Reidy wrote:
Possibly the first country to ever reject independence.
mcsproot wrote:I am just waiting for the time I can turn around and say 'told you so' to everyone who voted No. Little consolation, like finding a penny in your pocket after you find out your house burnt down, but at least it's something.
xtc wrote:Ah, but it won't saddle England with Tory Governments for the forseeable future.
Reidy wrote:xtc wrote:Ah, but it won't saddle England with Tory Governments for the forseeable future.
A Tory/UKIP government looks very likely come May. Things will only get worse.
jsherwood wrote:Reidy wrote:xtc wrote:Ah, but it won't saddle England with Tory Governments for the forseeable future.
A Tory/UKIP government looks very likely come May. Things will only get worse.
I say hung parliament with Labour having to join what's post-Nick Clegg Lib Dems.
xtc wrote:I feel your pain, Reidy.
Jshrwood, there will be no rump of the liberal party. They will be totally annihilated. What do you think: perhaps five seats?
xtc wrote:I think even Scottish Liberal voters will see that they didn't vote for this shower. They will not have cast their ballots to elect a Tory government; Scots just don't do that. Some of the working class right might even defect to UKIP, as they will south of the border. Whether some return to Labour or go Scots Nat. I have no idea.
Reidy wrote:For the way that they got into bed with the Tories, Labour are pretty much finished as a party in Scotland. Especially given how they ignored all that the party traditionally stood for, supporting the working class. There is one Tory MP in Scotland, that number will not increase come May.
The Liberal Democrats destroyed any credibility they have as a party back in 2010 when they joined the Tories in a coalition. Even more so when they went back on the promise that was key to their election campaign of not increasing University tuition fees.
Which is where the problem on UKIP comes in. They are offering themselves as the party who don't want to be ruled by the EU. They are getting a lot of support, and irritatingly a lot of air time, despite not having a single elected MP. Many people will buy into this and they will unfortunately win seats come May. With neither Labour nor the Tories having enough for a majority, UKIP will probably be the ones who form a coalition with the Tories. Which is a very worrying thought.