Comments on: Top of the Blogs: the Golden Dozen #3 http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tabman http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8291 Tabman Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:31:08 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8291 Thanks for the plug! Thanks for the plug!

]]> By: Some sense for Zeth http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8278 Some sense for Zeth Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:16:24 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8278 Gee Zeth, thanks for stopping by to advertise your blog. Whilst there were many who didn't agree with the tactics, I think the principle behind the Lib Dem policy on Trident is that we need to work to rid the world of these weapons. Some think the best way to do this is to scrap all our (British) weapons now. Some think we should decide that we won't replace our weapons at the end of Trident's life, and some think that we keep some of our weapons now and decide nearer the time whether the world situation is such that we need to replace our Trident or not. It's about what will give us the best leverage to convince other countries that they should abandon nuclear weapons. There is disagreement within the Lib Dems on what tactics to use: but the vast majority agree that we should work to getting rid of them. As it was, those who won the day felt that not making a commitment to develop new weapons now, and getting rid of half of what we do have would strengthen our negotiations with other countries. Gee Zeth, thanks for stopping by to advertise your blog.

Whilst there were many who didn’t agree with the tactics, I think the principle behind the Lib Dem policy on Trident is that we need to work to rid the world of these weapons. Some think the best way to do this is to scrap all our (British) weapons now. Some think we should decide that we won’t replace our weapons at the end of Trident’s life, and some think that we keep some of our weapons now and decide nearer the time whether the world situation is such that we need to replace our Trident or not. It’s about what will give us the best leverage to convince other countries that they should abandon nuclear weapons. There is disagreement within the Lib Dems on what tactics to use: but the vast majority agree that we should work to getting rid of them. As it was, those who won the day felt that not making a commitment to develop new weapons now, and getting rid of half of what we do have would strengthen our negotiations with other countries.

]]> By: Zeth http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8267 Zeth Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:23:16 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/top-of-the-blogs-the-golden-dozen-3-591.html#comment-8267 I am still not very impressed with Ming's wet response to trident, as I argued <a href="http://commandline.org.uk/2007/my-fellows-britons-it-is-time-to-get-off-the-nuclear-carousel/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, arguing to leave it a decade or two is not enough, we need to emphasise why it is the wrong way to go; both now and in the future. I am still not very impressed with Ming’s wet response to trident, as I argued here, arguing to leave it a decade or two is not enough, we need to emphasise why it is the wrong way to go; both now and in the future.

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