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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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That's hardly surprising though, is it. What it signifies is that the Tories and the LibDems are on the cusp of a deal so Brown and the Labour Party are effectively conceding. |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Do you really think they are conceding though Colin?
I wouldn't trust Nick Clegg after this (not that I did before!).
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I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Helen May wrote: | Do you really think they are conceding though Colin? |
I think Clegg and Co. are obviously milking it for all they can get, but if a Lab/LibDem pact were to work, they'd have to muster every bit of support from every corner just to gain a slight working majority, so I have a sneaky suspicion that there'll be a Tory/LibDem pact pretty soon.
Of course, Brown's stepping down as Labour Leader is a clever move because it keeps the Tory press critics at bay - those who have been accusing him of "squatting" at No.10 (clearly nonsense) and baying for his resignation - and it also means that the party can spin things out for ages even as a new Government is formed/found.
I could be wrong, of course...
Helen May wrote: | I wouldn't trust Nick Clegg after this (not that I did before!). |
I think there'll be a lot of LibDem members at his throat if he does a deal that effectively sells them down the river - such as if compromises on the party's avowed commitment to electoral reform.
I think another election in the Autumn is a certainty! |
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