Comments on: Award of honours returns to haunt Labour’s donations scandal http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35332 Chris Paul Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:01:07 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35332 Earlier? Usually CWO or COD to be sordid? Whole honours system is whack. And funding. But ... grown ups recognise that successful people are actually quite likely to be rich enough to donate and er successful enough to get honours or be useful to govt even. System is whack. Earlier? Usually CWO or COD to be sordid? Whole honours system is whack. And funding. But … grown ups recognise that successful people are actually quite likely to be rich enough to donate and er successful enough to get honours or be useful to govt even. System is whack.

]]> By: Kelsey Grantham http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35331 Kelsey Grantham Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:31:33 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35331 As a Scottish LibDem member I have become increasingly disillusioned since May by my party giving the impression of almost constant support for Labour. With these current scandals the MSPs have led us up a path that will ensure we are damaged in the electoral explosion unless we start creating some equidistance between ourselves and Labour in the Scottosh Parliament. We used to do well by taking a stance that was critical or supportive where needed between the other parties. Now we are just sounding like Labour's echo with no clear policies being promoted. I felt I was in the minority 6 months ago but more and more fellow members are beginning to question the direction we are being taken in by the MSPs who seem tied in with Labour. I reckon this may be the issue where pressure is brought to bear on the MSPs to get a grip. Our poll ratings in Scotland are ridiculously low compared to where we were in a General Election only two and half a years ago. Equidistance must return. As a Scottish LibDem member I have become increasingly disillusioned since May by my party giving the impression of almost constant support for Labour.

With these current scandals the MSPs have led us up a path that will ensure we are damaged in the electoral explosion unless we start creating some equidistance between ourselves and Labour in the Scottosh Parliament.

We used to do well by taking a stance that was critical or supportive where needed between the other parties. Now we are just sounding like Labour’s echo with no clear policies being promoted.

I felt I was in the minority 6 months ago but more and more fellow members are beginning to question the direction we are being taken in by the MSPs who seem tied in with Labour.

I reckon this may be the issue where pressure is brought to bear on the MSPs to get a grip. Our poll ratings in Scotland are ridiculously low compared to where we were in a General Election only two and half a years ago.

Equidistance must return.

]]> By: ScottishToryBoy http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35323 ScottishToryBoy Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/paul-green-1742.html#comment-35323 How come this blog is willing to mention a story that your party's MSPs are not? Are the MSP group that determined to stay close buddies with the Labour MSPs even through a scandal? How come this blog is willing to mention a story that your party’s MSPs are not? Are the MSP group that determined to stay close buddies with the Labour MSPs even through a scandal?

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