People will realise the positive impact Lib Dems have made in government and will want more of us there
In Liberal Democrat Voice
Originally published by East Midlands Liberal Democrats
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Sir Malcolm Bruce told the Herald recently that Nick Clegg is "strong and resilient" and that the Liberal Democrats have achieved much in government. When people reflected on the last five years, he said, they would want to see us in Government again:
The MP for Gordon said voters would in the next few months have to "think very hard" about what outcome they wanted on May 8.
"At the moment, people are in protest, they don't like the fact we've had a really hard economic time and, therefore, they are not prepared at the moment to reward the Coalition government. But when they consider what the alternatives are and what the outcome might be, they will firm up their support for the Coalition because they will recognise that it has brought about a recovery that the other parties could throw away," argued Sir Malcolm.
When it was pointed out that the Lib Dems were fourth in Scotland and fourth or sometimes fifth across the UK, the deputy leader insisted people should not prejudge the outcome of the election.
"There are people out there yet to make up their mind and when they reflect the positive things the Liberal Democrats have achieved on tax, pensions, the green agenda and schools, they will want to see more not fewer Liberal Democrats in the next parliament; that's what our campaign's going to be about."
Meanwhile, the woman who wants to succeed him as MP for Gordon, Christine Jardine, outlined her wishes for the area on her own blog: