Except probably for Pirate parties, which are mostly irrelevant.
Except probably for Pirate parties, which are mostly irrelevant.
Right, because like many important but sparsely discussed issues this one doesn't fit into the left-right distinction. Unfortunately there are still many voters who like to compress the issues down to a single scalar value so they can place themselves on some easy-to-understand axis.
Break away from it. State involvement in economic policy is only one of many issues to consider when voting for a government.
edit: The Lib Dems are probably the 3rd largest party if you include local council seats
As a side comment, did you know Hillary Clinton we getting leaks from behind the scenes at the coalition negotiations (see the PDFs)
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/2850
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/2817
and some other interesting stuff