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Originally Posted by Hiddlebit
Of course the last time a coalition government was formed - a proper "back door deal" - was during WW2.
Sorry, Shakermaker, but in actual fact this election is probably the most honest we've had for a while. A government has been formed which took over 50% of the vote. Yet the last four elections saw governments with a majority of seats (if only just) although they had far less than a majority of the votes.
2005 - Labour - 35.3%
2001 - Labour - 40.7%
1997 - Labour - 43.2%
1992 - Conservative - 41.9%
And that's just the last 4 elections.
Just a question, Shakermaker, what government did the electorate vote for in those years? Because whatever they voted for - it didn't happen then either.
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Hiddlebit, that merely shows that the need for thorough political/electoral reform is not a particularly new thing!
Today I read in The Guardian that,
"The Lib Dems have dropped plans for a "mansion tax" on properties costing more than £2m, while the Conservatives have ditched their pledge to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m."
And so it begins! Earlier than ever! Politicians back-pedalling on pledges that won them votes from people who wanted them there in the first place. Only, this time around, it is all in the name of forming a 'stable government'. Sickening.