Angus Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:44:29 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65108 I was polled and said i had not decided -because I genuinely havent decided. My inclination is to vote Fernando - mainly because the other two candidates see to spend most of their time talking about how hard they work and why they deserve the job rather than getting to the nub of what needs to be done. I also confess to thinking a bright young man with passion and ideas might be exactly what we need right now. But i am genuinely waiting to see them in the flesh before I vote. In any event, whilst I think it is an interesting exercise to have undertaken, a sample of 181 self-confssed obsessives like myself is not really that representative. I was polled and said i had not decided -because I genuinely havent decided. My inclination is to vote Fernando – mainly because the other two candidates see to spend most of their time talking about how hard they work and why they deserve the job rather than getting to the nub of what needs to be done. I also confess to thinking a bright young man with passion and ideas might be exactly what we need right now.

But i am genuinely waiting to see them in the flesh before I vote.

In any event, whilst I think it is an interesting exercise to have undertaken, a sample of 181 self-confssed obsessives like myself is not really that representative.

]]> By: Dave Page http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65101 Dave Page Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65101 I'd be interested to see what other people's reasons given for not voting were. I’d be interested to see what other people’s reasons given for not voting were.

]]> By: asquith http://www.libdemvoice.org/ldv-members-survey-4-how-you-will-vote-in-the-race-for-party-president-4830.html#comment-65096 asquith Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:41:16 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4830#comment-65096 3% for Fernando? Looks like the revolution is going to have to wait... 3% for Fernando? Looks like the revolution is going to have to wait…

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