Comments on: Post election – what is going to happen? https://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2010/04/post-election-what-is-going-to-happen/ Author of THE DEBT GENERATION Thu, 06 May 2021 15:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 By: Golem XIV - Thoughts https://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2010/04/post-election-what-is-going-to-happen/#comment-171 Wed, 05 May 2010 12:57:51 +0000 http://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2010/04/post-election-what-is-going-to-happen/#comment-171 Well that's a very good point. I suppose I had been thinking that a) Mr Cable might not be as captured by the current ideology as the others b) no matter who was the point man, without a majority it would be difficult to silence opposed voices c) The horse trading required at every step would make the whole thing unworkable.

This last point was illustrated for me last night, I think it was, when I heard how the Northern Irish MP's said they would form a coalition with Cameron IF he guaranteed to protect NI from any cuts.

That one achieves a perfect 10 from this judge for combining stupidity with parochialism.

But that said, I think your point has a frightening logic to it.

]]> By: Tam https://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2010/04/post-election-what-is-going-to-happen/#comment-168 Wed, 05 May 2010 11:39:07 +0000 http://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2010/04/post-election-what-is-going-to-happen/#comment-168 'Me, I want a hung parliament with a weak coalition for the same reasons as the bankers fear it.'

I disagree. I reckon a weak coalition will make it easier to force the cuts through because it'll be Vince Cable doing it, someone the public trusts and is willing to give the benfit of the doubt.
Wheras George Osborne is simply too smarmy be able to make the same level of cuts without all manner of civil disobedience occuring…

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