The Leader's Debate

[Sundae]

S*I*G*H*

We're now officially in bed with the enemy.
Nick Clegg has agreed to form a coalition with David Cameron.

Tis true, may be the best thing for the country - the Tories are tempered by the LibDems and neither are tainted with the public and media unhappiness with Brown.

Tis true, it's the most powerful position the LibDems could hope for given the first past the post system.

Tis true a hung Parliament is actually MORE representative than any single party forming a Government.

But Cameron is our Prime Minister.
But we are back under Tory rule.
But we're swinging to the right.
But we ARE in bed with the enemy.

At least my liberal mettle is being tested. All I can say in true liberal stylee is that I can put my personal issues aside if it's best for the country.

Oh - as an aside, I'm so glad the Gordon Brown haters are finally silenced. Churchill these days is a hero, not questioned, statesman of the century, greatest Brit ever lived.... Yeah. He was only elected to office once (1951) and that with a minority Government. He presided over a coaltion government due to coalition.

Brown was not Churchill, I'm just saying knee-jerk public opinion does not always stand the test of time.

And also all the right wing press frothing at the mouth that Brown was still in Number 10 the day after the election?! Whaaaa?! Are they really pretending to have no idea how this country works? There was no-one to replace him until after talks were held. We are a country at war. Would they have a man who does not even have enough seats to form a minority goverment moving into number 10 just for the sake of it? At least Americans have a set handover period.

So. I'm not entirely hapy with the outcome.
But I acknowledge it could have been worse.
And as already stated, I do look forward to the reaction of the right wing press who have been demonising Clegg for months...