Sorry to disappoint, but Nick Clegg the Tory has said that he'll form a coalition with the Tories should no party gain an overall majority.
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You can't really blame him, at the moment, saying you'd side with Labour would ensure that tactical voting against you... And that's without realising that the Tories are more aligned with the Lib Dems on most issues than Labour are currently.
It's crazy.
Even though I'm too young to remember them, I miss the days when it was socialism vs capitalism rather than the Tories vs the Tories vs the Tories. 
these days i'm more surprised people choose to vote labour rather than BNP - i can understand why people are disillusioned and feel forced to vote BNP but i can't understand why anybody can look at the last decade and say labour have done a good job ?!!?!?!?
I don't think many are saying that they've done a good job, but they are saying that they don't think any of the other parties could do any better.
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there is no democracy.
the election is an illusion, designed to give you the impression that you take part in the political process.
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seriously though at least Cameron is talking about decentralizing, which is a refreshing thing to hear, whether that will happen is something else entirely.
the election is an illusion, designed to give you the impression that you take part in the political process.
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seriously though at least Cameron is talking about decentralizing, which is a refreshing thing to hear, whether that will happen is something else entirely.
Where has he said it? it's been rumoured but all I've actually seen him say is that he isn't going to pre-decide a coalition until the situation arises.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/05/nick-clegg-no-backroom-deal
I will still vote Lib Dem either way, my local candidate seems a fairly safe lib dem seat as it's largely students and recent graduates who make up thee constituency.
Well, rather embarrassingly, I can't find it.
I'm sure I've heard it on the radio twice, as the second time I was in a shop and when it came on through the radio I was shocked and looked at the shop keeper (friend of mine) and he was the same, and we had a chat about it. But, I can't find a single news resource online that says it, so I must have been incorrect.
Freedom of Speech
except there is pretty big difference on laws and government between the two, as well as government spending.
OF WHAT??
To say any hateful **** faced thing you want because he's complete and utter retard?
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I can't find anything explicit, as your article points out he states he will only join the party with a majority of seats yet perhaps what Naffa has heard is linked to an interview with Nick Clegg in the FT from 2008 that I found here. You may need to register to view it but if you don't want to do that see the partial quote below.
Maybe he has changed from that position subsequently, it was from fairly early on in his leadership.
That's a bit of a non-sequitur, robgmun didn't ask how can people express that they will vote for the BNP, he asked why would they? I don't think the BNP is any more in favour of freedom of speech than any other party except possibly where it benefits them.
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none of the main 3 for me waste of space the lot of them
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STV is an option, not necessarily the best option but the most likely to work in this country. It's only strictly semi proportional but avoids wasting so many votes at least. It also keeps the constituency to MP link.
Pure PR would probably require the creation of much larger, multi member super constituencies and is fairly unlikely.
AMS is likely another option, used in the UK already for the London Assembly and Scottish Parliament I believe - bit of a mess but succeeds in most of it's objectives by implementing PR while keeping an MP to constituency link if desired.
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Well there's no proof they lied, they simply decided not to support it when it came round to it. Unless they'd decided that beforehand, then rather than lying they changed their minds. And it's difficult to say they decided that beforehand as it was a different treaty then.
Also, better they backtracked on something they said than going ahead with a stupid idea. I've no problem with politicians saying they were wrong about something and have changed their minds, reassuring to see they're open to reason.
Labour lied repeatedly about tuition fees both in their manifesto and in the law which allowed them to be introduced. That's a more serious issue by far.
so they stick with a terrible party because they are afraid of the alternative - new labour have crushed the hope of the british people, we deserve better, and the chance to get better.
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What rubbish. The only thing crushing the hope of the 'british people' is their incessant moaning, laziness, expectation of things being handed to them on a plate and lack of ambition. Tell me exactly what the government have done which has stopped you from reaching your ambitions?
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