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T_i_B

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20. Trouble is...
Thu May 7, 2015, 10:08 AM
May 2015

In the past few decades Britain has been used to governments with overall majorities. Often huge majorities such as those enjoyed by Thatcher and Blair.

And after the last election we ended up with a government that was little different from one with an overall majority thanks to the coalition deal.

It's clear that the political strategies of the Blair era, of "triangulation" and top-down control are increasingly ineffective and if anything are contributing to the decline of the mainstream parties.

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No matter who wins, it will not be a stable government, and I suspect they will need to form a new still_one May 2015 #1
My prediction is that we won't know for ages... LeftishBrit May 2015 #2
same here... Ironing Man May 2015 #3
If the tories win the total vote count but labour can get more seats through a coalition, who gets craigmatic May 2015 #4
Labour. Ironing Man May 2015 #5
Answer to: If the tories win the total vote count but labour can get more seats through a coalition, doxyluv13 May 2015 #6
Only seats in Parliament count in a parliamentary system. Ghost Dog May 2015 #12
SNP will do well in Scotland but maybe not THAT well. mwooldri May 2015 #7
Is that just a personal theory or do you have polls that show that? craigmatic May 2015 #10
just a personal feeling. mwooldri May 2015 #18
I got email from 38 Degrees telling me Winchester was 'too close to call' - 48% Tory to 32% Lib Dems muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #8
Labour largest party, forms a minority government Anarcho-Socialist May 2015 #9
I agree that there won't be a straightforward coronation of Boris LeftishBrit May 2015 #14
One outcome will eventually (soon) be an independent Scotland. Ghost Dog May 2015 #11
We've already had a referendum on electoral reform in 2011 T_i_B May 2015 #16
Well, perhaps I should say a 'high degree of independence' for Scotland Ghost Dog May 2015 #21
I don't expect to see an independent Scotland in next 10 years Anarcho-Socialist May 2015 #19
Trouble is... T_i_B May 2015 #20
Labour, by a somewhat wider margin than expected. forest444 May 2015 #13
musings... Ironing Man May 2015 #15
Labour would have plenty of representation in England, just not in the non-London south muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #17
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