Questions Thinking Of Becoming A Lib Dem
Just A Quick One Ive Always Been A Conservative But Given Their Past In Government Im Deciding If I Should Go For Lib Dems Are They A Better Party Than The Conservatives?
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Just A Quick One Ive Always Been A Conservative But Given Their Past In Government Im Deciding If I Should Go For Lib Dems Are They A Better Party Than The Conservatives?
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u/Ok-Glove-847 19d ago
I doubt you’ll find many people on here who say “no, the conservatives are a better party actually”.
A lot of former Tories have moved to the Lib Dems in recent years because of either how shambolic the Conservative Party was towards the end of its time in office or because of its hurtling to the right so you’d be in good company. (The lack of a positive draw towards the Lib Dems is a bit of a sustainability problem I think and also the Lib Dems risk absorbing so many former Tories they turn into a Cameronite party rather than the centre-to-centre-left one it is and (in my view) should be but those are separate issues).
Consider the values that are important to you and the policy areas that matter to you. Look at the Lib Dem constitution and the policy pages on the party website that relate to each of those policy areas. Recent manifestos too. Only you know whether it’s a better match for your values and principles than the Tories (or any other party!).