Tag Archives: political debate

Opinion: Labour’s cheap attacks on Clegg’s integrity reflect badly on them

By Guy Russo | Mon 12th May 2014 - 2:15 pm

The word appalling doesn’t even begin to cover Labour’s most recent campaign video. It’s a spiteful attack ad on the character of Nick Clegg, and in case you haven’t seen it, you can find it here. Feel free to grab something to vomit into beforehand.

I’m a 16 year old student, and I joined the Liberal Democrats in 2013 for three reasons. I believe passionately that democracy in Britain is failing, and the Liberal Democrats are the only party that seek that cause with integrity. I couldn’t deal …

Posted in News | Also tagged labour, liberal democrats and nick clegg | 69 Comments

Opinion: I disagree with you. You must be stupid, incompetent or a liar…

By Mark Valladares | Sun 18th August 2013 - 9:14 am

I have to admit that, after nearly two years of being involved with Liberal Democrat Voice, I find the level of ‘debate’ a bit disheartening sometimes. Personal attack, accusations of the basest of motives on the part of the people with whom an individual disagrees, avowed certainty based on wilfully partial and selective use of the available data, all of these tend to make for a rather depressing window on what is said to represent political debate in this country. Add to that the presumption of motive on behalf of someone who is unknown to the accuser other than via …

Posted in Something for the Weekend | Also tagged courtesy | 102 Comments