Can the Lib Dems become the third party again?

Can the Lib Dems become the third party again?

Attendees at Liberal Democrat conference this week took a big interest in the Rutherglen and West Hamilton by-election coming up in Scotland on 5 October. Not so much to see whether their candidate succeeds but to witness the SNP lose. They hope the by-election will be the first crack in the SNP’s hegemony over Scotland, clearing space for the Lib Dems to reclaim the position as the third-largest party in the House of Commons. Forget winning 30 …