Learning the lessons: round-up

During the week, I’ve done a series of posts about our poor election results, which were leavened by only a few bright spots (such as in Bedford).

The series expands on what I told the BBC and if you missed any of the series, here’s the full list:

• The missing policies
• Lib Dem voters don’t want out of the coalition
• Grassroots campaigns don’t win national elections
• The party’s local government base matters
• You can’t be distinctive with someone else’s vocabulary
• Talking to yourself is not enough

Oh, and if you want to compare all these prognostications with what I predicted in advance, then take a look at Liberal Democrat Newswire #7.