Confident Kennedy warns rivals - Lib Party in Britain

[MoonAndSun]

snip>Charles Kennedy has warned his Labour and Tory rivals: "We're coming after you both."

The Liberal Democrat leader used his keynote speech at his party's conference to launch a powerful attack on Tony Blair and Iain Duncan Smith.



link: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3136534.stm[br />



The Liberal Party has a lot of momentum going, I hope they keep it up.

[Nottingham]

1. I think its Pretty significant that its a Kennedy !

Who is coming on strong!

:bounce:

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Scottish rather than Irish

I think you'd have to go back many generations to get a link...

[cprise]

3. Aren't they Libertarian?

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[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Far from it

They propose increasing the top income tax rate from 40% to 50%, for those earning more than £100,000; more spending on hospitals; abolition of university tuition fees; and other such policies. They do have some policies, or tendencies that some supporters have, that they might share with libertarians - decriminalisation of marijuana, abolition of the monarchy (definitely not a policy, that, but it was discussed, and then voted down, at their conference).

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. Bless them!!!

At least Britain has a chance to upset their two party system
and vote for real progress!!!

[T_i_B]

6. Full text of Kennedy's speech

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/libdems2003/story/0,13804,1049562,00.html

[rjbcar27]

7. I still couldn't vote for them but...

I hope they overtake the Tories as main opposition.

Thinking about it, I can't vote for labour with Blair at the helm anymore.

Unless something drastic happens, I think that there will be a record low turnout at the next gerneral election. People are so disenchanted with politicians of all stripes at the moment.