Cameron makes offer to Lib Dems on government

[Hecktix]

David Cameron has announced he is prepared to talk to Nick Clegg about working together in a coalition Goverernment and are even saying that Lib Dem Cabinet seats are not out of the question.

Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politi...10/8667938.stm

[Ajthedragon]

Then they should take it. Labour shaded the Liberals out in the 70's. The liberals should have learnt from that mistake. They lost almost all of their voters.

[Hecktix]

I can't see any coalition working if I'm honest. I think we'll be voting again in 6 months.

[Smits]

I can't see any coalition working if I'm honest. I think we'll be voting again in 6 months.

yea same, each party will be power greedy.

[Hecktix]

yea same, each party will be power greedy.

Will be incredibly beneficial for the party which isn't involved in the coalition.

[Jordy]

Hmm I'd like this providing the Conservatives don't have to give up too much. Put a Liberal Democrat in the cabinet and introduce PR and I'd be happy with that, however I suspect the Liberal Democrats want to get their hands on the economy which would definitely worry me, and make all Conservatives votes useless in my opinion so I doubt the Conservatives will let it happen. However a Con/Lib government will no doubt upset lots of Lib Dem voters who voted Lib Dem to get the Tories out.

I think we'll end up with some ridiculous Lab/Lib government, with Gordon Brown remaining in power, the Liberal Democrats taking over lots of his cabinet and a few months or years of a frankly pathetic government. It's also worth noting a Lab/Lib coalition won't actually make a majority, just a bigger party that the Conservatives.

[today]

i can just see us voting again.

[Jordy]

i can just see us voting again.

Nah not for a good few months, it's very possible they'll be another one this year but certainly not in the next 4 months or so because the outcome would be the same, it costs the state a lot and the political parties don't have the money to campaign either.

[StefanWolves]

Nah not for a good few months, it's very possible they'll be another one this year but certainly not in the next 4 months or so because the outcome would be the same, it costs the state a lot and the political parties don't have the money to campaign either.

the conservatives do

[Jordy]

the conservatives do

Indeed, good ol' Lord Ashcroft.