British politics after Blair
So Blair has set a 12-month time limit on remaining Labour Party leader although, as Guido Fawkes notes, not necessarily as Prime Minister. Guido calls this the Aznar option, it's worth pointing out it was also the less-than-successful Gerhard Schröder option too
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I don't think I'd have managed a roundup like that even when I was on form, my current writers block is stopping the thoughts from forming anyway.
I can't disagree with any of the analysis, and agree completely about the likelihood of a hung parliament. The question there is how the parties, and her majesty, react.
The biggest dread is the German option, at least to me, but at least Cameron is making the right noises to allow the LibDems to not have the proverbial barge pole reaction.
Interesting times, especially for psephologists and poll watchers.
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I'm quite sanguine about the idea of a blue-yellow coalition. There, I never thought I'd hear myself say that! It will cause a lot of problems for the LibDems (who'd actually have to put policies into practice) and for the Tories (who have this silly idea that coalitions are somehow... well foreign. If they can get over that (and I think Cameron, Osborne, Huhne and Davey are more than capable of whipping their respective parties into line ( ... )
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On that, I agree completely. I can actually see the current leadership thinking it a great idea, but it would never work.
I'm quite sanguine about .. a blue-yellow coalition. There, I never thought I'd hear myself say that!
Neither did I, and I agree completely; am in fact intending to work quite hard for it over the next few years (my blogging magnum opus thus far). Which given I'm way on the left of the LDs and openly use the term socialist as a self description is showing how bad I think the current lot are.
It will cause a lot of problems for the LibDems (who'd actually have to put policies into practice)
I actually think that, at least within Parliament, they're nearly ready for that. Especially true of the newer intake who are actually looking seriously at the chance of Govt rather than simply being decent constituency MPs like some of the '97 and earlier intake)
and for the Tories (who have this silly idea that coalitions are somehow... well ( ... )
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Not true
the Lib Dems bend over backwards for anything with the prefix Euro in its title.
Also not true
Square that circle and try and keep the plates spinning.
Already done.
Official Tory policy is to remain in the EU, but to reform, decentralise and democratise the whole thing.
Official Lib Dem policy is to stay within the EU, but to reform, decentralise and democratise the whole thing.
Only real difference is presentation and emphasis.
I, for one, was rather happy with Hague's speech to Open Europe in June, and while I disagreed on some of his emphasis, it would be more than possible to build a consensus around what he set out.
Some Tories hate anything south of Calais, some LibDem are centralising enthusiasts, but most Lib Dems want to decentralise and democratise pretty much everything, including the EU.
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Wrong tasgory....
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