The folks on AH.com chat seem to think Swinson is
very likely to be the next leader, with Lamb likely to stand against her to provide the party membership a choice and a possible next leader if Swinson
really screws up. Cable seems to be too old and unlikely to stand after turning down possibilities in 2005 and 2007.
The LibDems have one safe seat: Orkney & Shetland. Everywhere else is a constant negotiation with the electorate...
Has the situation ever been so bad for the Lib Dems? Even looking at the 50s and 60s (when they held 6 seats and got 2% of the vote) they still had large majorities (10%+, ie larger than anything they have now) in several of the few seats they held.
Well, yeah. Right now they have 12 seats and 7% of the vote, along with a fair number of plausible targets and prominent politicians. Back in the day they had 6 seats, 2% of the vote, and far fewer targets or politicians.
