Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Anniversary of the UK Coalition Government

Guardian: Reports that Coalition PM David Cameron has stated that he expects the political parties in the Coalition to become more defined and for more arguments, but wants to keep the Coalition in till the expected next General Election in 2015. As the President Obama said to the Republicans, elections have consequences, the failure of the AV referendum and the loss of hundreds of local Councillors was a major political shock for the Liberal Democrat Leadership. Thus the argument by the left of the Party that it has to define itself as counter the Conservative Party, this lobby group wants the Lib Dems to be lap dogs for Labour, it is also bad political advice, the Lib Dems would look like they want to be in Government but also in Opposition, this kind of posture is loathed by the UK voter. The great leaders, stood their ground and fought their battles, from David Lloyd George as UK PM in World War One, Winston Churchill as the symbol of the nation during World War Two, and Lady Thatcher over retaking the Falklands Islands. The Liberal Democrats if they want to prosper should want to own the Coalition Government as much as the Conservative Party, take a stand and fight, if Lib Dems look weak and posturing for the sake of posturing they will be destroyed in 2015.

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