New Posts For Thread: Can anyone answer a few questions on coalitions and minority/majorities etc?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etcBeen discussing this at work and got a few questions.Does the party with the most seats automatically get to provide the PM if they choose?If so why was there all this hoo haa last time with Brown not giving it up and trying to get the lib dems on sioops wrong thread.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544223151#544223151oops wrong thread.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:33:17 -0500Some inspiring words from a very brave Ferris, who is running in the The Mini Mile Races this year: "Last year my sister Carys ran the Mini Mile to raise money for a local charity called Whoopsadaisy. This charity had helped her for many years and nohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544223147#544223147Some inspiring words from a very brave Ferris, who is running in the The Mini Mile Races this year: "Last year my sister Carys ran the Mini Mile to raise money for a local charity called Whoopsadaisy. This charity had helped her for many years and noTue, 07 Apr 2015 08:32:52 -0500They should have joined the tories but stood firm on the tuition fees thing imo. You need to compromise in a coalition but they should have stood firm on that, not doing so has cost them big time.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222347#544222347They should have joined the tories but stood firm on the tuition fees thing imo. You need to compromise in a coalition but they should have stood firm on that, not doing so has cost them big time.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:18:09 -0500They committed suicide by aligning with the Tories, as they'll find out in a few weeks. Assuming they don't know already, of course.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222303#544222303They committed suicide by aligning with the Tories, as they'll find out in a few weeks. Assuming they don't know already, of course.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:12:36 -0500They were and are closer to Labour but forming a coaltion with the second biggest party wouldn't have been very democratic.As for tuition fees - who knows?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222255#544222255They were and are closer to Labour but forming a coaltion with the second biggest party wouldn't have been very democratic.As for tuition fees - who knows?Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:07:46 -0500blimey, that was noble of them. Thought they would be more aligned to labour. Would they have had to sacrifice their tuition fees stance with labour?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222215#544222215blimey, that was noble of them. Thought they would be more aligned to labour. Would they have had to sacrifice their tuition fees stance with labour?Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:02:25 -0500If not why didn’t the lib dems join with labour and form a coalition government? They could have done but they said they would give the biggest party first option.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222169#544222169If not why didn’t the lib dems join with labour and form a coalition government? They could have done but they said they would give the biggest party first option.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:55:36 -0500Been discussing this at work and got a few questions.Does the party with the most seats automatically get to provide the PM if they choose?If so why was there all this hoo haa last time with Brown not giving it up and trying to get the lib dems on sihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30473367/can-anyone-answer-a-few-questions-on-coalitions-and-minoritymajorities-etc?post_id=544222133#544222133Been discussing this at work and got a few questions.Does the party with the most seats automatically get to provide the PM if they choose?If so why was there all this hoo haa last time with Brown not giving it up and trying to get the lib dems on siTue, 07 Apr 2015 06:49:06 -0500