They've been around for 300+ years, so I'd hesitate to characterise them as a sinking ship. What might well happen -- in fact, looks likely to happen -- is that they abandon their status as a 'broad church' party. Boris + hard Brexit will satisfy about a third of the electorate but will, in all...
Maybe. In my view, we're clearly going through an interesting period and unexpected outcomes will continue to appear. Even if Labour does collapse, I'd doubt the Lib Dems are in a position to capitalise, but we'll have to wait and see on both those fronts.
I'm going to have to disagree with you again. He was in a safe seat as a Labour MP. If he was really seeking to exploit opportunities to continue as an MP, he'd have kept within the Labour Party. As it is, he'll be relying on his personality, rather than party, to get re-elected. And as if...
Chukka has now been forced to come to the view that there is no appetite for another centre ground party. Extremism of the centre is, fortunately, becoming yesterday's infatuation.