dpb

Leslie

True

Les

Lee247

Lets be thankful for small mercies

r32

It's more that Labour cant win, even if they join up with the Lib Dems. Labour plus the Lib Dem seats dont add up to a certain majority. If any of the other smaller groups voted with the Torys then they couldnt get legislation passed.

Where as the Conservatives with Lib Dem support have a sure fire winner.

But its not the way to Govern is it?

richie001

iTrader: (3)

They could because the SNP and Plaid Cymru have said that they would join in any a Lab/Lib deal and that would give them 324 seats and a majority.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

I thought they needed 326 seats for the majority vote?

richie001

iTrader: (3)

Sinn Fein don't take their seats at Westmister and they won 5 seats.So the majority is really is 321.

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

In theory that's true, but in practice because there are 5 Sinn Fein MPs who pretty much never turn up at Westminster, 324 would be enough.


Edit: Richie beat me to the punch

scud8

iTrader: (1)

The four SDLP MPs take the Labour whip by default so Lab+Lib/Dem+SDLP+SNP+PL is 328 seats. However, SNP and PL will demand their pound of flesh - probably favourable treatment for scotland and wales when it comes to the inevitable public expenditure cuts, so making it worse for the rest of us.

Also, using SDLP, SNP and PL to pass unpopular primary legislation that affects england only (because of the devolved governments) is likely to be very badly received in england, so could be the beginning of the end for the union.

stedee

iTrader: (4)

what you want another 4 years of gordon brown, i`m sick of seeing his miserable mug, let someone else have a go at f###ing up the country.

who ever gets in is going to have a hard time unless they are an economic genius because of the deficit.

dpb

eeeerm, no ..!

Turbohot

I do like that.

Leslie

A minority government would never work and a coalition one would be weak.

Les