Political schizophrenia: The tendency to vote Lib Dem
Over the weekend I decided to pick up a book and read it (well some of it). The book I chose was Have I got views for you by Boris Johnson. It is a very interesting read.In his chapter on politics (chapter 2), there is a section entitled Where would muddle-headed mugwumps be without Charlie? that is mainly about Charles Kennedy's drink problems and resignation at the beginning of this year. Also mentioned was how he sees the people who vote for each party. I completely agreed with his comments on this.
On Tory voters, he says:
There are millions of people out there who want freedom, lower taxes, less regulation, less spin, the maintenance of Britain's democratic institutions, a culture of enterprise that encourages people to get on as far as they can, with decent public services and a net beneath which no one can fall.
On Labour voters, he says:
Then there is another huge group of people who seem to believe in higher taxes, more public spending, regulation, bossiness, control, surrendering the rebate to Brussels without any reform of the CAP and horrible bendy buses that crush cyclists.
On Lib Dem voters, he says:
But there is a third group, a minority, but a minority that possesses a characteristic human psychological deformity. They can't stand the pettiness of intellectual consistency. They want it all ways, and are capable of holding two mutually contradictory positions at once. Their policy on cake is pro-having it and pro-eating it, and they need a party that reflects them and their politically schizophrenic personalities.
I'm so glad I'm not one of the politically schizophrenic minority. I know what I believe and I vote accordingly. It has long been a joke around here that the Lib Dems possess a pathalogical inability to make their minds up. Maybe Iain Dale should add this to his many reasons for hating them.
posted by Average guy on the street @ 1:17 pm
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