tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post5607647662806419339..comments2023-09-28T08:44:10.623+01:00Comments on The Sound of Gunfire: It's in the postBernard Salmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16756716991445396009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346310154784158602.post-54895445027685684712007-11-26T09:11:00.000+00:002007-11-26T09:11:00.000+00:00I would agree with you that the Lib Dems are not s...I would agree with you that the Lib Dems are not strong on economics despite having one of the most respected MPs (Vince Cable) in the whole HoC in this area.<BR/><BR/>I suspect the problem is both a strategic one and (being a provocative troll) perhaps a cultural one?<BR/><BR/>The Lib Dems USPs are the politics of pavements/lighting/dog mess/local issues, LIT, anti-war and green issues. If pushed to state where the LDs stand on the economy, I think many people would identify them as a tax and spend party.<BR/><BR/>You won't want to hear this but it would do you little harm to take a leaf out of the SNPs book. Despite being (nominally) a centre-left government, Swinney, Mather and Salmond are respected as being a breath of fresh air within the business community whereas I always got the impression that businessmen dealt with the previous Enterprise ministers because they had to and without any great enthusiasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com