The Lib Dems want to be the nice guys of politics - but is that what voters want?

The Lib Dems want to be the nice guys of politics - but is that what voters want?

The pitch is clear: Sir Ed Davey wants to replace the Tories as the party of middle England. One way he's trying to do that is through somewhat naff and very much twee campaign stunts.

The Lib Dems want to be the nice guys of politics - but is that what v

Lib Dems don’t tend to listen to right-wing podcasts. But if they did, they may be heartened by some of what they hear. Take the interview Kemi Badenoch gave to the TRIGGERnometry show in February. Ten minutes into the episode, one of the hosts recounts a conversation with a Tory MP who said the party lost the last election to the Lib Dems because they went too far to the right. Everyone laughs. Then in March, in a conversation with the Canadian…

The Lib Dems Want To Be The Nice Guys Of Politics - But Is That What Voters Want? - Great Yorkshire Radio

But if they did, they may be heartened by some of what they hear. Take the interview Kemi Badenoch gave to the TRIGGERnometry show in February. Ten minutes into the episode, one of the hosts recounts a conversation with a Tory MP who said the party lost the last election to the Lib Dems because they went too far to the right. Everyone laughs. Then in March, in a conversation with the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, the Tory leader was ask…