Well, there are all sorts of Liberal Party policies I don't agree with, but here goes anyway.
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A remarkable achievement considering Liberals believe in:
1. Ever increasing fuel duty escalation above inflation.
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Actually, I'm beginning to agree with the Liberals on this one, and believe it can be justified on libertarian capitalist grounds.
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Originally Posted by ukpopdems
2. That they believe in LAND TAXES - sounds like wealth tax to me.
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I disagree with the Liberal Party policy on this one - and also with their policy for progressive income tax up to 50%. I prefer the UKIP proposals for a flat rate of tax.
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3. And have no means of paying for any of their liberal polices - another party that believes your tax money grows on trees
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I believe we were just talking about their tax policies? Presumably any spending pledges would be paid for from those taxes. Yes, the tax money comes from your pocket and mine - but it doesn't seem right to accuse the Liberals of not saying where the money would come from.
To answer your question more generally, the Liberal Party has a pretty detailed set of policies and there are many of those with which I don't agree. Nobody ever finds a party they agree with about everything, unless they start one themselves. However, most of us have some 'red lines' which if crossed would stop us supporting a party at all. In my case, I couldn't support a party which was gung-ho about the EU (which rules out Labour, the LibDems and Tories), which was run by pathological liars (which rules out the Labour Party again and the BNP), or which favoured a complete ban on immigration or the breach of our international obligations to genuine asylum seekers (which sadly, after the recent policy change, rules out UKIP). That doesn't really leave me with a lot of credible parties to choose from.
There's the Green Party, but they are increasingly keen on the EU, and dislike international trade, preferring a Pol-Pot style solution where we all sit in mud huts amidst organic paddy fields weaving our own clothes out of bits of straw. The Liberals on the other hand have always favoured free trade, and have a genuine passion for individual freedom and for a tolerant open society. The rest of the policies I can live with, even if I don't agree with them.
The Liberal Party is very democratic (as you might expect), and their policies are set, and amended, at their annual Assembly at which every party member who turns up has an equal vote.