Cameron makes offer to Lib Dems on government

[Hitman]

If Nick Clegg does not do or push for proportional representation then he has not only lied to yourself and millions who voted for him, but he has also ruined the only chance in a generation for his party to get somewhere and stop this ridiculous voting system continuing - every vote should count. On my stats, they are roughly done and off the top of my head without looking at the exact polls so yeah they will be slightly wrong. The Green Party needs representation, so does UKIP and so does the BNP - any party which gets a amount of votes should be represented whether they are the communist party, monster raving loony party or the ku klux klan.

Couldn't agree more.

Let's see what happens, could get interesting.

[PaulMacC]

I think the Lib Dems should take Camerons offer. We've seen what Labours like and to be honest I presonally can't stand Labour. I can see everyone re-voting though.

I think your blaming everything on Labour becomes the economy has gone bad and things have happened. Let me tell you neither of the other parties would have did a better job and we'd still be sitting here the same

[Mathew]

Seriously just burst out laughing at the Mirror's latest image..

[Fez]

If there was a Con-Lib coalition, would this still deny the prospect of electoral reform?

[jam666]

If there was a Con-Lib coalition, would this still deny the prospect of electoral reform?

Hopefully yes it would. Cameron is not for moving and Clegg will be hated by his party members if he doesnt get PR therefore i see a stalemate.

[MrPinkPanther]

Its not down to Clegg, its down to the party. I'm pretty sure a deal will not be accepted without Electoral reform otherwise I would imagine there would be a split within the party and a leadership challenge. Like it or not the Conservatives haven't got the mandate from the British people and would find it tremendously difficult to govern alone.

[Jordy]

Its not down to Clegg, its down to the party. I'm pretty sure a deal will not be accepted without Electoral reform otherwise I would imagine there would be a split within the party and a leadership challenge. Like it or not the Conservatives haven't got the mandate from the British people and would find it tremendously difficult to govern alone.

You are right but the Lib Dems and Labour do not have a mandate to govern either. I'm not saying the Conservatives should just assume control (I encourage negotiations with the Lib Dems) but they are closer to a mandate than any other party it has to be said.

I was reading something earlier about how 77% of the country didn't choose the Liberal Democrats yet they get to choose who gets into power. Our system really is a mess

[jam666]

Its not down to Clegg, its down to the party. I'm pretty sure a deal will not be accepted without Electoral reform otherwise I would imagine there would be a split within the party and a leadership challenge. Like it or not the Conservatives haven't got the mandate from the British people and would find it tremendously difficult to govern alone.

Like it or not 77% of the british people did not vote for Nick Clegg but he is pushing ahead with PR?, he should be locked in a closet and let the big boys talk about issues that affect people. Its also ironic that Nick Clegg demands these things and expects them to be given to him on a silver lined plate when the Conservatives could clearly rule as a minority government.

The best result at the moment is a Lab/Lib coalition of which there will be another election within the year and then a Conservative government can be elected with a majority since it will be a landslide victory as the lib/lab coalition will of slaughtered themselves by then.

I may be Conservative but i pray for a LIB/LAB coalition

[-:Undertaker:-]

Like it or not 77% of the british people did not vote for Nick Clegg but he is pushing ahead with PR?, he should be locked in a closet and let the big boys talk about issues that affect people. Its also ironic that Nick Clegg demands these things and expects them to be given to him on a silver lined plate when the Conservatives could clearly rule as a minority government.

The best result at the moment is a Lab/Lib coalition of which there will be another election within the year and then a Conservative government can be elected with a majority since it will be a landslide victory as the lib/lab coalition will of slaughtered themselves by then.

I may be Conservative but i pray for a LIB/LAB coalition

We need electoral reform and Nick Clegg is right to push for it, the Conservative Party supports the FPTP system so it and its supporters should not complain when this sort of thing happens because it is a part of the FPTP system that they want to retain at all costs to keep their monopoly on power.

[jam666]

We need electoral reform and Nick Clegg is right to push for it, the Conservative Party supports the FPTP system so it and its supporters should not complain when this sort of thing happens because it is a part of the FPTP system that they want to retain at all costs to keep their monopoly on power.

It may seem like we want to keep our monopoly on power. But FPTP largely favours labour.