Am i the only one to be happy with the result?

[newlife4us]

I'm just bracing myself for the replies!!

I know their policies were quite wide apart but i kind of liked the lib dem policies on education etc but tory policies on economy.

Thought DC and NC looked like newly formed school chums during last night's speech though. Was waiting for them to turn round, hold hands and skip back through the garden to No 10.

I should be very happy and indeed I'm cautiously optimistic. According to the results in my constituency, of the 50k that voted, 21k did so for the Tories and 19k for the LDs. So, as a town, we've got exactly the government we wanted. Conservatives that are socially liberal and LDs that are economically liberal. Best of all worlds.

I have been thinking the same thing over the last few days.

I wouldn't like the very right wing tory policies and I think the lib dems with stop that, and I wouldnt like the more outlandish liberal democrat proposals and I think the tories will stop them so I think it is great.

If only the world worked like that, eh?

The Tories can now make the savage cuts they'd planned whilst hiding behind the Lib Dems' happy clappy centre-leftist politics.

Sorry, I am miserable about it. I will go now.

That's exactly how i feel ByThePowerOfGreySkull

But Andie, savage cuts are absolutely inevitable, there is no money.

Andie, whoever was in power today would have to make "savage cuts" the problem with the labour party was that they weren't being honest about it.

we are all grown ups, we can take it, be honest with us, tell us how bad things really are and then tell us what needs to happen in order to get us out of the shit.

DON@T tell us that there is a problem and pat us on the heads and tell us we don't need to worry about it for a couple of years until we are strong enough,

I thought they looked like Ant and Dec actually.

The fact the Bank of England comments on the planned cuts last night was quite telling! There is no viable option but to make savage cuts and quickly.

May be Simon Cowell will sign them up for the next Britain's Got Talent!

I am. I think it is a good thing all round and hope it works.

I'm probably totally naive about it all but I would like to think that it is not a totally bad thing at all. I doubt it will be far from perfect but then what government ever has been?

given we were likely to have a conservative government after the election, I am pleased that there most extreme tendencies are now likely to be kept in check by the LD influence. I am glad that some of the LD policies will get at least serious consideration. I am glad we get to benefit from the talents and advice of a wider range of people

But most of all I am glad it means the oppositional approach to our politics may be fading - they have to work together as adults.

my concern is the LDs will get the blame if it all goes wrong (or for any bits that go wrong).

Savage cuts= people's jobs= loss of tax revenue=increased debt=double dip recession.
Better to economise and increase taxes, remove tax break anomallies especially for so called charitable institutions like public schools

'economise and increase taxes'

That part 'economise' is surely just another word for 'cuts'? Savage tax increases = companies going under = employing fewer people = loss of tax revenue and you're back to square one.

It's a 'both and' not an 'either or'.

After an initial tantrum I'm roughly thinking the same as Throckenholt at the moment.

Photo on front of Times shows them laughing and joking - underneath it says, "Cameron has promised grown up government"! Maybe they will tone down their joky double act after that.

I'm very happy with the result (assuming they can make it work).

I don't think that the Lib Dems will get the blame for the cuts as in most peoples minds Tories = cuts. Given the number of people still on about Thatcher cutting the milk, this isn't an opinion that's easily changed.

I think it might be the least worst result. That is far as I am prepared to go at the moment.

I'm very happy with the result but worried by the scale of the deficit.

I'm so pleased the 3rd runway is scrapped.

Good news no more money will be wasted on ID cards.

After initial disappointment that it wasn't a Tory majority, I'm very happy with the result.

I feel optimistic that this could be a real shift in British politics away from the very confrontational style. Now we just need all the journos to catch up with that idea and everything will be wonderful!

Snowlady I'm very worried about the deficit too, and if I have to say on one more thread 'there were going to be cuts whoever won because THERE IS NO MORE MONEY LEFT', then I may actually weep.

Throckenholt - I don't think they will, for the reasons happysmiley gave above.

I'm also happy with the result (and not just because, in my sleep-deprived "couldn't help but stay up till 4.30 am to see whether there would be a result even though logically there wouldn't be" state on election night, I announced to DH that there would be a conservative/lib dem coalition and I thought it would be a good thing (before falling asleep). actually, I think I might join the conservative party in the interests of shoring up support for the liberal wing of the party. although I have a deep suspicion of the way that party machinery seems so dominant in this country (another reason why I think a coalition is helpful)

I am happy now and delighted at the first speeches, it seems everyone is positive and realistic. Brilliant coup for the Lib Dems...

I am very happy with the result.

I'm very pleased with the result - they have got rid of the dafter policies on both sides which were just there to please the hard-core party members, and ended up with some quite sensible policies.

No third runway woo-hoo!