so, given we are likely to have a hung parliament, do you think that Gordon will resign or opt to stay in power?

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wannaBe · 23/04/2010 12:12

given the current prime minister stays in power until he resigns

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whifflegarden · 23/04/2010 12:27

We're not getting a hung parliament please
GB will never give up power without a fight.

policywonk · 23/04/2010 12:25

I don't know about that, wasabi. I think there are some pretty big differences between them. Will Straw summed it up the other night as the difference between 'equality' and 'liberty' (GB's emphasis being the former, NC's the latter). GB also tends towards big state solutions, whereas NC doesn't.

wasabipeanut · 23/04/2010 12:22

Clegg and Brown don't seem like natural allies. Mind you they are both very left wing which could make it easier than we think for them to work together.

I think because Clegg is Mr. Telegenic Smoothy chops and Brown looks like a rather disgruntled St. Bernard people assume it wouldn't work. In terms of ideology they're pretty well matched.

policywonk · 23/04/2010 12:18

I could see him getting pushed out by more LibDem-friendly cabinet ministers (Milibands, Johnson) if LibDems insisted. Which would be quite likely I think - I read somewhere that Clegg really doesn't want to work with Brown.

atlantis · 23/04/2010 12:17

Mr cling-on-by-his-fingernails until the last possible second?

It's like trying to take a cuddle toy away from a toddler to wash it. (Noooooo).

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