i think the tories....

can only work with clegg, but will have to concede on PR and perhaps one or two key positions in the cabinet to get clegg to agree.

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on May 10th 2010 at 17:47:44

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So if Brown resigns (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:21:42
- the parties choose their leaders, not the electorate (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:29:42
- PMs are only voted for in their constituencies (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 17:28:44
- nothing to say Nick Clegg can't be PM... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:25:53
  - ha ha (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 17:29:15
  - None of the three leaders were 'voted in' per se (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:28:48
    - any LibDem & Labour & The Others is ridiculous (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:36:17
      - how many Sein Fein mps are there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:40:16
        
        3 I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:40:46
        
        4, but they never take their seats at Westminster (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:41:29
        
        I thought it was 5 (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:44:37
        
        the SNP and Plaid will never join the Tories in any kind of coalition (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:50:19
        
        Ironically, I bet Cameron would LOVE to give Scotland devolution (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:55:38
        
        Conservative *& unionist* party of GB (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 18:16:28
        
        I'm pointing out what Cameron would LOVE to do (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:18:56
        
        no, and I doubt the tories would allow themselves to be held to ransom (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:54:33
        
        Let's have another election (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:53:32
        
        Yup. Was it Wilson or Heath who did that after 3 days in '74(?) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 10, 18:05:32
        
        no idea, but that'd be really fucked up (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:57:16
        
        I was reading that the parties are desperate to avoid another election if possible (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:55:45
        
        i think the tories.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 10, 17:47:44
        
        I can't imagine them agreeing to anything really far-reaching on PR (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:49:19
        
        What would be really funny (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:49:08
        
        I voted for them :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 17:52:27
        
        What? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:54:35
        
        They didn't have a candidate! The Citizens for Undead Rights Party did though (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 18:04:13
        
        if only Esther Rantzen had got in... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:51:05
        
        That would have been better (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:51:52
        
        "(fewer votes than the BNP ffs)" (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:54:48
        
        No it isn't (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:58:55
        
        I would've voted SNP (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:57:35
        
        same here, but again no candidate in South Cambs (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:59:57
        
        That's up to the SNP (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:01:40
        
        you vote for your local candidate to sort your local shit on the national platform (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:06:06
        
        Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:09:04
        
        so you want to break the link between the politicians and their constiuency entirely then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:15:10
        
        I thought you were the PR fan? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:17:57
        
        they get results? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:25:07
- Bloody students, always asking questions. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, May 10, 17:24:46
  - I'll shut up and go sit at the back of the class :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:42:00
- Yes, and that's not possible without barmy Alex Salmond (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:24:37
  - Well they'll need some nationalist party votes (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:39:27
    - exactly, could go for a 2 year agreement to see through electoral reform though (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:44:50
  - Dont need Alex Salmond to get to 326. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, May 10, 17:28:53
    - ^^ Supposed to be here (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:42:37
    - Only need 323 dont they? (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:39:35
      - possibly - dont know what impact Sinn Fein have with their seats (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, May 10, 17:41:14
        
        I will be really, really fucked off if the Scot Nats end up having serious influence in (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:51:06
        
        Camo ought to let them have their independence (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:53:28
- Would be cool if Labour were that desperate that Clegg became pm (General Chat) - pants, May 10, 17:24:19

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