tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post7673227380388968349..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: LibDems Heading For Landslide?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59913064934905741212010-03-18T11:35:18.322+00:002010-03-18T11:35:18.322+00:00"Why Vote Lib Dem" has a different struc..."Why Vote Lib Dem" has a different structure to the other Why books does it? Hmmm, something a bit more interesting and appealing to the general public? And it's selling well? Does that not tell you something?!!Card Carrying Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981924693960213958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35589760015218950282010-03-17T17:53:52.828+00:002010-03-17T17:53:52.828+00:00While I have great sympathy with the last title &q...While I have great sympathy with the last title "Why Vote" & suspect it will represent the runaway winner at this election I cannot see why somebody would pay £6.99 for it. That takes real enthusiasm for stirring up apathy.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31360483914969559482010-03-16T19:48:12.625+00:002010-03-16T19:48:12.625+00:00If I give you 40k words on "Why Vote?" b...If I give you 40k words on "Why Vote?" by lunchtime tomorrow will you publish it.<br /><br />I reckon I could swing the election for "None Of The Above".Ed Butthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435201099948695502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36258414023949469012010-03-16T14:37:45.669+00:002010-03-16T14:37:45.669+00:00Thatsnews - it may be a bargain, but I'm sure ...Thatsnews - it may be a bargain, but I'm sure that even Iain's bulk rate wouldn't allow it to be given away. It has been well publicised within Lib Dem circles, which may explain the large sales. It may also be that people are fed up with the media not giving the Lib Dems fair coverage and want to find out what they have to say... <br /><br />I understand too that the book has a different format from the others in the series. I think they're all written by one person, whereas the Lib Dem one is short pieces written by a lot of different people.David Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376380059683595155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69208619575165651682010-03-16T14:06:53.187+00:002010-03-16T14:06:53.187+00:00Are the Lib Dems buying it to give to people? If s...Are the Lib Dems buying it to give to people? If so, it seems a fairly sensible idea on their part.Martin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1015172943575288002010-03-16T13:49:50.633+00:002010-03-16T13:49:50.633+00:00Surely anyone actually reading reasons why to vote...Surely anyone actually reading reasons why to vote libdem will immediately realise that the correct solution is to vote conservative?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48938408467123476702010-03-16T11:49:14.706+00:002010-03-16T11:49:14.706+00:00LOL at the Ukip answer.
I suspect the LibDem one ...LOL at the Ukip answer.<br /><br />I suspect the LibDem one is selling well precisely because many people are fed up with the main parties and are examining possible alternatives. I do think the LibDem vote will hold up well in their existing seats and am confident they will increase their parliamentary representation a little in the upcoming GE.<br /><br />Tory/LibDem marginals are strongly going the LibDem way, which is why Iain spends so much time slagging them off!<br /><br />The polls are also showing that many people would favour a hung parliament. The main driver here is fear of the extremists who sit behind the public nicey nicey sensible faces of daveandsamandwilliamandgeorge - after all, how can we possibly trust a party who is so wedded to headbanger Tory Madrasssa policies such as those preached by the YBF and it's nutjob leader Donal Blaney and the virulent anti-foreigner stuff we see in this and so many other Tory blogs?DespairingLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903904463236135611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14298685308435115102010-03-16T11:47:10.966+00:002010-03-16T11:47:10.966+00:00Merely curiosity as to what the Lib-Dems are and w...Merely curiosity as to what the Lib-Dems are and what they stand for......which you won't find in any book, as the beggars flip flop weekly.Penfoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946700329323417719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64854102847952706522010-03-16T11:17:40.333+00:002010-03-16T11:17:40.333+00:00Because UKIP were too incompetent to write one. Th...Because UKIP were too incompetent to write one. They were supposed to deliver 40,000 words by mid January. Despite various reminders, they only managed to write 14,000 and it was unpublishable.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6317659384632926572010-03-16T11:12:34.187+00:002010-03-16T11:12:34.187+00:00There doesn't seem to be a "Why Vote UKIP...There doesn't seem to be a "Why Vote UKIP" book. Why not?Heresiarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515376670031027455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56218040195478332342010-03-16T10:42:50.474+00:002010-03-16T10:42:50.474+00:00Not surprised the LIBDEM is selling the most, I ha...Not surprised the LIBDEM is selling the most, I have always asked myself 'why vote LibDem'. After voting Social Democrat, I stopped as soon as they joined with the Liberals. I have always found Lib ideas too wet. They have a large streak of always wanting to what they deem to be fair.<br /><br />There comes a point when you cannot take that stance and have to look at your own interests. When Hongkong went back to China, Ashdown prononced that we had a duty to take in the 2 Million chinese. I knew LIBDEMs live in another dimension to our own, that proved the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52624363960087409142010-03-16T10:42:50.475+00:002010-03-16T10:42:50.475+00:00It could be that it's a reasonable question to...It could be that it's a reasonable question to be asking; the others have all been answered, yet "why vote Lib Dem?" never really has been..................................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387648864595329094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24537110247276463072010-03-16T10:41:23.646+00:002010-03-16T10:41:23.646+00:00Just thought I'd point out, there's an err...Just thought I'd point out, there's an error in that graphic Iain. The captions for the Green and SNP books are the wrong way round...<br /><br />Unless Alex Salmond really has written about the Green Party!<br /><br />Thought you'd want to know if you weren't already aware.Will Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939746275636652838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79635975453416403072010-03-16T10:41:23.647+00:002010-03-16T10:41:23.647+00:00What Richard Manns said.What Richard Manns said.BrianSJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613916574661223679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14324354903606333512010-03-16T10:39:10.355+00:002010-03-16T10:39:10.355+00:00Iain, how are you counting sales? Is it by Single ...Iain, how are you counting sales? Is it by Single Transferable Purchase? Or Alternative Purchase?Moriartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636946960473769348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69559377813216549132010-03-16T10:35:41.071+00:002010-03-16T10:35:41.071+00:00Why vote LibDem ? I bet that's the secret ques...Why vote LibDem ? I bet that's the secret question all those Lib Dem activists wish they could answer, but are too ashamed to ask. (Hence the high sales.)<br /><br />Why Vote Labour ? Because you want to ensure that socialist misery and debt slavery applies equally to all the future inmates on the British republic region of the EUSSR.<br /><br />Why Vote Conservative ? <i>To stop the above.</i>Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26369008698042332182010-03-16T10:35:41.072+00:002010-03-16T10:35:41.072+00:00Hi Iain,
I'm launching a new blog at the wee...Hi Iain, <br /><br />I'm launching a new blog at the weekend/early next week, and one of the first things we're putting up is a review of Why Vote Conservative. I'll let you know when it's up! <br /><br />Actually, it would be useful to email you about the plans for the blog and see if you have any advice etc - would this be possible? Any advice you could give would be amazing! I won't take up too much of your time. <br /><br />Thanks very much!Thomas Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842451418649964142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56937245759733979202010-03-16T10:33:40.187+00:002010-03-16T10:33:40.187+00:00"Lieral Democrat"
Freudian slip, Iain? ..."Lieral Democrat"<br /><br />Freudian slip, Iain? Is that what you really think of them?Dave Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165198648105678551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52174944903475604972010-03-16T10:30:17.029+00:002010-03-16T10:30:17.029+00:00It's probably because, as their policies chang...It's probably because, as their policies change from coffee-time to lunchtime and then again by tea, it's a true challenge to truly know why anyone would want to.<br /><br />The bit about the Lib Dems buying them in boxfuls is probably because they're not too sure either.<br /><br />Anyway - well done on the print run. All profit now...Stepneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515448384288265355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1362666963814866302010-03-16T10:25:07.841+00:002010-03-16T10:25:07.841+00:00Why is the Conservative one more expensive than th...Why is the Conservative one more expensive than the LibDem one? Surely the price should reflect the cost of voting for the particular party...? So a tax raising party like the libdems surely ought to cost more (£8.50, say) than a tax savvy Conservative one (£4.50) and Labour (buy now pay later)?<br /><br />Or maybe there's just more to say about the Tories so printing costs more.<br /><br />Confused.WCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455852345360588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7969725943478475412010-03-16T10:23:43.456+00:002010-03-16T10:23:43.456+00:00Or perhaps they want an answer to the question, &q...Or perhaps they want an answer to the question, "WHY vote LibDem? I mean, REALLY. Why?"Richard Mannshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13780203714224125693noreply@blogger.com