tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post1277058535408878704..comments2023-10-16T15:59:02.445+01:00Comments on NEIL HARDING: True 'liberals' Will Vote For 'liberal' Policies Not Personalities.Neil Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-36057750289328119702008-04-18T09:27:00.000+01:002008-04-18T09:27:00.000+01:00stephen: No I mean John Stuart Mill liberalism (bu...stephen: No I mean John Stuart Mill liberalism (but without his strange ideas on voting). The modern definition of liberalism is social liberalism not economic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-51986918424997654802008-04-17T22:31:00.000+01:002008-04-17T22:31:00.000+01:00but I am a true liberal in the real sense of the w...<I>but I am a true liberal in the real sense of the word and I am appealing to other like minded liberals</I><BR/><BR/>You mean like Thatcher, Neil? Because she was a 'true liberal', in the nineteenth century, whig definition of liberal: a believer in free trade, low taxes, small government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-53815190926898309912008-04-12T13:43:00.000+01:002008-04-12T13:43:00.000+01:00I have no idea why you are comparing Ken Livingsto...I have no idea why you are comparing Ken Livingstone to Adolf Hitler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-46966046266790509472008-04-11T20:27:00.000+01:002008-04-11T20:27:00.000+01:00Anon: Did you know politicalbetting.com was set up...Anon: Did you know politicalbetting.com was set up by a Lib Dem?<BR/><BR/>It is not liberal to have your head in the sand. Would you not have advised to vote against Hitler and his Tory coalition partners in Germany?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-27925621403165499672008-04-11T18:58:00.000+01:002008-04-11T18:58:00.000+01:00Be careful Ken has been caught offerign £1,000's o...Be careful Ken has been caught offerign £1,000's of arounds. All this money talk makes politics stink.<BR/><BR/>You are not a liberal. No liberal would tell another how to vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-11798786756258594452008-04-09T16:20:00.000+01:002008-04-09T16:20:00.000+01:00Anon, tribal Lib Dems like you might be a lost cau...Anon, tribal Lib Dems like you might be a lost cause, but I am a true liberal in the real sense of the word and I am appealing to other like minded liberals. <BR/><BR/>Issues like ID cards are irrelevant in this race where the Mayor has no power anyway. From this week, the Mayor gets power over housing, so affordable housing is an issue, the cycle highway is an issue, the 20mph zones are an issue, competent spending of £39bn on transport is an issue, rephasing of traffic lights is an issue, £25 gas guzzler charge is an issue. For true liberals all these issues will get worse if Boris is elected. We all know this election is between Boris and Ken, Paddick is nowhere. I will offer you a £1000 bet on Paddick being in the final two if you want to take it? Put your money where your mouth is.Neil Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-13236659450902367032008-04-09T14:39:00.000+01:002008-04-09T14:39:00.000+01:00You are assuming that Livingstone gets more votes ...You are assuming that Livingstone gets more votes than Paddick. Will you be urging Livingstone voters to give their second preference to Paddick in a beat Boris unity campaign? ...<BR/><BR/>oh no you can't can you, Ken has already done a dirty desperate deal with the 2% Green candidate!! That's really going to help him beat Boris when he's 20% behind in the polls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-22825139401023966692008-04-09T09:55:00.000+01:002008-04-09T09:55:00.000+01:00Sadly for you, you aren't the judge of who is libe...Sadly for you, you aren't the judge of who is liberal or not.<BR/><BR/>You hate liberals, so why on earth do you want their vote now. Have some principles. You can't go on like a broken record one day about how much you hate liberals and expect them to do what you say the next.<BR/><BR/>You would be better working for a left of centre census, and being consistent. That means respecting other parties and other people's views. <BR/><BR/>Liberals won't vote for Ken because he is corrupt. I really hope he loses, even if that means Boris. At least Boris isn't corrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-41916393327355600582008-04-06T15:53:00.000+01:002008-04-06T15:53:00.000+01:00Nice test. I got Gerard Batten and Boris first equ...Nice test. I got Gerard Batten and Boris first equal with 11/25. But I'd only vote Gerard of course. If I lived in London. Which I don't. Any more.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-73821268309159716702008-04-06T14:24:00.000+01:002008-04-06T14:24:00.000+01:00Hi Neil,Kenny came fifth. It's a shame we can't l...Hi Neil,<BR/>Kenny came fifth. It's a shame we can't link to our own results page, unlike this old test (you've probably seen it already):<BR/>http://www.politicalsurvey2005.com/Red and Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436554693743660844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-9985689891620975742008-04-06T08:17:00.000+01:002008-04-06T08:17:00.000+01:00R&W: Of course this election is for all voters and...R&W: Of course this election is for all voters and the more who turn out the better (of whatever persuasion). My point is that if London truly is a 'liberal' dominated city it will not elect Boris or the BNP on the issues. The polls show Londoners think Ken has done a good job (even Boris supporters think this). If this is so, why is Boris so close to winning?<BR/><BR/>Out of interest, where did Ken come in your list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-7519833044842466282008-04-06T01:05:00.000+01:002008-04-06T01:05:00.000+01:00Presumably Neil, May 1st is the day for all voters...Presumably Neil, May 1st is the day for all voters to make their voices heard, not just liberals right?<BR/><BR/>I honestly found the questions in the poll to be poorly designed and very, very leading. In this knowledge I still managed to make Barnbrook my 1st choice (I only disagreed with him on congestion charges and inter racial marriage) but, curiously, my second most compatible choice was the Green Party!!! UKIP were fourth!! What happened there?!Red and Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436554693743660844noreply@blogger.com