The BBC has got a nice little chart for working out a possible coalition. In their enthusiasm they include Lady Hermon as being a possible Conservative partner. Highly unlikely, I'd say, unless she's been given some halucinatory substance. They also suggest the DUP, but I think Paisley Jnr is more fickle than his father in doing deals. Cameron would go bananas in the end.
The only real deal is going to be a Con/Lib Coalition. Peter Hain is getting all nostalgic for his Young Liberal days, Alex Salmond talks of a "Progressive Alliance" but anything with him in is likely to be regressive. However, such a grouping could get the go ahead and it would have a majority. But without the guy currently in No.10. There's talk of Miliband being the leader. Maybe. But I can't see that, really. It's more likely to be a caretaker type. After all, keeping six parties in place will be hard going.
It's between a "Productive Alliance" and a "Progressive Alliance". I prefer positive production to persuasive progress! The first will hopefully give us stable government, the latter more hot air and spin.
The Dependency ratio, taxes and the state of the public finances
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Number of claimants State Pension 12,969,000 Universal Credit 6,969,000
Personal Independence Payment * 3,515,000 Housing Benefit 2,149,000
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The Maths work out as 191 English Labour MPs, 43 English Lib Dems and 1 English Green - with an opposition composed of 297 English Conservatives.
Or put another way roughly 10 million people will be enforrcing legislation, that in large part do not apply to them due to devolution, on 50 million.
Hardly democratic or progressive.
I agree, if it was left to England it would be an Tory government. But the New Labour regime was never very keen on democracy. They do really like free speech much. They've introduced curbs on that.
We need a proper UK government and a proper government for England. It's a real joke that Alex Salmond's SNP could be in some coalition of the rejected dictating terms for governance in England.
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