Could a Lib-Con alliance split the party?
The media are telling us about growing – and unsurprising – unease within the Liberal Democrats over the idea of a deal with the Conservative Party.
Yearly Archives: 2010
A rainbow coalition? The role of the Nats
Do the SNP and Plaid Cymru’s manifesto suggest that a progressive agreement with Labour and the Lib Dems is viable?
Lib-Con coalition would be an “electoral gift” to Labour
A decision by Nick Clegg to join forces with David Cameron would provide an opportunity for a major electoral revival by Labour at a second election in 2010.
Politics Summary: Monday, May 10th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. Nick Clegg kept his all his options open over the weekend, holding secret talks with Gordon Brown yesterday as negotiations with David Cameron saw the Tory leader inch histest
What we’ve learned from the Sundays
Just when you think life can’t get any worse, it suddenly does. There we all were, public and politicos alike, positively howling for the cessation of the madness on 6th May, only to return a hung Parliament. Now we learntest
Fair Votes Now protest in Parliament
The Take Back Parliament protest in London today demanded “Fair Votes Now” as around 1,000 marched from Parliament Square to the scene of the Liberal Democrat Executive meeting.
Gains for Labour as Lib-Con councils fall
Amidst all the coverage of the general election results Labour’s local election successes – and the collapse of many Lib-Con coalitions – has been overlooked.
A rainbow coalition? The role of the Green party
There is a progressive majority in the UK. But a parliamentary coalition requires the support of small parties. What will the Green party choose to do?
Will Clegg stick or twist?
All eyes are on Nick Clegg this morning as he meets his front bench team to discuss whether or not to do a deal with the Tories. Addressing the media in the past half hour, he spoke only of “the coming hourstest
BNP booted out of Barking
The British National Party lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagemham council this afternoon, completing a day of abject failure for the fascists.