The Economy

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RE: The Economy (aka George, it isn't working!)

(26/07/2012 22:52)mbonwick Wrote:  I honestly cannot see the Greens ever overtaking the Lib Dems for 3rd place.

Not when the Lib Dems have quite a few 'safe' constituencies - mine of Westmorland & Lonsdale being an example.

Indeed - outside student/university seats such as Brighton and Norwich the Greens have Bob Hope chance of winning seats under current system.

Main threat is the right in shape of UKIP - drawing-away a % of the little englander wing of the Tory support - not in rural areas as EU subsidies are propping up farming, but possible in outer surburban commuter constituencies where the believe what they read in the Daily 'Hate' Mail about welfare scroungers, Eurocrats running the country and immigrants hiding under the hedgerows.