Spin
I haven't really had time to comment on the current situation, but I had to rant about this gem from Lord Adonis:
"No one party can command a majority in the House of Commons. Fifteen million people voted for Labour and the Liberal Democrats combined, last Thursday. Only 10 million people voted for the Conservative Party last Thursday.
"There would be absolute democratic legitimacy behind an arrangement between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. But obviously there are a lot of negotiations to come."
That's a bloody beautiful bit of spin, Lord Adonis. Putting aside the fact that nobody votes for two parties 'combined' under first past the post, 10.7m voted for the Conservatives, 8.6m for Labour, and 6.8m for the Liberal Democrats. 10.7+6.8=17.5; 8.6+6.8=15.4.
"No one party can command a majority in the House of Commons. Fifteen million people voted for Labour and the Liberal Democrats combined, last Thursday. Only 10 million people voted for the Conservative Party last Thursday.
"There would be absolute democratic legitimacy behind an arrangement between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. But obviously there are a lot of negotiations to come."
That's a bloody beautiful bit of spin, Lord Adonis. Putting aside the fact that nobody votes for two parties 'combined' under first past the post, 10.7m voted for the Conservatives, 8.6m for Labour, and 6.8m for the Liberal Democrats. 10.7+6.8=17.5; 8.6+6.8=15.4.