Trouble is you end up with the larger party having to give effect to the fringe views of

their coalition partners

This is what happened to the SNP - they needed the handful of Green votes to keep themselves in power so ended up bowing down to anything they wanted, including extremist stuff like gender self-ID (which was what ultimately did for Sturgeon)

Imagine the Tories in a coalition with Reform. They’d have to let Nigel have his red lines. It’d be just the same.

Nutters in power are very dangerous, even as part of a coalition with more sensible people

Posted By: Old Git on March 3rd 2026 at 11:37:52

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Polanski for PM? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 3, 08:13:54
- Next election odds (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 3, 12:25:53
- Labour / Green coalition with Andy Burnham as MP will be fine, thanks. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Mar 3, 10:11:36
  - Image the Green's getting in - would be devastating for Britain (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 3, 13:23:57
  - Trouble is you end up with the larger party having to give effect to the fringe views of (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 3, 11:37:52
    - You're really very right-wing aren't you, despite all your pretence to be left-leaning (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Mar 3, 14:18:40
      - I can’t remember OG making the slightest attempt to appear left leaning! (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Mar 3, 14:30:42
        
        & his post equated sharing power with Greens and with Reform (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 3, 15:19:09
  - He can fuck right off the massive cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 3, 10:25:10
  - Would get my vote. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Mar 3, 10:15:54
  - PM even (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Mar 3, 10:11:49
    - The make up of the next parliament could be an absolute mess (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 3, 10:16:42
- It's almost worth it (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 3, 09:38:04
  - This country lost its mind a few years ago now (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 3, 09:43:41
    - like hemingway and bankruptcy (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 3, 10:05:44
- The stupidity of people never fails to amaze me if so (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 3, 09:03:43
  - Well. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorceee, Mar 3, 10:14:10
    - was that the time they had a chance to vote for Labour (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 3, 11:32:54
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  - Look into my eyes, not around the eyes, into the eyes (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 3, 09:07:14

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