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Traditionally the Lib Dems were the minority centre party between Labour and Conservatives - these days some might put them to the left of New Labour, even though they are expressly not Socialist. -- [[User:Olly|Olly]] 10:56, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
Traditionally the Lib Dems were the minority centre party between Labour and Conservatives - these days some might put them to the left of New Labour, even though they are expressly not Socialist. -- [[User:Olly|Olly]] 10:56, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
The original Liberal Party was a classical liberal party that grew from the Whigs and other parliamentary factions. Not by coincidence, the Republican Party of the United States grew from the Whig and others parties before the American Civil War. The Liberals were often the right wing party in parts of the United Kingdom where the Conservative and Unionist Party was historically unpopular and the left wing party where Labour was historically unpopular. Although the Liberal Parties developed in most parts of the British Empire, the Conservatives did not travel well, and have no successor parties in the United States or Australia. While they may appear to be to the left of Labour on some issues, so is the Conservative Party. Liberals however do not consider themselves to be left wing. --[[User:The Four Deuces|The Four Deuces]] 19:42, 30 July 2007 (EDT)
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