The Liberal Democrats - the SDP dividend

More on the election result to follow, but one quick thought on the debates between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.

Back in the early 1980s, the Labour party split, with a faction forming a new party, the Social Democrat Party (SDP), which eventually joined in alliance, then merged with the Liberals.

At the time, the SDP split was a disaster for the Labour party. One they never really recovered from electorally until 1992, if not 1997.

Yet, the current Lib Dems have two wings. Its traditional Liberal faction on one side, and its democratic, more Labour leaning wing. This second wing is very uncomfortable with entering any agreement with the Conservatives. Disaster though it was, but old time SDP-ers could well help Labour, if not now then maybe some time in the future.