Nor would I want to be in charge of that coalition. I would think it ungovernable for any protracted period of time.
But there are some advantages to all of the participants in having it run for a bit.
The Tories look like there were hounded from office. Good for Labour.
The Lib Dems can portray their decision as a principaled stand against UKIP inspired Tory nutjobbery – a nutjob too far.
The various nationalists get goodies for their home town and in the case of the SNP a nice win to compensate them for losing the referendum.
The Greens and Respect get to remove a Tory government.
So, if I were planning this I’d bring the government down, rush through the required goodies for votes legislation. STV for local government, referendum bill on Devo Max, big jobs programme in Northern Ireland, Brains Beer to the be the official beer of England Rugby, ennoble George Galloway or make him ambassador to the Antartic Treaty Convention or the Klingon Empire, a massive great wind turbine off the coast of Brighton.
Then collapse the Rainbow government, have the general election six months early.
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But there are some advantages to all of the participants in having it run for a bit.
The Tories look like there were hounded from office. Good for Labour.
The Lib Dems can portray their decision as a principaled stand against UKIP inspired Tory nutjobbery – a nutjob too far.
The various nationalists get goodies for their home town and in the case of the SNP a nice win to compensate them for losing the referendum.
The Greens and Respect get to remove a Tory government.
So, if I were planning this I’d bring the government down, rush through the required goodies for votes legislation. STV for local government, referendum bill on Devo Max, big jobs programme in Northern Ireland, Brains Beer to the be the official beer of England Rugby, ennoble George Galloway or make him ambassador to the Antartic Treaty Convention or the Klingon Empire, a massive great wind turbine off the coast of Brighton.
Then collapse the Rainbow government, have the general election six months early.