If you rule out a Labour/Liberal Democrat rainbow coalition as a serious

Comment on Election 2010 Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government by David.

If you rule out a Labour/Liberal Democrat rainbow coalition as a serious government (it realistically wouldn’t work long term), you are left with a Conservative minority government propped up by the Lib Dems and others issue by issue or a Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government or no government at all and another election.

Another election right now would be awful for the country, the markets would be destabilised and there might be a run on the pound causing more economic problems!!!

A Conservative minority government though an idealistic choice for Liberal Democrat supporters would mean the Lib Dems get very little for their voters, would they get electoral reform for example? You get a referendum on the alternative vote which should result in more Lib Dem MPs IF the country votes yes to it.

I’m a Labour voter, but can see the best choice right now is a Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition. Medium term I think it benefits Labour most because the coalition will be blamed for the austerity measures, but if you only look on this from a perspective of having a working government that can make decisions then a Conservative/Lib Dem coalition was the only good choice (assuming they can play nice together).

Isn’t this what Liberal Democrats want, to show progressive politics can work?

If this coalition works it supports more changes to the voting system, would prove hung parliaments aren’t a disaster and the Lib Dems want the Single Transferable Vote for example which will pretty much guarantee hung parliaments.

David