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HOWARD;
Even I underestimated how bad things had got for the grass roots lib dems.
Not standing enough candidates(or in some cases none at all) in councils previously hed by the lib dems, has to be a disaster for the lib dems.
Although everyone recognised the lib dems will be destroyed in the commons once the co olition completetly falls apart.
the locals is usually where lib dem local activists worked hard, some clearly at last local elections turned on their leader.
some having held seat for years(sheffield one example) and controlling councils, all wiped out.
it takes a long time to build that following, but looks like the lib dems grass roots have given up.
looking towards dover, lib dems were never strong, highest they ever got was 10 cllrs in a time when, like now the tories were hated.
but they soon lost all those seats to both the other major parties and at the last local elections the final 2 lib dems lost there seats.
Even when there doing well(in shepway) matching the tories, they fall out with each out, and we see a breakaway lib dem party(peoples first party) which split the lib dems down the middle, thus letting the tories in, who built on this and now hold most of the seats in shepway.
so whats the future?
well unless we see more cleggy action to bring together his party he may well be doomed sooner than he thinks.
It's sad after cleggy's tv leaders debate he did well on the night, but then went down hill.