Liberal Democrats have lost the plot

It is a known fact.  The more someone states something in a speach the more likely what they are doing is completely the opposite of what they state.  George Osborne's Comprehensive Spending review and subsequent speach used the word "fair" a total of 27 times, as reported on the radio this morning.  However, when you take a closer look at the review and listen to the analysis now emerging from various news programs.  The review is anything but fair, because those who will suffer most are those who need government resources the most.  The presenter or LBC said the like of Wayne Rooney, who now earns £250,000 per week will not have to pay tax.  The reason being, because he will employ an accountant who will ensure this money is shuffled around in various ways so he hardly pays any tax at all.  Where the lower paid Joes and Janes of this world, who don't have tuppence to spare on an accountant will pay full tax to the very last penny.  Even being in trouble if they are unluck enough to have been on the Inland Revenues list of persons who has underpaid tax because they changed job in the last couple of years.  Such a thing has happened to someone I love very much.  I woudn't mind but their job pays minimum wage.

So when I stated the Liberal Democrats have lost the plot, I say so for a very good reason.  They have now formed a coalition with the Tory party and they have gone against statements they had put in their own election manifesto.  Effectively, for a share of power in government they have lied to their own voters.  A real example of this can be seen in Student fees.  something which Lib Dems canvassed would be abolished or reduced were they to come to power.  Well, they are in power and the Tory coalition government had alternate plans.  These included putting up the costs of Student fees.  So, in agreeing to this one of the Lib Dems fundamental promises to their voters has been broken.  This is just one exmaple.  There are others.  So now the Lib Dems have began to lose their identity.  They are publicly shown to be liars and there is an undercurrent of discontent between those of their own party who sit on the back benches against those who sit on the front benches.  We see Nick Clegg named as the deputy prime minster.  However, we don't see an equal rather an individual who to all purposes appears to have become intoxicated in the company of another individual, similarily well educated, rich and well presented.  They have become a comedy double act in each others company.  They just happen to get on well as individuals.  Unfortunately, Clegg has sold out the core moral values of his own party.  A party which now has very much lost the plot.

Shame on you Mr Clegg, because what you really do not understand now is the future of the Liberal Democrat party after this government is so in doubt it will likely be another 50 or 70 years before they will ever get power or be taken seriously.  What you have effectively garanteed Mr Clegg is a two party system once the term is up.  As for proportional representation it has now gone in the same direction as your own manifesto pledges.