Liberal Dems spank Labour

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Sadly true. In my town we have a tory MP who is ok-ish at best, but the Labour Party candidate is a young man fresh out of college who is standing in order to give him the experience of standing. He hasn't a cat's chance of being elected as this is a safe tory seat and always has been.

However, there is noise abroad of people voting tactically for the LibDem candidate on the basis that a/ he is a local young man who is well know and liked for both his politics and his personal qualities and b/ Nick Clegg's handling of the TV debate last week was refreshingly free of Westminster spin and machination. Our young Mike Bell (watch out for that name) has a good chance of taking the tory vote and safe seat, and as a lifelong Socialist and Labout Party member, I have to decide if I can vote for him. It isn't as straightforward as I first thought.