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Lib Dem Voice polled our members-only forum recently to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 500 party members have responded, and we’re publishing the full results.

54% of Lib Dems back ‘new approach’; 23% say ‘stick with Plan A’

LDV asked: Thinking about the Coalition Government’s economic policies, which of the following best reflects your view? (Compared to June 2012 results in brackets)

23% (-4%) – Borrowing more at a time when we already owe so much will simply make matters worse, as the country will have to pay …

Lib Dem Voice polled our members-only forum recently to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 500 party members have responded, and we’re publishing the full results.

A mix of factors, but global / Eurozone crisis blamed most for UK recession

LDV asked: Which of the following do you think is MOST to blame for Britain’s economy remaining in recession?

19% – The deficit left by the Labour government
29% – Global factors and the debt crisis in the Eurozone
7% – The Coalition’s economic policies and austerity programme
6%

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The new LDV members’ survey is now live. So if you are one of the c.1,300 registered members of the Liberal Democrat Voice forum — and any paid-up party member is welcome to join — then you now have the opportunity to make your views known.

Questions we’re asking this month include:

• what you think of the Lords reform proposals;
• what you think should happen if Lords reform falls;
• what you think the Coalition should do about the economy;
• your views on Nick Clegg’s leadership and the forthcoming reshuffle;
• what your preferred election result post-2015 would be;
• how satisfied

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LibDemVoice’s surveys of party members signed-up to our discussion forum have been running for over three years now. (I posted yesterday the final set of figures from our most recent poll.)

Our surveys are a way of testing members’ views on a variety of hot topics. And as they’ve been running throughout the first two years of the Coalition they’re also an interesting record of changing views on how the Coalition is regarded within the party.

If you would like to take part in the LibDemVoice surveys, there are simply two steps you need to follow:
1) Be a current Lib …

Lib Dem Voice polled our members-only forum recently to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 560 party members responded, and we’ve been publishing the full results.

Party members give Lib Dems 7 out of 10 for influence within the Coalition

How would you rate the extent of the Liberal Democrat influence within the Coalition Government, where 10 is highly influential, and 1 indicates no influence.

1: 1%
2: 4%
3: 9%
4: 8%
5: 9%
Lacking influence = 31% (n/c)
6: 16%
7: 27%
8: 19%
9: 4%
10: 2%
Achieving influence = 68% (+1)

This is the second time we’ve …