taxman Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Partly because they aren't adult enough to understand the concepts of compromise and cooperation but mainly because they are Labour supporters outraged that the Lib Dems had the temerity to go into a coalition with the Conservatives rather than getting shafted again in another Lib-Lab pact. People know all about the concepts of compromise and cooperation....what they don't like is craven bending over and buggery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 People know all about the concepts of compromise and cooperation....what they don't like is craven bending over and buggery. Well since that didn't happen, why are people complaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildrneil Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 People know all about the concepts of compromise and cooperation....what they don't like is craven bending over and buggery. So working together and getting a proportion of your manifesto through is "craven bending over and buggery"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 So working together and getting a proportion of your manifesto through is "craven bending over and buggery"? Was Cameron's immigration speech last week a coalition policy, or was it a Tory one...Paddy Ashdown and Vince Cable seemed to think it was a Tory one. It wasn't in the coalition agreement but was announced by the Govt. Similarly the Health Service reforms, where were the libdems in that coalition policy...it's only because the grass roots rebelled that there is even a debate about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Because of the coalition the likelihood of politicians breaking promises has risen above 100%, surely not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 And how is that worse than giving up all of it? Clegg as put the Lib dems back decades …………. Was it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuckle Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Due to the British people being soft as <REMOVED> the politicians can get away with anything they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPat Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Politicians always break their commitments while bringing forward measures unmentioned before the ballot. Coalition doesn't change their behaviour at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Politicians always break their commitments while bringing forward measures unmentioned before the ballot. Coalition doesn't change their behaviour at all. In some cases I think it's fair to say it's made that behaviour even more blatant and shameless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 And how is that worse than giving up all of it? Because, once you've gone down that road, you've lost any respectability and trust you had gained. I mean, if Clogg is so wonderful and popular, why is he being airbrushed out of their election material? stay in opposition and get none of it while the Tories operated as a minority government. Yep. That's what I would hope any political party would do (especially considering how the GlibDims rubbished most of the Conservative manifesto in the run up to the election - VAT bombshell, student fees, speed and depth of cuts needed). Was it worth it? For him, personally? Possibly. For the GlibDims as a party? 100% no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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