They did it to get a referendum on a new voting method. They chose a shit one no one wanted though
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kaitco@lemmy.world 1 day agoLib Dems campaigned on a promise of free uni … then did the exact opposite and tripled the price when awarded the power to do something about it.
Un-freaking-believable…
I’ve always known the Tories were trash, but I had no idea that there was a whole extra party that were just as bad. Crimony…
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FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 19 hours ago
The Lib Dems really aren’t just as bad, they’re actually one of the better major parties. Unfortunately they made a deal with the devil to get a chance at power and the Tories completely fucked them over. That said, Clegg (their leader at the time) then left politics to work for Facebook so maybe he was a bastard all along!