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This week we look at at Lib Dem leader Vince Cable’s plans to open the party to entryists, how easy it is to go from vlogger to journalist, and whether it’s okay to hate people because of their politics.
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There is much to dislike about the Lib Dems’ stance on Brexit, which is to overturn the vote through another referendum – a very European solution to the problem of voters not doing as their betters expect.
This is one reason not to support the yellows, who have fallen greatly since Nick Clegg led them into coalition in 2010. Another comes with the recent comments from the new leader Vince Cable on race and Brexit.
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Italy’s electoral shake-up, Jo Swinson’s plan to put the Milk Snatcher in rock, and the appointment of shitposter Munroe Bergdorf as Labour’s LGBT advisor are the three topics this week.
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Tim Farron was one of the odder casualties at the last general election, resigning more than a week after the dust settled amid allegations of backroom plotting and ongoing controversy about his Christian faith. This despite the Lib Dem leader actually gaining his party a few seats.
His defenestration marked a few things, perhaps most importantly the trouble many have with distinguishing between somebody’s personal beliefs and what they wish to enforce in law. Farron, if you recall, clearly had some problem with homosexuality, but had a decent record on voting for LGBT rights and clearly had no intention of going backwards on the matter.
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Vince Cable’s positioning of the Lib Dems prior to his inevitable coronation, a second unofficial independence referendum in Catalonia, and the British advertising regulator’s plans to ban “sexist” ads are the three topics for this week.
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Image based on Vince Cable and Will Hutton, June 2013 by the Financial Times