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Andy Thompson

Opinion: Taking a battering in the polls was the best thing that could happen to us

By Andy Thompson | Sat 28th May 2011 - 3:55 pm

You may think that this is a rather perverse and even nonsensical statement for any Lib Dem member to make but stick with me if you will and I will explain why.

For as long as I can remember, the Liberal Democrats have been the party of protest in two ways. Firstly as the safe option for a protest vote because secondly, we were seen as a party of perpetual opposition. We were the cross on the ballot paper that puts two fingers up to the government of the day without really changing the political landscape. We were the party of …

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