labour/conservative coalition? why not an option?

[Salbysea]

as above really, if lib dems and conservatives can have one then would it be that odd?

I know the debates were very superficial but it did strike me that DC and GB were an the same page on a little more than either of them were with NC

am sick of nick clegg holding the country to ransom over electorial reform, we have bigger fish to fry at the moment!

I think you make a very good point but its our adversarial system that is the problem. Who would be the official opposition?

I don't think we do have bigger fish to fry. How we elect those that govern us is fundamental to everything else.

Because Cameron wants to be prime minister

I guess lib dems would be the opposition

It would be lovely if the 2 parties who most people voted for got the most power. seems really unfair that lib dems can swoop in even though the majority of people DONT want them

I think even though they disagree a lot, labour and cons would be able to work together better in the grater good than lib dems would with either of them

Why can't we just vote again in a couple of months?

cause we cant take the excitement Ripeberry

Because the result would be the same ripeberry and nothing would gave got done in the meantime to change who you want to vote for

of course if labour or the cons actually said what they're going to cut etc ec people might change their vote

but ATM the result will be the same

And none of the parties can afford it.

FFS NG has gone leaking it to the press that "gordie was mean to me"

unprofessional self serving point scorer!

In other countries where there are hung parliaments, party no 1 and party no 2 have formed coalitions

it would be fairer if that's what happened in a hung parliament I think

It's probably made up
can't see how he's had time to leak a story

Because the party with the largest number of seats would have to serve under Labour who get to be in charge because they have the sitting PM. Not likely.

You are surely joking?

Labour and Conservative hate virtually everything about the other.

Lib Dems at least have things in common with both.

Though I gather there is much more mutual respect amongst Labour and Conservative at grassroots level, because they are genuine opponents. The Lib Dems are the dirtiest street campaigers, whilst pretending to be holier than thou - both Labour and Conservative activists hate their guts.

Thanks for your replies, I think I understand now - Cons would have to go under Lab and not vica versa right?

Shame though: I know that cons and lab are very different and hate each other, but I'm not convinced that lib dem is closer to either of them than they are to each other. With lab and cons it seems that there is hate and disagreement but also a degree of respect too - is there any respect between lib dem and either lab or con?

one more thing - if we had a hung parliament with the same numbers, BUT it was labour no 1, cons no 2 and lib dem no 3, would a labour/conservative coalition then be considered?

Try that Con and Lab are closer. However, tribalism means that such a coalition has "no legs".

'at times it falls on a prince to do evil for the good of his state, but always to be seen to do the right thing.' I would dwell on this with all the righteous talk (from all parties) we hear at present. Have we all discounted DC discussing with GB with an agreement in his back pocket with the Lib Dems as a strong negotiating position. The want of Power has a unique way focussing peoples attention. Strikes me that DC would want the opportunity of at least exploring that option.