Quote Originally Posted by sinkov View Post
You could have brought up the fact that one third of LibDem voters voted to leave, but you let that one lie. Is it just that one third of LibDems are aging racists, or is there another reason for them voting to leave ? Why would you rather discuss the motives of BNP supporters (the few hundred of them) rather than your own ?
i'm happy to discuss the Lib Dem leavers Sinkov.

We have several members of our local party who are Brexiteers and we have had a few debates about Brexit. There is not one specific reason why they want Brexit but we chat about it in a respectful way without any hint of animosity.

I the Lib Dems all policy is voted on by the members at conferences. Whatever the members vote for becomes party policy. I recently voted against a couple of policy motions at conference and was on the losing side.

But we believe that political parties should state clearly what it's policies are - even if they are at variance with current public opinion.

If all parties created policies based solely on public opinion then they would all share a common manifesto.

So Brexiteers within the party are encouraged to voice their views and, at the end of the day, the party members will decide.

Seems like a very fair way to go about your business?

As a result of brexit many have left the party while still more new recruits have joined.