Lib Dems were doomed from the start due to first-past-the-post. PR would have provided a true 3-way race. The Lib Dems know this, which is why they've campaigned for PR. The other two main parties also know it, which is why they've never supported PR.
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Lib Dems were doomed from the start due to first-past-the-post. PR would have provided a true 3-way race. The Lib Dems know this, which is why they've campaigned for PR. The other two main parties also know it, which is why they've never supported PR.
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What's the system in Oz Ev ?
Labour's grand plan:
Get as many onto the pay roll, be it public sector pay or benefits. Get as many immigrants into the country as possible.
Then tell both groups above, if you don't vote Labour....Conservatives will screw you over and take it all away.
Such a shame
Get as many onto the pay roll, be it public sector pay or benefits. Get as many immigrants into the country as possible.
Then tell both groups above, if you don't vote Labour....Conservatives will screw you over and take it all away.
Such a shame
Doesn't everyone have to vote by law in Oz?
don't worry we'll be doing it all again by year end.
It's formally a hung parliament. Now we get to see how much Nick Clegg really values the opinion of the people... Especially as the Tories got a greater share of vote than labour did in 2005, and Labour got a smaller share of the vote than the Tories did in 2005...
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this has been a a right downer ,
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I don't think GB will give it up without a fight.
It still wouldn't form a majority government so they won't be able to get anything done.
Either conservatives and lib dem thrash out some kind of deal (unlikely) or we'll need another election.
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pretty obvious isnt it???
CRASH!!!!
but the election results wont entirely be blamed for that.
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Assuming of course that Labour + LD seats total more than 325. If they don't, they're going to have to make concessions to nationalists. That'd be tough to swallow for English voters.
this has been a a right downer
why? what did you expect?
this has been a a right downer
Too right.
Unless we have another election and a Tory maj. the debt will get higher and confidence lower. As the debt will still be growing while the parties argue and delay, the problem will be worse when it does have to be dealt with.
