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Are the Lib Dems going in the wrong direction?

By Anna Junk | Mon 3rd October 2016 - 4:13 pm

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I can tell you the exact moment I became a member of the Liberal Democrats. It was the 11th May 2015.

I had identified with the ideals of the Liberal Democrats for a long time, but waking up on election morning with an extremely sad and defeated looking Danny Alexander on my TV truly summed up how I felt about the election result.

A conservative majority government, now in power and able to introduce right wing policies, without a coalition partner to restrain them; the Lib Dem wipe-out was even more terrifying than the “yellow surge” in my adopted homeland of Scotland.

I did not want to accept that the party with whom I identified myself was about to disappear. I thought that the country would still need a liberal voice. The voting system simply did not reflect the view of the people.

And then, my social media channels were literally flooded by the “LibDemFightback”.

I was on my way home from university when I read a tweet by Danny Alexander. It read:

If you want to help ensure the flame of Highland Liberalism burns bright again be one of thousands to join @LibDems #LibDemFightback

— Danny Alexander (@dannyalexander) May 11, 2015

I thought to myself: I agree wholeheartedly!

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