Blunkett has been calling the Liberals Harlots
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostBlunkett has been calling the Liberals HarlotsComment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostBefore the election Clegg said he would do a deal with the party who gained the highest number of seats (or something to that effect), so a failure to carry out that promise would make him look a lying toe-rag in the electorate's eyes no?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostWell the SDLP take the Labour whip, so effectively they are Labour MP's
It's quite possible that the coalition may lose individual votes, but the key votes are motions of confidence. In those cases, all the coalition will fall into line because of one simple reason. The labour whips will go running round the coalition and say "If you force a general election, the Tories will get an overall majority, and then you will have zero influence. Better to keep propping us up, so you can flex your muscles every now and then - rather than bring us down and you end up with nothing".
Self preservation is a powerful motivator.Comment
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The LibDems just want the government to last long enough for a PR system.
Not sure they're going to get it though, for starters all Conservative voters will be voting against it, then it's an uphill struggle to get 80% of the remaining vote, coz any hardnosed Labour voter will be against it.
...hmmm looks like a a few months of feeble government.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostI do take your point but I do think that it would be extraordinarily difficult to maintain that amount of discipline for very long.
a) The voters remain livid with the coalition for the back-room dealings
b) The Tories would win outright in an impending general election
Once that changes, then they'll start putting on their parts trying to force a general election - all without appearing to be doing such, so as not to incur the wrath of the voters.Comment
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Interesting thing is the Lib-Dems will only be able to get PR when they're actually getting 35-40% of the vote...and then guess what, they won't want it any more.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostNo. He said whoever got the most seats should get first bite of the cherry. It would be wrong for him to simply hook up with whoever that was regardless of clashes on key policies... that's forming a government for the sake of it."I have said that whichever party gets the most votes and the most seats has the first right to seek to govern, either on its own or by reaching out to other parties and I stick to that view.
"I think it is now for the Conservative Party to prove that it is capable of seeking to govern in the national interest."Comment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostLike Liam Fox you mean?
Bloody hell - that'ed do it...
I like Dave, I can't see a problem with him.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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