Depressing night for the Lib Dems. Tories have done a fantastic job shifting most of the blame re: the last five years onto their coalition partners.
It's nothing to do with that imo. If there was a lot of blame for the last 5 years, then the Tories would have been sunk.
It seems that the majority have recognised that the coalition have done a good job.
It's mainly down to a choice of Labour & Conservative & people knew a vote for The Lib Dems could let in their least favoured. So voters are either going red or blue.
Lib Dems are getting a 20% fall in nearly every seat & their votes are going to UKIP and whoever is the strongest in the main. So a strong Tory or Labour opponent is benefiting.
Looks a lot like political 'arrangements' are going to be needed, or will the system need reform, or even a break up of Britain into parts?
Seth, what's your view on how the Tories form a government, if the results are along the lines of the Exit poll, ie 10 seats short of a majority, but with the LibDems utterly battered? Who do they jump into bed with?
Looks a lot like political 'arrangements' are going to be needed, or will the system need reform, or even a break up of Britain into parts?
Seth, what's your view on how the Tories form a government, if the results are along the lines of the Exit poll, ie 10 seats short of a majority, but with the LibDems utterly battered? Who do they jump into bed with?
They'll go it alone with an informal agreement with the DUP, unless Lib Dems want to join in.
Interesting hearing Kinnock. Reckons it's down to self delusion that people say one thing to pollsters then at the ballot box think the Tories will put more money in their pockets so change their vote. That bloke come very close to running this country
Interesting hearing Kinnock. Reckons it's down to self delusion that people say one thing to pollsters then at the ballot box think the Tories will put more money in their pockets so change their vote. That bloke come very close to running this country
No surprise from Kinnock. He's deluded, yet he thinks it's the British public that are deluded. Very sour interview, as you would expect.
I think that Ulster Unionist parties will be significant, the impossibility in terms of credibility seems to be linking with the Liberals seeing the general collapse in the national Liberal vote. UKIP or even the Greens might have more votes but less seats than the Liberals so how can there be credible LibDem ministers? We all need to fasten our seatbelts.
Interesting hearing Kinnock. Reckons it's down to self delusion that people say one thing to pollsters then at the ballot box think the Tories will put more money in their pockets so change their vote. That bloke come very close to running this country
Kinnocks seen all this before. It's 1992 all over again
Looks a lot like political 'arrangements' are going to be needed, or will the system need reform, or even a break up of Britain into parts?
Seth, what's your view on how the Tories form a government, if the results are along the lines of the Exit poll, ie 10 seats short of a majority, but with the LibDems utterly battered? Who do they jump into bed with?
They'll go it alone with an informal agreement with the DUP, unless Lib Dems want to join in.
Looks a lot like political 'arrangements' are going to be needed, or will the system need reform, or even a break up of Britain into parts?
Seth, what's your view on how the Tories form a government, if the results are along the lines of the Exit poll, ie 10 seats short of a majority, but with the LibDems utterly battered? Who do they jump into bed with?
They'll go it alone with an informal agreement with the DUP, unless Lib Dems want to join in.
Yes, I agree. If the Tories get more than 310-12 seats they could go it alone.
Labour hold Wrexham, although a swing to the Tories in a safe Labour seat. Lib Dems lost 20% again.
Ignore 2-5% swings between Labour an con! The story is a Lib Dem collapse across urban and rural... As well as Labour not making ground! It's a dead heat between left and right?
Since the Sein Fein MPs never vote the effective majority required is 323. The Tories on 316 and at least 7 Ulster Unionists could meet that with the additional comfort of any UKIP members, if there are any. Lib Dems wouldn't be needed even if they agreed to join which may be unlikely given that many of those who will be left may be more left leaning than right.
Labour lost it as soon as they chose EM instead of DM, the former lacking the charisma, authority and bearing to appeal to many as PM of their country. Going into the booth and thinking of him representing their country may have been the clincher for many not to vote Labour.
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It seems that the majority have recognised that the coalition have done a good job.
It's mainly down to a choice of Labour & Conservative & people knew a vote for The Lib Dems could let in their least favoured. So voters are either going red or blue.
Labour were hoping to win the seat.
Lib Dems lost 10%.
Very sour interview, as you would expect.
We all need to fasten our seatbelts.
Kinnocks seen all this before. It's 1992 all over again
If Farage, Ed Balls and Galloway fail to get elected, life will be very good indeed.
The story is a Lib Dem collapse across urban and rural...
As well as Labour not making ground!
It's a dead heat between left and right?
Labour lost it as soon as they chose EM instead of DM, the former lacking the charisma, authority and bearing to appeal to many as PM of their country. Going into the booth and thinking of him representing their country may have been the clincher for many not to vote Labour.