Apparently the Liberals considered merging into the Tories in the 1950s and becoming an associate party like the National Liberals were back then and the cooperative party are to Labour now. Later, Michael Heseltine apparently supported reviving the National Liberal tag for Tory moderates.
An interesting way to do this would be for the Liberals to emerge as a dominant party in alliance with the Tories. Admittedly it is quite difficult, given where they start out, but perhaps it could be done if the Tories suffer a long period of division, and wets adopt the liberal tag, eventually evolving into an australian coalition type arrangement with them as the larger party.
An interesting way to do this would be for the Liberals to emerge as a dominant party in alliance with the Tories. Admittedly it is quite difficult, given where they start out, but perhaps it could be done if the Tories suffer a long period of division, and wets adopt the liberal tag, eventually evolving into an australian coalition type arrangement with them as the larger party.