tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373451344442489822.post6197714878026876826..comments2012-10-18T20:32:32.854+01:00Comments on Barbarian Politics: The Collapse of the LIb DemsBarbarian of the Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546237341963301419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373451344442489822.post-77589391943261982422011-09-21T23:54:32.610+01:002011-09-21T23:54:32.610+01:00I wouldn't say I have superior knowledge, I...I wouldn't say I have superior knowledge, I've just looked at the statistics (being one who fudges figures , sorry analyses, for a living).<br /><br />The trends are scary for the Lib Dems, but of course numbers do not take into account the realities of local politics.Barbariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373451344442489822.post-43871743710188320552011-09-21T08:22:10.350+01:002011-09-21T08:22:10.350+01:00Well not being one to want to intrude on the Lib D...Well not being one to want to intrude on the Lib Dems' private grief I bow to your superior knoweldge on the subject.<br /><br />But since the NE area of Fife - where anything other than a Lib Dem councillor has been a rarity in the last couple of decades - is the one part of municipal Scotland which I know anything like Dundee then I can't wait to see what happens next May.<br /><br />Of course, the SNP usurped the Lib Dem for the area's Holyrood seat, and that was before the RAF Leuchars closure and the recent Madras college debacle.<br /><br />On the other hand, the Tories have always been strong in the area as well, and as regards Fife Council as a whole the Lib Dems are in coalition with the SNP.<br /><br />Of course, there's poor old Sir Ming at Westminster, who had his fingers well and truly burnt over the RAF Leuchars affair, but at least he's safe for a couple of years yet.<br /><br />Barring an early Westminster election, of course!Stuart Wintonnoreply@blogger.com