A change in heart!

My opinion and respect for the Liberal Democrats has changed a lot since a year or so ago. The liberals went into the last General Election on a high note with the eyes of the nation firmly on them. Many people, me included wondered whether the allure of that fame will go straight to their heads and if they’ll fall flat at the first hurdle!

As the smallest of the three main parties, they had the most to lose as well as the most to gain going in coalition with the Conservatives. Alternatively, not forming a coalition meant they had to stand on the sidelines and the best they can deliver with their new exposure was to criticise the government’s every move even louder – built and expand on that revelation even at the expense of the country’s stability.

However they chose not to and opted to become involved. By going into Coalition with a rival party and to make their union work, like the Tories, for the greater good and the stability of the country they had to abandon some of their own promised polices. They knew as the smaller partner they risked being swallowed and in some way even damaged by it – but nevertheless they put country before party – and for that they command our utmost respect!

It is rich for the Labour party who got us in this mess in the first place, YES – I’ll say it again – the Labour party who got us in this mess in the first place – to label them traitors. I find it utterly wicked that while two parties can see fit to put aside ideological differences for what’s best for the majority of people and to protect our country form a Greece style economic disaster, all Labour, who is FULLY responsible for the current financial carnage can do is stand on the sidelines arrogantly recruiting disaffected liberals. Never once admitting their part in the damage they caused over the past 13 years, never once apologising for stifling prosperity, halting social mobility and killing aspiration and let’s not forget wrecking a solid economy.

Today’s polls might show the liberals’ weakened by their patriotic stance – which Labour is salivating at the prospects it brings their way – it’s not but a temporary superficial setback and it won’t last. I trust and believe the British people will in time see the whole candid truth. They will in the coming weeks and month see Labour for what they really are an opportunist group who will say and do anything for personal gain even at the expense of the nation and hail the liberal as patriots!