Lib Dem voters may be a problem for a progressive alliance | Letters

Liberal Democrat campaigning in Lewes in East Sussex. ‘Lib Dem voters do not always see themselves as part of the progressive centre-left spectrum,’ writes Syeve Flatley.Local authority politics can often better reflect the wishes of the electorate than in parliamentary constituencies.In wards that elect more than one councillor here in York, for instance, we have recently elected Labour and Green councillors, which the voters seem to like.