Jesus, the discrepancy between the Green vote among the young and old is... horrifying.
this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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It's always been that way. In universities green is a very popular party. As people get older many move toward the other parties.
The main difference is that lib dems also used to be more popular in universities. I guess the coalition put an end to that.
tuition fees #neverforget
That coalition was the gun that fired the round into the Lib Dems foot.
I mean, I probably would have done the same thing - LD hadn't seen any real form of power for a hundred years or so, and getting a seat at the top table and having a Dep PM is a massively attractive option - but the compromises made has sealed it's fate for a generation of voters.
Shame, because they don't half put out some sensible manifesto pledges, but what's the point in proposing policies if the party is going to not just leave them unfulfilled, but actively tip it on it's head?
Welcome to politics, I suppose.
I sometimes wonder what things would've looked like if they hadn't formed a coalition with Tories. I remember that Lib Dems did very well in that election, so perhaps in an alternate timeline, they'd be even bigger by now
A reflection of how much they feel invested in the future.
It never ceases to amaze me how useless Labour have been since Blair and Brown took over.
I've no issue with their policies - far from it for the most part - but how any party can be so completely ineffective at reflecting their voting base is really quite impressive.
They could have literally sat back after ten plus years of Tory pocket-lining and shithousery, and just road the coattails of "being less wank than the government before" but nah, that would be too easy.
It's actually a masterclass.