Well, this is depressing

[lovinspike247]

So. The Conservatives did the best last night. Fuck. However, they didn't get enough seats to govern alone, so we have a hung Parliament. To the surprise of everyone, the Lib Dems actually lost seats, even though percentage-wise, they weren't very far behind Labour. Our voting system needs to be reformed so badly

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[anonymous]

Hi, do you mind explaining to an American why the Conservative party would seek a coalition with lib dems when it was Labour that won the second most votes?

[lovinspike247]

You know how the Democrats and Republicans in American are unable to work together on most things? It would be like that, but probably worse. Labour and the Conservatives have been the two main parties in the UK for decades, and there's a lot of bad blood between them. Nothing would get done because they would never agree on anything.

Plus, in a Labour/Conservative coalition, the Cons would still be the majority, and so would have most of the power. Labour are hoping the Lib Dems form an alliance with them so that they'll still be in charge.

[never_coming_bk]

Also, I'm making myself smile by imagining how annoyed Cameron and the Tories must be. Even after the war in Iraq, Labour were able to form a majority government. However, the Tories couldn't even manage that during a recession and with an unpopular Labour Prime Minister.
That made me laugh out loud. :')

What our country is coming to, idek. Christ, I even heard someone call Cameron 'cute' in lessons today D:

[lovinspike247]

It's honestly the only thing that's cheered me up. Before the debates, the Tories were certain that they would win the election outright, and now they have to form a coalition.

...Have they actually seen Cameron? I mean, if they did, surely they would realise how sleazy he is.

[never_coming_bk]

It won't work though, what common ground do the lib dems and tories actually?
The tories will probably just push them into the background and take total control. :c :c :c
I think they're on something, idk. Someone also called Zac Goldsmith a 'DILF' in my school. D:

[roadmarks]

of course, he blamed foreigners

I took this survey out of curiosity and, despite barely knowing anything about politics outside of my country, I still managed to figure out which was the BNP policy in every category. :D: How to fix health care? Stop giving it to foreigners! How to stop crime? Deport foreigners! Ugh.

[lovinspike247]

They really are a vile party. I saw one of their leaflets, and it started out saying how they're just misunderstood and totally not racist! And then they went on to explain how Labour have ruined the country by encouraging the "spread of Islam". D:

Thankfully most people saw through their racist bullshit.

[lovinspike247]

Oh, you're absolutely right, but I do wonder how the Lib Dem supporters will feel about this. Most of the ones I've met honestly do believe that the Lib Dems are better than the two main parties. But when it comes to a coalition, they'll be just as bad as the others.

I'm a little worried that whatever coalition we end up with, it'll just fall apart before electoral reform is achieved. The Tories are going to do their best to block it and, like you said, the public need to be educated on the different systems before the referendum.

[lovinspike247]

I think most people were in denial. I mean, while I was hoping for Lib-Lab, as soon as a Hung Parliament was a possibility, Clegg said that he would work with whatever party have the majority. And though it depressed the hell out of me, it was clear from the polls that the Tories would be that party.

I'd be interested to hear their answer, actually. Because electoral reform would mean having to form coalitions in every foreseeable election. So which is preferable: a fairer system or a more stable government?