The Lib Dems' Manifesto Explained (it's pretty fun)

[@nraketh]

When one of a party’s basic tenets is to stop dumping sewage into the river, it makes you wonder what the hell is going on in a country.

[@Simalacrum]

Interesting to see Lib Dems shift to the left of Labour

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

WRONG! Lib Dems want pissant few billion tax increase with windfalls (which LABOUR tony blair did) and some spending here with healthcare some spending there with food. LABOUR wants national rail and electricity. Stop listening to corbyn he only tells lies thats why he lost to borris

[@jacobtrowbridge1811]

Labour-Left here: oooooohhhhhhh how it hurts

[@Banter07]

Yeah, new favourite (major) party

[@theBASE00]

Left wing voters need that right now. Labour have betrayed the left, so parties like Lib Dems, Workers Party, or maybe even Greens would be a good choice

[@DefaultMale_]

Well I wouldn't say they are farther left of labour, definitely moving up and down on the authoritarian-libitarian*(edited) scale however.

[@mab9614]

It has been a tradition for some Tory voters that if they are upset at the Tories, they will vote for Lib Dems as a form of “protest vote” The Tories can’t even conduct proper campaigning. Our dear PM left the 80th anniversary of D-Day ceremony early… Shame

[@BoyeeSmudger]

He isn't anyones PM, the tories put him there. Although rather that than the tory members would pick - Liz Truss

[@SpamMouse]

Time for Reform.

[@WhichDoctor1]

@@SpamMouse the reform "party" is a corporation wholly owned by millionaires. We need a change, not more of the same

[@SpamMouse]

@@WhichDoctor1 And other political parties are different how? Owned by unions or companies through lobbying, you think your membership card has any value or influence?

[@mab9614]

@@SpamMouse I hate to say this but… It seems that one of the reasons why SOME decide to vote for reform is because they support “PR” If that’s one of the reasons to vote for Reform, then you may have just proved why Socrates believed that democracy is flawed.

[@rkace155]

Taxing the oil companies and big banks to pay for public services. YES! Someone has the guts to say it. Labour could learn something from this

[@MsSarahET]

How do you expect Labour to do anything when Starmer war bragging about being more conservative on immigration than Sunak during the debate.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@MsSarahET I mean being more conservative than the conservatives is a very low bar these days which is why their numbers are so shit.

[@anthonylulham3473]

the oil firms will just pass on the costs to consumers. like they did with high oil costs in 2022. you can be sure that oil and gas wont lose, just the people that rely on petrol to get to work, or gas to heat their house. Same with the banks. BOE will hold intrest nice and high for an extra quarter to inflict pain on the population. Our entire tax code needs descrambling. The UK tax code is 10 million words and 21,000 pages. that's about 12.5 times the number of words in the Bible (800,000 words). The Hong Kong tax code, which comes in at 276 pages, is about 70 times smaller or 1.5% the size. International tax lawyers generally agree that it is the most efficient. fewer loopholes means less wiggling out of tax.

[@mikethebloodthirsty]

They'll just put up their prices?!... well end up paying for it via that way. Its a dumb stupid idea.

[@CM-vv8cv]

@@MsSarahET Starmer is also about to win the best Majority Labour has possibly ever seen. He's not saying things that lose votes, and will likely act after the election. People care about immigration, there is an issue, acting like it isn't won't win an election. Under corbyn, guy was great but, seriously an unelectable party leader is worse than one that can stop Tory rule, nationalise the things we need and stop the NHS being privatised. When left goes too far left, they ALWAYS lose the election, and it's all for nothing.

[@LiamDcosta]

One point, On Constitutional Reform, Lib dems specify that they want STV on the manifesto on their website. it says: Ensure no politician can take you for granted, by introducing proportional representation by the Single Transferable Vote for electing MPs, and local councillors in England.

[@2020-p2z]

That is what I, as an Australian, have been screaming at the US and UK to implement for the past decade. FPTP is grossly undemocratic, and makes it incredibly difficult to elect minor parties. As an Australian, I don't have to vote for the least bad of the big two parties for my vote to matter. I vote for my minor parties of choice first, then my major party of choice, then all of the other minor parties that shouldn't be allowed to run a lemonade stand, much less government.

[@alistairwall5470]

Yep, it’s on page 99 of the manifesto itself too

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

As someone who lives in an overwhelmingly labour constituency my vote is essentially worthless because of this. Labour don’t have to do anything to win and stv would be a huge upgrade from what we have now

[@thenneklkt7786]

@@2020-p2z Lmao yeah. I can fairly blame the establishment in both the US and GB for all the poorly thought out policies there, but every time we get poor policy here in AUS I can be justifiably dismissive of people who complain, because they have the opportunity to back minor parties every election cycle and just don't.

[@zeztro]

I'd prefer something similar to the additional member system like we have in Scotland (although I would take any PR over FPTP). I think the best way to implement it would be a ranked choice constituency vote and then a proportional top up system at the regional level.

[@tobyanderson5328]

When this came out I immediately signed up to volunteer. We can be upset that such good polices are "wasted" on a party that won't win or we can be part of the solution

[@ArcTV.]

unfathomably based

[@falconeshield]

Then vote for them

[@tobyanderson5328]

@@falconeshield I am

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

I’ll be voting for them too. There seems to be a glimmer of hope finally.

[@bj6515]

But nothing on our Nuclear Deterrent, especially needed when facing a very aggressive Putler.

[@giveusascream]

Legalising cannabis and taxing it would bring in billions alone

[@ggd1444]

Dreams may come true.

[@boobdylan8904]

It would reduce the pointless prison/police/legal burden that comes from prohibition as well. I'm not holding my breath though

[@artur24able]

​@@ggd1444 Potheads

[@ayylmao2569]

It'd also invite increased healthcare costs. Prevention of an issue like alcohol consumption, smoking or drug use is more important than just taxing its revenue to cover its treatment costs.

[@saasda6255]

@@ayylmao2569this assumes that people who don’t already smoke don’t have health issues

[@llblumire]

The manifesto did specify STV as the proportional representation of choice. Pretty bad one to miss, especially when you explicitly call out it as not saying

[@saturnsandjupiters358]

let's goooo average STV W🔥🗣️🔥🔥

[@quintuscrinis]

TLDR

[@freyamiles3718]

​@@saturnsandjupiters358I personally prefer MMP as it's easier to explain and I suspect it's simpler to enact but hey it's better than fpp

[@falkkiwiben]

@@freyamiles3718 From a kiwi perspective it can have the issue of being to visual, so the opposition can use the election system as a scape-goat. Sounds daft, but you'd be suprissed how many kiwis hate MMP

[@rewindoflow]

STV isn't proportional representation though?

[@vincilo8835]

I'm starting to think that Ed Davey might actually make a decent prime minister.

[@richardjames3022]

@@kevinh4869 How could be grovell to the EU when we were one of the big 3.???????? You obviously don't seem to understand the EU

[@ElysiumCreator]

I am starting to really like him. He actually seems genuine, especially with helping carers. Hope they do well in this election

[@SpamMouse]

@@richardjames3022 The problem was The UK obeyed all EU laws where as other countries considered them optional.

[@wattieiscute]

I want him to win

[@torak_34]

@@kevinh4869 You think more trade with the EU market is a bad thing? 😂

[@JulianTheApostateEatingDoritos]

I will definitely be voting for the Lib Dems. Definitely a better choice than the two party system we currently have.

[@jasonhaven7170]

More immigration under Lib Dems

[@jasonhaven7170]

Lib Dems will increase immigration.

[@jasonhaven7170]

More immigration under Liberal Democrats

[@cazman182]

But our voting system enforces that two party system - unless hundreds or thousands of people agree with you in your constituency and change their vote in unison, then your vote will simply be discarded. I'm hoping that enough people think like you, see how fruitless voting for a third party is, and increase support for a voting system reform.

[@hugoboss917]

Having 2 parties to vote for is only 1 up on totalitarian regime

[@bob1234881]

Lib dems for future opposition party. 😀

[@straticfox4600]

The Lib Dem manifesto is pretty good tbh

[@CK-cz6ml]

We know it's you Ed

[@Unhinged_Salmon]

​@@kevinh4869 Aside from being vague on funding basically every way possible

[@distinctdipole]

I think it reads like the manifesto of a party aiming to be the official opposition. Here's hoping!

[@wildfire9280]

@@kevinh4869 What makes solar panels far left?

[@wattieiscute]

​@@distinctdipoleI'd prefer libdems over labour, they've gone down the shitter now

[@getnohappy]

I think at this point Lords reform is a waste of political capital. The irony is that, at present, the unelected chamber is acting more in the benefit of Britain than the Tories. Equally, PR for the Commons is far far more important, and it would be a mistake to do both with the same parliamentary term

[@disdisc]

The double edged sword of the house of lords is that they are in for life and don't have to worry about the short term and reflection like politicians but on the flip side if you have a bad pm who promotes a bad lord they will forever be bad.

[@davegold]

It might be unimportant but everyone knows the Lords is going wrong. Any politician who says otherwise is a laughing stock.

[@getnohappy]

@@disdisc It's a complex problem, because they're appointed for life the whip has no control (a good deal of Tory appointees have voted against the Government). I don't think as yet there is an alternative improved enough to warrant the political hassle when there are more direct pressing policies like PR and regional devolution that would have more practical pro-democracy impact.

[@adventtrooper]

@@getnohappy I agree. Reforming the Lords is a low priority, yet could easily happen as a way to deflect attention from the problems in the Commons. However, I would like to see appointments to the Lords revised, as that is being abused by incumbent governments; reduction of numbers may be useful too, it has been done before but the numbers are back up again.

[@A190xx]

The Lords has historically worked well as a check for government. If we get rid of it, we will have more politicians picking up fixed salaries and pensions whether they turn up or not and more elections. Like by-elections and EU elections, they will be used as protest votes against the encumbant government.

[@AssassinIsAfk]

Lib dems are going to have my vote

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

Labour is better. They want a national rail and electricity company

[@AssassinIsAfk]

@@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 realistically labour is gonna win but lib Dems are the second best option

[@alia7960]

@@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046No. PR automatically makes the Lib Dems better. You can’t support democracy and then not support PR. I would even be willing to get reform into government over Labour, as they will actually implement PR.

[@jakemorgan7242]

@@alia7960 lib dem support PR

[@phanton8129]

⁠@@alia7960Labour would lose their seats if PR did occur, not surprised

[@rainbowappleslice]

Ed Davey is doing a great job of showing people that he’s not some detached politician with no understanding of how people live their lives.

[@Weaselszone]

You say when his actions in the Post Office caused the suffering and death of people.

[@armaan6101]

​@@Weaselszone oh well, he's faving fun at water parks, who cares about the post office

[@philguer4802]

More leftist, pro-EU and democratics than Labour. I'm far left, but I would support them to see if they keep their promises.

[@ashg9023]

Lib dems don't keep their promises, we should have learnt our lesson.

[@reubenl8810]

It’s difficult to hold a grudge when all the other parties have broke our trust more recently and frequently

[@quintuscrinis]

​@@ashg9023They have only been in government as part of a coalition. Yes they didn't get everything through, but they did get many victories like equal marriage; the Green investment bank, delaying Brexit; and keeping a cap on tuition fees (both faces of the Labservatives had promised to follow the Brown report in allowing universities to charge whatever they wanted)!

[@Ha-lw2cn]

What makes far-left as opposed to just left out of interest?

[@feelmehish8506]

please don't have children.

[@samuelmelton8353]

Beats Labour - and they support PR.

[@SirSupremmmmmmme]

LD too leftist.

[@jasonhaven7170]

More immigration under Lib Dems

[@danburke6568]

They lied before on PR. They joined the Tories in government saying they would give us the vote on PR. Then we didn't get it. They did let us vote on some random system no one wanted. Never trust them again. Evil.

[@channel7zip]

The person above me is a grifter.

[@CrusaderZav]

Reform also support PR.

[@phoenixfire6433]

“They’re currently on track to win about 35 seats” Lib Dems: *You underestimate my power*

[@BearHeadedWerewolf]

Yeah I like these policies. I'm supporting Lib. Dem.

[@kaiharris3065]

Havent watched the video yet. But im voting lib dems to give the tories as few seats as possible. Im 18 and i believe the tories do not care for the youth, as if you could even say they care for anyone at all but themselves

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

Tories should come third. So by all means, vote LibDem

[@kaiharris3065]

@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 yup and I want to make that "should" as absolutely sure as possible. Realistically, I am a labour voter, but I know they'll win landslide. So I'm giving my vote to a smaller party. Probably Lib Dems. Maybe even Reform (not that I want them in, just to maximise Sunak's pain)

[@zoranblackie5921]

@@kaiharris3065 Reform is not offering anything for young people, they're geared towards elderly Tories and Brexiteers, not providing improved employment chances, access to housing and openly dismantling the NHS

[@dallysinghson5569]

To use your vote so flippantly... No wonder the country is such a mess XD

[@jakemorgan7242]

i reckon tories may acutally come fourth or fifth, labour will most likely win but reform and lib dem are doing pretty decently and greens are eh

[@edgy55]

I like it when politicians don't take themselves too seriously actually

[@AGW99-df3yg]

you mean when they pretend to be relatable so you'll vote for them?

[@jonathanwilliams9697]

​@@AGW99-df3ygEd is having the time of his life on this campaign. At least he's connecting with people unlike The D Day Dodger aka Rishi Sunak

[@toonrat]

I think it also helps that, unlike boris or farage, his party is championing policies that are not only doable and realistic, but also have very broad appeal with the general public.

[@Skkrt-uu6vk]

That actually sounds pretty amazing

[@alchemik666]

That's a really good manifesto, quite a few catchy policy goals that don't sound like vapid pandering, but still have a broad appeal. If I was a Brit they'd definitely have my vote.

[@wondertyzipp8260]

Very glad I voted for them yesterday

[@alancavy]

As much as I have always been a Labour supporter, my support may swing toward to the Lib Dems this time around.

[@zhcultivator]

Britain really needs Georgist policies....

[@GamersAdventureWorldGAWYT]

Georgism mentioned!!

[@mapk1516]

Based Georgism

[@paisleepunk]

it'd sure as shit beat what we've got now (speaking as a filthy american)

[@PBI45]

GEORGISM MENTIONED!!!!

[@mrgaudy1954]

I read that as “Greggs policies” and got a craving for a sausage roll

[@a.wolfgangcrowe]

Loving this manifesto.

[@FarrisG]

Out of the poor candidate options that we have i.e Labour and the Tories, I'll take my chance with Lib Dems.

[@polsalaprat4726]

Why are liberals almost as left as labour?I am here for it

[@samuelmelton8353]

Because Labour sacrificed all their principles to become electable - but what is the point of being elected if you have no principles?

[@evilmiera]

Well, Labour is sliding away from the left at a fast rate. They're basically Tory Lite at this point.

[@lewisbaitup6352]

They are lefter at this point lol, and their party's foundations were of the spintering of right wing labour members because labour was too labour for them lol.

[@Infinitystar225]

Starter decided to so a Tony Blair and push Labour right to win and election. Lib Dems are more left wing at this point.

[@jasonhaven7170]

More immigration under Lib Dems

[@flamingpizzareuploads4724]

It's a shame LibDem have no hope of having a majority in parliment, but it's good to see they have the most rational policies and will have a good number of seats.

[@isoroxuk]

Labour will have a massive majority, there is an outside chance currently of Lib Dems being the opposition though, which would be hilarious.

[@CKW10001]

If I was English I would be voting for the Lib Dems.

[@blackroseangel123]

That's actually... Not bad

[@pianotunez3174]

Finally, a political party prioritising our environment and only home. This has won you my vote 💚🌍

[@Kuiruben]

Genuinely really like Ed Davey, hes a genuine man who has actual stake in the game with his son who has severe disabilities and he doesnt chat out his arse like Starmer and basically every tory. Glad the Lib dems have a chance in my Constituency and i dont feel bad tactically voting for them

[@ScottFree-GB]

Nick Clegg did irreparable damage to them. The worst thing is that his manifesto was mainly targeted at people who weren't even old enough to vote yet so that betrayal is going to felt for a lifetime

[@jjrilla___2664]

Exactly I remember Clegg. Not seen enough of Lib Dem’s to think there would be any substantial change. Clegg made loose all faith in a 3rd option.

[@Arksimon2k]

That was 14 years ago, everyone that promise even affected are no longer in university.

[@zoranblackie5921]

@@Arksimon2k Agreed, and can the Tories say they are the same as 14 years ago, when they were a EU friendly, socially liberal, economically respected party

[@davegold]

If you think back to the best British governement over the last decade or two then by default you are probably going to get the conservative-liberal coalition with Clegg because the rest have been so bad. You have to skip Brown, Cameron sinking in Brexit, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and go back to early Blair to find decent government.

[@jjrilla___2664]

@@davegold maybe it’s a matter of perspective or age. But from my point of view that was the beginning of the mess we are in now. You are right it went down hill from there but it started there.

[@whynotzoidburgg]

Looks great, they’ll be getting my vote both tactically and as a hope for a future win. More thought through plan than Labour without being too far left.

[@samuelmelton8353]

They should nationalise water companies and bus companies - they haven't gone far enough.

[@thegrowl2210]

Everything else is a step in the right direction though. Labour aren’t even committing to nationalisation last I checked, please correct me if I’m wrong. Can’t have it all.

[@samuelmelton8353]

@@thegrowl2210 Absolutely - no party is perfect. Besides tactical voting, which I dislike, there seems to be no reason to vote Labour. If you are on the left, Green has much better policies, and if you are a centrist, then why vote for Labour over Libdems - who also have better policies and haven't lost their core principles to gain power. Being electable is pointless if you no longer have anything you wish to implement.

[@howardmurphy743]

whats the point, some conservative pm 20 years later would sell it off to their school friend from Eton

[@samuelmelton8353]

@@howardmurphy743 Hopefully Tories remain a small party forever.

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

@@thegrowl2210 Labour wants national rail and electritcity

[@jameschambers9969]

Wait, dumping raw sewage isn't illegal?

[@TheLycanDragon]

It was, then Liz Truss decided with all the uproar instead of holding the water companies to account, she relaxed the limits for it so no-one could shout at the companies for breaking the law.

[@kingthomasthehun8408]

The british sewage system is quite old so when there's lots of rain its filled to capticty so sewge companies have to dump it otherwise it would overflow into houses and such

[@jameschambers9969]

@@kingthomasthehun8408 why dont they upgrade the sewage system then

[@qhu3878]

​@@jameschambers9969 money

[@Proteus_Ridley]

​@@jameschambers9969They are, but at a cost of all our water bills rising. Some by 100% and there's nothing you can do!

[@MyCygnusX1]

So happy how much caring is being mentioned by politicians - actually surprised by a relevant topic that relates to my real life being talked about!

[@volodymyrkovalskyi2061]

If they are serious about rejoining the EU - they got my vote.

[@alex_zetsu]

Honestly I'd rather have Ed Davey than Starmer as PM. Heck I'll take Baron Newby. You know if Nick Clegg ran again, I wouldn't mind him.

[@Phyt5]

The thing about nick clegg is he sounded good but threw all of it away by joining up with the tories in the coalition

[@alex_zetsu]

@@Phyt5 I mean honestly except for the Brexit fiasco, that coalition government was better than anything PM Gordon Brown or worse Jeremy Corybn would have had. And one good thing out of the coalition is that they dropped the Lib Dem's idiotic pledge to lower university tuitions. Their economy, health, Europhile and environmental agendas were great, the tuition thing was either an economically bad but politically conienent pledge that the coalition thankfully made them drop, or Nick actually thought it was a good idea for the country (as a whole) for some reason and not just college students.

[@mrECisME]

Nick Clegg has a six figure salary doing PR for Facebook.

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

Nick Clegg was a moron. Ed Davey is leagues better.

[@kazamshah4543]

I don't the Tories would mind him either right now. After all, he was Cameron's favourite one night stand.

[@TrevorSturman]

I am starting to like the Lib Dems and Ed Davey more and more and glad they have differed away from the image of the 2010 Lib Dems. I would vote for them but in my area they are predicted third massively behind Labour in first and Tory in second (so going Labour). I really hope they gain a good amount of seats and start pushing towards being the opposition in time for the 2029 election (unless things change in that time)

[@dvidclapperton]

The thing is that nobody realised it until Clegg cosied up to Cameron.

[@RedXlV]

Nice to see that Lib Dems are apparently not Yellow Tories anymore.

[@lordyrich]

I will vote for them in Melksham to get Michelle Donelan out!

[@DoomDutch]

Respect to the LibDems

[@MerrickKing]

Pretty sure they specified Single Transferable Vote in there

[@Westica]

Yeah they did

[@HelloHi-g2u]

They actually sounds awesome. Starting to like them alot. I think if I were British I would vote for them. But I’m in American in Eastern Europe 😂

[@wondertyzipp8260]

oh god I hope you're doing alright.

[@danielcraig4974]

Free kayaking for all, hooray. Thanks Lib Dems

[@SpamMouse]

True !

[@manana1444]

Getting rid of FPTP seems great, though I doubt any established party would end up actually going with it.

[@matthewparker9276]

I could see the lib Dems making it a condition for support in a minority government or coalition deal, but otherwise there just isn't any incentive for any government to make such a change.

[@Randoman590]

The last time the Lib Dems were in power was in the Coalition with the Tories. They tried to push for a Proportional Representation system. They got a referendum on switching to Alternative Vote, in exchange for breaking one of their flagship pledges (no raises on tuition fees) and suffering the political consequences that came with it. Then the Tories backstabbed them by throwing all of their weight into campaigning tooth and nail against the change, so the vote didn't pass.

[@battlep0t]

Labour did back it at their conference but I can see Starmer sitting on it as a "Break glass in case of emergency" policy in the event they're polling poorly in 2030.

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

This is what worries me. On paper, it all sounds great (only thing missing is renationalising water). But will they actually deliver? At the end of the day, they’re still politicians (ie professional liars).

[@jaidengabriel1675]

​@@thecrimsondragon9744they did try to hold a referendum that one time on alternate vote/irv

[@_MrMoney]

If it doesn't include substantial funding for professional British watersports then I'd consider what they're doing false advertisement.

[@dahbean2874]

71 SEATS BABYYY

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

I like it

[@CrazyMama75]

It's the same clever personal marketing trick that Boris used in his hayday of ziplines and closing around. Being playful makes him look more down to earth and more like us plebs.

[@jrheartly7211]

I'm liking what i hear. Maybe its time for lib dems to come back. All working men and women will tell you this country needs to start producing stuff again. And change the education system so kids learning more things they are interested in and have more practical learning for more practical thinkers play to their strengths rather than trying improving on their weaknesses. That way we will have more craftmen tradesmen and woman coming straight from school and knowing the basics already.

[@stanttv6479]

5:50 - actually, they said they were gonna switch to STV for electing MPs, although its in a different place in the manifesto from what I can see

[@20storiesunder]

Huh, they are cooler than I thought

[@dylangoddard7449]

The manifesto is pretty great but will they actually do it?

[@alchemik666]

They won't be in the government, so no they won't. Still a pretty good platform, better than Tories' "Trust us, this time it won't be a disaster" and Labour's "We're not sure we'll do anything at all, but at least we're not Tories". xD

[@dylangoddard7449]

@@alchemik666 Of course they won't get in government, just from a theoretical perspective. I mean the last time they made big promises they made a coalition with the Tories and did nothing they said they would.

[@alchemik666]

@@dylangoddard7449 I guess, but 10 years ago is kind of an eternity in regards to UK politics, so much has changed. And hopefully they learned their lesson with how hard they flopped electorally after that coalition. :]

[@dylangoddard7449]

@@alchemik666 Hopefully so

[@bertiewooles3093]

I understand the frustration with the coalition, but the solution is that if you like Lib Dem policies to vote Lib Dem. The only hope of getting all of these policies implemented is a majority Lib Dem government

[@jsrodman]

It's impressive how much better "giving people what they want" sounds, even if you don't think it's necessarily sincere.

[@Lennyk07]

As a younger voter the Lib Dems are doing a great job, the conservatives have lost most of the younger ones with the threat of National Service and constantly working against the want of us, the future of the country that we will have to live in. Where as the Lib Dems seem to be taking everything on board and saying hey we will give it our best shot! and Ed Davey feels like someone everyone can feel connected with, his funny side, his professional side, and his caring side, instead of being disconnected as we our with many other party leaders.

[@Gabrielm624]

This Manifesto is everything that Labour should be promising…

[@richardjames3022]

Sounds good to me

[@profsherry]

I will vote for the Liberal Democrats, I voted for conservatives, NEVER again.

[@tristansayers6494]

I want to vote tactically so bad, but ive never seen such a likeable, reasonable, grown up party such as this in my political memory (from 2015) - labour leave a lot to be desired

[@pastyman001]

The LibDems have the best manifesto, going a lot further than New Labour Starmer, with the most innovative means of generating revenue painlessly, excellent environmental policies and an industrial strategy similar to Labour's, plus the most human leader. A senior LIbDem campaigning in 5 target seats over a number of days said they could only identify 3 people who admitted they would vote Tory. Shy Tories or rare? New Statesman analysis seat by seat takes into account local factors such as Council seats and a degree of tactical voting. Their LibDem projection was in low 60's but quite possibly in the 70's. Momentum were uncertain as to whether to support Labour or go out into the cold for Corbyn. I will be voting Labour tactically in Banbury.

[@danielcraig4974]

Is that Ed Davey or action man😂

[@annamariyad]

Sounds good on paper! Will vote for them, thank you TLDR!

[@seraaron]

Ed Davey is essentially taking a leaf out of Boris Johnson's 2019 (and brexit) playbook, by being a bit of a buffoon, being disarming and friendly and trying not to take the election to seriously. I'm surprised that no other news outlets or commentators seemed to have picked up on this, and I'm equally surprised that that tactics seem to be working (again)

[@Srindal4657]

For a food strategy, I recommend locally grown produce

[@CrusaderZav]

Reform want to protect and heavily fund British farmers :)

[@ChineseKiwi]

@@CrusaderZav UK farming is an inefficient joke that shouldn't exist in reality but hey, votes and food security eh - yours, Australian and NZ farmers.

[@123mrmaynard123]

@@CrusaderZavNet-zero immigration, really really good for agriculture 🤣

[@Infinitystar225]

​@@CrusaderZav Reform also don't believe in Climate Change. I doubt agriculture will benefit from that.

[@chiefbeef9905]

​@@CrusaderZavSo they're going to create lots of very low paying jobs in farming, and cut off the supply of people willing to work for low wages? Lmao, they're just telling people with no sense what they want to hear, Farage has been doing it for years idk how you people haven't caught on yet.

[@chrisl3314]

The Manifesto has the Single Transferable Vote as the method of PR if I recall?

[@bogdancorda]

Does nobody remember them raising tuition fees for students after running the whole campaign on not raising them? And then Nick Clegg doing PR for Facebook.

[@ikkec2674]

Lib Dems might make some noise...

[@Rick-vm3xx]

100% got my vote with EU relationship 👍🏼

[@Ramos18]

I am voting lib dem

[@Ealsante]

Sir Ed Davey's Bizarre Adventure rolls on. I for one am here for it!

[@kazamshah4543]

Lol!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@matsal3211]

Vote Liberal Democrats lets win

[@aleccino]

Proportional representation being on the front page of the manifesto alone is enough for Lib Dem to get my vote. This is one of THE crucial issues for me that needs addressing, because the way things currently stand we can barely call our system a democracy. My area is super safe Labour seat anyway so no risk of my accidentally handing a vote to the tories.

[@thedentist8232]

As a young voter myself I do think that the lib dems have a lot of good ideas, however I find the lack of talk on immigration most alarming. In my opinion it is one of the most pressing matters of modern times and affects pretty much all aspects of life from NHS wait times, to house prices and even in some cases violent crime. Not only does ignoring immigration levels mean all these issues are only going to get worse but more and more people are going to keep dying in trying to cross the channel. There is nothing wrong with letting people into the country legally as we have done in the past but that can only happen once we have gotten our net migration numbers down to a reasonable level and given the country time to catch up, otherwise I fear that nothing will ever get improve.

[@sadjaxx]

You are Not a young voter. Sell old fish somewhere else.

[@a3hindawi]

Thanks

[@plasmacannon1198]

It’s beyond me why anyone would vote for tories or Labour ahead of lib Dems, apart from strategic reasons

[@AfungusoftheLungusAmongus]

Sure, some people might see Ed Davey's campaign as a series of bad moves, but we can all agree that no matter what, he'll always be doing better with it than Rishi Sunak or Saddam Hussein.

[@hughjass1044]

No hope of winning means never having to keep your promises. Therefore, you can promise whatever the hell you like.

[@dylancarr8415]

The Lib-Dems took my usual Labour vote this year. Fair play Ed, look forward to tracking your career.

[@finn6492]

71 seats won

[@thomasmcmahon1263]

Go go libdems from thomas in Ireland best of luck

[@gp-1542]

Tory turmoil was a blessing for the dems They legitimately have a chance to be on par with labor

[@peksn]

Honestly sounds like a good party, Id vote for them if I were in the uk

[@Kenny_J]

Good video, but somethings up with your lens or editing, cause every view of the presenter directly looks washed out/fogged up.

[@RhombusOfTheJ]

Gods may the Lib Dems win. Like PLEASE I want this fun in politics instead of like war.

[@banicans5299]

6:30 they've got my vote then 😂

[@Arksimon2k]

Solid maniphesto honestly. It's got everything I want. How they plan to reach their figures could be a bit shaky though because even if you go after the tax evaders, there's always going to be another way they can dodge. However, joining the single market of the EU will only be a good thing for the economy. The Manifesto will put off anyone wanting a net decrease in immigration, but those people are probably not going to vote Lib Dem anyway. It's a shame I'm in a Labour predicted seat, but happy to tactically vote as long as others kick out the Tories in a Lib Dem contested seat.

[@jakemorgan7242]

you should vote lib dem, have them as opposition

[@jakethegardenrake8418]

As a 16 year old, giving people my age the vote seems.. yeah please don't

[@BenCarpendale]

Agreed

[@A190xx]

I wish them well and hope everyone who cannot vote Tory and is unsure of Labour will give the LibDems a try.

[@TheWirewitch]

Back in 2010, Lib-dems promised me the abolishing of tuitions fees, instead, once they got into coalition, they tripled them. I have three-times the debt because of their broken promises. Never voting for lib-dems again.

[@CrystalController]

You blame the lib dem but it's just as much the torys, people don't slag Tory off for tuition fees in recent years

[@TheWirewitch]

@@CrystalController I slag them all off. They're ALL terrible.

[@metamorphoses100]

Actually, no. You probably wouldn't have a degree at all. Tuition fees were introduced by New Labour. Ed Millibands policy was to double the fees, the Conservatives to triple them. The only contribution from the Lib-dems was to set up (in super-quick time) a national system of guaranteed loans for each student. Without this, you would have had to pay each year's tuition fees yourself in advance. Like many others, I would not have been able to afford this.

[@timevergreen3619]

Reform is our future 🇬🇧

[@drharnsaft1005]

Sounds more like Soc Dems than Lib Dems

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

?? This is standard LibDem. Lefty, but not that lefty, on economics, and libertarian on other issues

[@Jeannette-op5qe]

They've said things like this before, I'm almost saying yardi yardi yarda, that's all it is.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👎👎👎👎

[@robertbones326]

🔶️LIB DEM🔶️ 🔶️LIB DEM🔶️ 🔶️LIB DEM🔶️ 🇪🇺REJOIN🇪🇺 🇪🇺REJOIN🇪🇺 🇪🇺REJOIN🇪🇺

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

You know spamming the same thing over and over does just make you look like a lunatic?

[@gabrielridley6457]

​@@herbivorethecarnivore8447i dont know why people do this it speaks to the type of guy that goes to a demonstration just to parrot of slogans. Its a bipartizan signifier of an unserious person

[@JR47846]

There will be no joining 😂 why would we want you back after all the issues we already strugle with immigration we dont want to add more. Uk brings only problems and no benefits no way all european countries would agree to this

[@bbgbear]

Politics aside he comes across as a lot more relatable than the other two.

[@lunkycultist5519]

Dont agree with all of it but overall, pretty good.

[@fantasypvp]

Yeah mostly seems pretty good, but tbh I'm just concerned that immigration would just get worse under them, not to mention there being no "common sense" side of the argument against any radically woke policies if labour and libdem are the two biggest parties

[@lunkycultist5519]

@@fantasypvp that's why FPTP needs to change, people should have more choice than just 2 party's.

[@fantasypvp]

@@lunkycultist5519 yeah Def, I think a coalition between libdem and reform would be ideal tbh, reform for their pro-small business and non wokeness and libdem for everything else

[@jonahworledge111]

​@@fantasypvp that would be a crazy coalition. I'm not sure if it could do anything except change election rules and trigger a new one.

[@kingpig8732]

@@fantasypvpwhat do you mean by wokeness? I don’t think the Lib Dem’s are that woke in the bad way, they just seem to be on the libertarian side socially

[@Miamcoline]

Excellent summary. Thank you so much for these. So helpful. And good on the lib dems for evolving in such a positive down to earth direction.

[@Kj16V]

I'm voting Lib Dem. Thanks to FPTP, it will be a completely wasted vote, but when the only choices are Blue Tories or Red Tories, what else can you do.

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

Stop being a corbyn cope individual. LibDems want pissant 9 billion tax increase and a little spending here and there on health and food oh boo hoo Keir Starmer good he is further left than Lib Dems he wants national rail and electricity because he is a lefty. Lib Dems are just slightly going further to tories. Labor will go much further but corbyn won t tell you that neither will politics joe so stop reading them

[@RJD2838]

If everyone had the brain to vote for the other parties we would break the fptp system

[@bubba842]

If they ditch FPTP then I would vote for them.

[@Infinitystar225]

FPTP will never go if we only vote for the parties with an interest in maintaining it.