From ‘Winning Here’ to the political wilderness: what happened to the Lib Dems?
A new book by the Lib Dems’ former election guru looks at the tricks that helped the party win in the past. But where now?
Becky Bryan
Why a new centrist party will fail
From hyper-inflated egos to inevitable splits, the factors that stopped the SDP Liberal Alliance in its tracks in the 1980s will eventually destroy any new centre party.