Comments on: The Presidential Platform (1): Ros Scott for President http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed Joyce http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-65732 Ed Joyce Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:09:47 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-65732 It is clear that Ros has worked hard and half of me wishes her well - effort does deserve reward. I fear, however, that if elected we will see a party organised like her campaign (ie very clubby and establishment and lacking in vision). I would encourage anyone voting to look at the websites of the candidates and think if Ros has the approach that is going to lead to a breakthrough. If we are to break the Tories in my area (West London) we need an Obama style vision not more of the same. Unless something changes I will deliver another 10,000 Focuses next year like I did this with a scrappy message that look rather like the literature that came from Ros with the voting slip. I would encourage Ros to look at Chandilas web site and literature to look at how we should be operating. I doubt that Chandila will win but he will get my vote and maybe Ros (who I guess will win this time) could get some ideas to help avoid us sleep walking into a situation where a rise in the Tory vote leads to a significant loss of the seats that were won in 1997. The defence of these seats has to be our number one priority. It is clear that Ros has worked hard and half of me wishes her well – effort does deserve reward. I fear, however, that if elected we will see a party organised like her campaign (ie very clubby and establishment and lacking in vision). I would encourage anyone voting to look at the websites of the candidates and think if Ros has the approach that is going to lead to a breakthrough. If we are to break the Tories in my area (West London) we need an Obama style vision not more of the same. Unless something changes I will deliver another 10,000 Focuses next year like I did this with a scrappy message that look rather like the literature that came from Ros with the voting slip.

I would encourage Ros to look at Chandilas web site and literature to look at how we should be operating. I doubt that Chandila will win but he will get my vote and maybe Ros (who I guess will win this time) could get some ideas to help avoid us sleep walking into a situation where a rise in the Tory vote leads to a significant loss of the seats that were won in 1997. The defence of these seats has to be our number one priority.

]]> By: Tony Hutson http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-65077 Tony Hutson Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:09:28 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-65077 Happy to give you my support, Ros, and I hope other members will sign up now after reading this. We need an active, energetic President with a fresh, membership-based approach. Good Luck! Happy to give you my support, Ros, and I hope other members will sign up now after reading this. We need an active, energetic President with a fresh, membership-based approach. Good Luck!

]]> By: Pete Perren http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64991 Pete Perren Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:42 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64991 Wonderfully clear and direct statement of priorities - building membership (how often do we preach that local parties and representatives are only sustainable if we have a critical mass of membership - and why expect nation position to be different?) and nurturing/sustaining party structure. M'Lud TG is right about council background - anyone who has survived (or even thrived) in that thankless and unforgiving environment certainly has the skills for the Job. I'm 4 Ros Wonderfully clear and direct statement of priorities – building membership (how often do we preach that local parties and representatives are only sustainable if we have a critical mass of membership – and why expect nation position to be different?) and nurturing/sustaining party structure.

M’Lud TG is right about council background – anyone who has survived (or even thrived) in that thankless and unforgiving environment certainly has the skills for the Job. I’m 4 Ros

]]> By: David Allen http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64795 David Allen Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:55:44 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64795 Rational, intelligent, committed, principled. Just the way our Party used to be. Rational, intelligent, committed, principled. Just the way our Party used to be.

]]> By: Susan Gaszczak http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64784 Susan Gaszczak Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:41:43 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64784 Really nice to see a well thought through plan. Ros is the right person for our president. Really nice to see a well thought through plan. Ros is the right person for our president.

]]> By: Tony Greaves http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64765 Tony Greaves Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:09:53 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64765 How good it would be to have a Party President whose experiences in the party were founded as a councillor (indeed a council group leader and ?joint/deputy leader of a large council. Tony Greaves PS Sanity and ocmmon sense are also useful assets. How good it would be to have a Party President whose experiences in the party were founded as a councillor (indeed a council group leader and ?joint/deputy leader of a large council.

Tony Greaves

PS Sanity and ocmmon sense are also useful assets.

]]> By: James Graham http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64655 James Graham Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:39:03 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64655 During the Linda Jack interview, you can hear my BlackBerry go off. :) During the Linda Jack interview, you can hear my BlackBerry go off. :)

]]> By: Darrell http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-presidential-platform-1-ros-scott-for-president-4699.html#comment-64650 Darrell Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:52:49 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=4699#comment-64650 Excellant. You have my vote for sure, far more so than any person whose egocentrism would be detremential to the party or somebody who regards the 'concept' of card-carrying membership as being 'tired' Excellant. You have my vote for sure, far more so than any person whose egocentrism would be detremential to the party or somebody who regards the ‘concept’ of card-carrying membership as being ‘tired’

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