Both candidates for Leader of the Liberal Democrats have said that austerity was correct, and that Labour would also have done it. They are right on the second point, and of course the people who were running the Labour Party at the time said so with absolute frankness. But those people are no longer running the Labour Party.
Alas, though, they continue to provide 85 per cent of Labour MPs. Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party will be registered before the House of Commons rises for the summer recess, even if I have to pay for it myself, ongoing lawfare or no ongoing lawfare.
And I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham even if I can raise only the deposit, which I could do by going pretty overdrawn, although that was not how I was brought up. I would still prefer to raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign, but I am no longer making my candidacy conditional on having done so. In any event, please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
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