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Now Officially a Hung Parliament!

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weegiemum · 07/05/2010 09:43

I'm glad I think.

Its good that there will have to be cooperation.

Worried what it will be though.

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DuelingFanjo · 07/05/2010 11:49

If the Lib Dems join the conservatives then they lose my vote for ever.

noddyholder · 07/05/2010 11:47

Lib/con?????????????Nightmare conservatives will never entertain PR.

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 11:45

at football teams.

Just realised that there's a competing hung parliament thread though...

EndangeredSpecies · 07/05/2010 11:37

I agree with that IIM. Two-party politics is - if not dead and buried - at least in intensive care. They are going to have to start talking to each other and stop behaving like so many different football teams.

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 11:28

But given their respective manifestos, there is no real basis for any partnership...

I think Lord Steel just gave the interpretation that they would speak to tories first and if that didn't work out they would talk to Labour. But have unhappy 14mo whinging at same time, so may have misheard!

EndangeredSpecies · 07/05/2010 11:24

not sure IsitMe... I found his total lack of reference to Labour quite telling.

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 11:18

I think all he really said is that he wouldn't stand in their way/block them by teaming formally with Labour right now.

MyCatIsABastard · 07/05/2010 11:15

Well, Nick Clegg seems to have just said that he would consider siding with the Conservatives as they are the party with the greater votes. V interesting.

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 11:07

Did anybody else like Lord Ashdown saying that David Cameron didn't have a mandate to ram the Tory manifesto down the country's throat?

Thought Nick Clegg came across very well. Don't see him going for any very formal arrangement with the Tories, just not going for one with Labour given how the vote went.

I don't think he's ruling out a Lib-Lab arrangement down the line though. Presumably we could have a Tory minority gov and Lib-Lab alliances to stop them doing anything really awful?

pocketmonster · 07/05/2010 11:03

Sorry, I meant to say:

Thank you IsItMeOr

pocketmonster · 07/05/2010 11:00

Thank you is it me

I know, it's a bit of a worry, sterling has already dipped.

McDreamy · 07/05/2010 10:56

I think it will be a Lib/Con. He has kept his word.

octothechildherder · 07/05/2010 10:55

lol endangeredspecies

NoahAndTheWhale · 07/05/2010 10:52

Whatever happens there needs to be a lot of discussion.

EndangeredSpecies · 07/05/2010 10:51

Stay tuned to the TV for scenes of GB begging on his knees outside Lib Dem HQ.

octothechildherder · 07/05/2010 10:51

Two or more parties have to work together to make it work - there will have to be some give if they form a coalition - Clegg just said he would be interested in talking to Cameron - as I would have expected. No-one wants to back the losers.

BythewayItsStillMe · 07/05/2010 10:49

Sounds like its going to be Lib-Con doesn't it?

EndangeredSpecies · 07/05/2010 10:48

Clegg's just said he's going to talk to the Conservatives first. He just doesn't like GB.

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 10:43

x-post with pocketmonster (great name btw!).

I think your option is looking reasonably likely on the numbers. Not great for the country to have that kind of uncertainty in the middle of global economic crisis though...

pocketmonster · 07/05/2010 10:42

Oh yes and that could also ensure that electoral reform was pushed through prior to a new election. Surely this proves we need it!

IsItMeOr · 07/05/2010 10:41

octothechildherder - but I can't see any common ground on the economy that would support a tory/lib dem coalition or partnership of any kind. Given that's the current crisis issue, surely that's not going to work?

pocketmonster · 07/05/2010 10:40

But why on earth would you see a Lib/Con coalition? Their policies are poles apart! Additionally people tactically vote Lib Dem to keep the Tories out - so how would they feel about a Lib/Con coalition?

The best result (IMO) would be minority Tory government - with Lib/Lab forming a co operative opposition which would stop the majority of the Tory policies from getting through. Then a fairly quick election.

BythewayItsStillMe · 07/05/2010 10:40

I was just staring at the tv thinking 'why...??' as we're being made to watch NC travelling, and the presenters discussing the route he's taking... thrilling...

BrokenBananaTantrum · 07/05/2010 10:38

bbc just said it could be 40 days before everything is sorted

NoahAndTheWhale · 07/05/2010 10:34

I see Nick Clegg's car's progress is being tracked on the BBC.

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