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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE]What I think would happen is that the Lib Dems would very quickly find themselves to be an extremely junior partner in a coalition and they would be made to know it at every opportunity. Cameron has already gone on record saying that it was "reasonable to expect" that the bulk of the Conservative manifesto should be adopted. The two parties don't agree on Europe, voting reform, immigration, trident, the timing of cuts to reduce the deficit...in almost every major area of policy, they are either in extreme disagreement or just outright diametrically opposed. If Clegg thinks that he can act as Jiminy Cricket to Cameron's Pinocchio, then he's kidding himself, frankly. [/QUOTE]I'm not sure that he's thinking that way though. I mean if we can see that any coalition is doomed if neither side gives ground then surely they know that too and if they have any sense of pragmatism are right now hammering out an agreement so they they won't trip each other up. Manifesto promises have to go at least a little bit out the window in this instance as nobody actually won outright. Time will tell exactly what concessions each party are willing to make. You can say the LibDems won't budge on "this" or the Tories won't allow "that" but the reality is, at least in some instances they'll have to bite their respective bullets unless they want to have to do this all over again before the year is out. They both have a chance at power, each in their own measure and I can't see either of them squandering it over a few sticking points. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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