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Depressed Lefty red eye - The morning after the night before

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Nymphadora · 07/05/2010 12:01

Hello

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AppleTreeWick · 07/05/2010 15:53

Ok more useless adding up from me

I added up lab/lib/national parties plus SDLP and green and got 328 workable majority to get the big stuff through

I added up the t-others
con/unionists/alliance party (no idea who they are) and got 314 pah!

and seriously for wonderfully orchestrated e-pressurising you can't beat 38 Degrees

jenny60 · 07/05/2010 15:53

How could you Nick Cleg. remember the 'nutter' in Europe, the homophobes etc...
How could you!!!

theyoungvisiter · 07/05/2010 15:52

Dis - there is no "law" really. Only precedent.

And also labour has the right to try to build a coalition but that doesn't mean Clegg automatically has to jump into bed with them.

And clearly Labour are prepared to wait and see how the situation pans out with the tories, rather than forcing the situation and getting the rap for being high-handed and hasty.

CatIsSleepy · 07/05/2010 15:52

agree with lenin

referendum much better deal than waffly enquiry, and would lead to much more power long term. i'd have thought that would be worth holding out for.

theyoungvisiter · 07/05/2010 15:51

Because clegg can't be seen to be profiteering from this situation and jumping for the offer that gives him most personal power etc.

He has to be seen to be doing the right thing for the Great British Public - enabling the most democratic coalition to take power.

Hence always saying that he would talk first to the party that had the most votes.

PfftThePinkoLeftyDragon · 07/05/2010 15:50

I hope Clegg thinks this over seriously.

He needs to think about his MP's and the voters that would never again vote for the Liberal Democrats if they throw their lot in with the Conservatives, particularly based on shitty deal terms. Me, for one.

To not get PR, to lose reform on Trident, to lose plans on dealing with the deficit, to gain what? Scrapping the fucking "jobs tax" which the Tories were going to do anyway!

Disenchanted3 · 07/05/2010 15:50

But doesn't the law state that Labour has the right to try and build a goverment first?

Why can Clegg ignore the rules?

onebatmother · 07/05/2010 15:48

Because Clegg said he was going to the Cons first Disenchanted, since they had more seats

Disenchanted3 · 07/05/2010 15:46

WHYYY is all the talk about lib dem + cons talking?

What about lab-lib dem?

Get on the phone Gordie!!!

TheDevilWearsPrimark · 07/05/2010 15:44

I think he's sadly realising today that he's no Obama

What a disappointing day...

I will however be furious if he sides with the conservatives

scoutliam · 07/05/2010 15:44

It'll be very hard for Clegg to walk away from a "power post" that may last years and go with Lab for maybe a few months.

I hope he does though, but dunno.

LeninGrad · 07/05/2010 15:43

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ImSoNotTelling · 07/05/2010 15:42

Thing is

clegg would lose support dramatically

but all this hooha over them and everyone saying how great they are and it didn't translate into any more votes/seats than last time

they might think its now or never and ability to influence/be part of power now is worth it

dunno

dunno

MmeLindtChocBrownies · 07/05/2010 15:41

scoutliam
Twitter is very busy with people expressing their views.

LeninGrad · 07/05/2010 15:39

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 07/05/2010 15:38

I thought his tie was Orange?

Quite a nice tie tbh

scoutliam · 07/05/2010 15:37

I do think a concentrated twitter/facebook campaign is needed to tell Clegg that he'll loose supporters dramatically if he goes with hamboy.

Ninjacat · 07/05/2010 15:36

The little known art of Tie reading

LeninGrad · 07/05/2010 15:34

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theyoungvisiter · 07/05/2010 15:34

just noticed clegg is wearing a red tie - is this significant?!

Ninjacat · 07/05/2010 15:34

Someone has told Cameron to use big words and he's miss heard, thinks they said "use the word big". Poor boy

NorkilyChallenged · 07/05/2010 15:33

Seriously must get away from the laptop... nothing's going to change today is it? Just lots of people talking about it on tv, endlessly.

scoutliam · 07/05/2010 15:32

Good for Dudley North and the BNP drop.

Prolesworth · 07/05/2010 15:32

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Northernlurker · 07/05/2010 15:32

I've just noticed the bbc webiste says 'still to come thirsk and malton' - do you think they expect us to sit here for another 19 days.......?