Comments on: Morning after the long night before http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/ Politics, pedantry and personal interests Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Spiderplant http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Spiderplant Tue, 11 May 2010 21:55:10 +0000 http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/?p=1204#comment-233 Simon - You'll like these from today. Peace Lisa http://spiderplant88.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/no-words-right-now-just-images/ Simon – You’ll like these from today.
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]]> By: simonashall http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/comment-page-1/#comment-232 simonashall Tue, 11 May 2010 21:17:06 +0000 http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/?p=1204#comment-232 Good that we agree Denzil - apparently we're going to have to do this for three years! Good that we agree Denzil – apparently we’re going to have to do this for three years!

]]> By: Denzil Coulson http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Denzil Coulson Tue, 11 May 2010 17:38:51 +0000 http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/?p=1204#comment-231 Agreed. Compromise is in the national interest of the country and this deal appears to be the right one. It is only correct that we did a deal with the party who came first provided electoral reform is firmly on the agenda. Agreed. Compromise is in the national interest of the country and this deal appears to be the right one. It is only correct that we did a deal with the party who came first provided electoral reform is firmly on the agenda.

]]> By: simonashall http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/comment-page-1/#comment-230 simonashall Tue, 11 May 2010 14:48:34 +0000 http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/?p=1204#comment-230 Hi Denzil, congratulations on holding Goldsworth West last week. I know that 36% people voted for us but even if it had been the 42/43% that we might have had you'd still say that wasn't a majority. We haven't had a true majority government since the war. Only 23% voted for you and that's hardly an endorsement of your electoral reform agenda either. I don't think that the Lib Dems have the mandate to foist their manifesto on Britain any more than a minority Conservative government - in fact they have less of a mandate to do so. The public didn't vote for the Lib Dems to choose the next government either - that's just how our system works and I can accept that even if LDs want to change it. I don't support AV but recognise DC must do what he can to stabilise the situation. As for whether that's for 18 months or five years is not really for the Lib Dems to dictate. I think Nick Clegg has done about as much horsetrading as the public will put up with - so let's concentrate on the economic, educational and social commonalities we have and if we can make it work for four years and find room for electoral reform along the way, so be it. If on the other hand your MPs would rather take a Campbell and Mandelson inspired alternative and deliver "change" with Labour, I don't think that will deliver PR either and I'm pretty sure it would make our job in a future general election a great deal easier. Hi Denzil, congratulations on holding Goldsworth West last week. I know that 36% people voted for us but even if it had been the 42/43% that we might have had you’d still say that wasn’t a majority. We haven’t had a true majority government since the war.

Only 23% voted for you and that’s hardly an endorsement of your electoral reform agenda either. I don’t think that the Lib Dems have the mandate to foist their manifesto on Britain any more than a minority Conservative government – in fact they have less of a mandate to do so. The public didn’t vote for the Lib Dems to choose the next government either – that’s just how our system works and I can accept that even if LDs want to change it.

I don’t support AV but recognise DC must do what he can to stabilise the situation. As for whether that’s for 18 months or five years is not really for the Lib Dems to dictate. I think Nick Clegg has done about as much horsetrading as the public will put up with – so let’s concentrate on the economic, educational and social commonalities we have and if we can make it work for four years and find room for electoral reform along the way, so be it.

If on the other hand your MPs would rather take a Campbell and Mandelson inspired alternative and deliver “change” with Labour, I don’t think that will deliver PR either and I’m pretty sure it would make our job in a future general election a great deal easier.

]]> By: Denzil Coulson http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/2010/05/morning-after-the-long-night-before/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Denzil Coulson Tue, 11 May 2010 14:07:39 +0000 http://www.thehorsellsmouth.com/?p=1204#comment-229 Oddly enough, I agree with some of your points on how a Lib-Con coalition could work regarding economic stability, education and social improvement. I would add if the Cons go further than AV. After all, only 36% voted for your party. The question still remains - are the Tories committed to a stable coalition for a full Parliament rather than just 18 months? If it is a full Parliament, that is far more sensible. Oddly enough, I agree with some of your points on how a Lib-Con coalition could work regarding economic stability, education and social improvement. I would add if the Cons go further than AV. After all, only 36% voted for your party.

The question still remains – are the Tories committed to a stable coalition for a full Parliament rather than just 18 months? If it is a full Parliament, that is far more sensible.

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