Nick Clegg looks like selling out...

[wiltinwickwitch]

For centuries, there were only two parties to vote for in UK, the liberal party and the conservative. I have always voted liberal. Twenty years ago, when some breakaway Labour MPs joined us, we became the Liberal Democrats. (It wasn't a big leap for them; Labour views were always closer to Liberal, than the right wing) I stood for the council as a

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[editrx]

Yeah, I've been watching this from my side of the Pond (I lived in the UK under Thatcher, mind you, so I have no love for the Conservatives whatsoever) and my face looks sort of like:

O.o

I just don't get it. It's beyond bizarre. Why on earth would the LibDems align with the Tories rather than Labour? I have yet to read anything in the papers that explains this thinking; any clues? Has Clegg just simply lost his mind and figures he'll moor his boat to what looks like the Big Winner instead of the incumbent? Is he that shallow that he just wants to be with the "popular kids" or something?

I honestly don't understand -- do you have any insights into this?

[editrx]

With the Tories they'd have a majority coalition dependent on two parties agreeing, with Labour they'd need all the other minority parties.

They're talking to both sides, I'm not calling it either way till it happens. But at the moment I have no more hopes for Labour than I do for the Tories - both have fucked up while in charge, and if anything it's made people remotely interested in our parliamentary system for a few days.

As I've done my bit by voting, and I'm fine with how my vote turned out, I shall treat the rest with a shrug!

[wiltinwickwitch]

I guess the truth is that although leader of a moinority party, Clegg is currently a powerful man, who must try to make the best of this opportunity. Today he is talking to Labour as well.

But it's hard to see, given the final figures, how any coalition can actually work. Likeliest is, whatever links are made, it will fail, and we'll all be back to the polls in no time at all.

I know what you mean about the 80s; although I admit they were good for me personally, I hated what Thatcher did to the country. Some things just never recovered, and some of those were important losses, I think)
Watch this space!
love and blessed be
xxx

[ayoub]

With Gordon Brown's resignation today, the door's open for negotiations with Labour... It might work out!

[wiltinwickwitch]

who knows? I guess we'll all have to vote again within the next twelve months! God knows what we'll do...!
love hugs and blessed be
xxxx