The Lib Dems raised nine million pounds last year, and they spent 10 million. They want to avoid contesting Green and Plaid Cymru seats, with the compliment returned, simply because they are insolvent. What would be the programme of this "Progressive Alliance", anyway? Lexit? Modern Monetary Theory? The Universal Basic Income? Opposition to Trident? Opposition to NATO? Support for Chris Williamson? Support for Julian Assange? What?
Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration. 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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