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The BBC reporting Alastair Campbell's comments Alastair, get over it - you're history, and nobody cares what you think.....

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Danny Alexander in the Scottish Office is a master stroke. Tories and Conservative between them have 35% of the vote in Scotland, but thanks to FPTP the almost even split in the Tory/Lib Dem share of the vote translated into 1 Tory seat and 11 Lib Dem seats.

This won't stop the SNP bleating about 'mandate' but at least the Coalition now has a credible answer to it.

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An elected Lords with full PR is on the cards, 'early in the next parliament' - BBC

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The more I hear, the more excited I'm getting. Does anyone else think there is a massive, massive opportunity for good stuff to happen here?

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btw The collation has 59% of votes and 56% of seats. :)

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I can't wait to see them give the middle finger to ID cards. And, hopefully, the restrictions on demonstrations outside Parliament and 28-day detention.

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Wait what does that mean? After 5 years or in the parliament about to be made?

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Innocent people removed from DNA database as well.

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Quite right! I'm sick of hearing spinners like him and Mandelson who refuse to accept what the public have told them. They did it whilst in office and no doubt they'll carry on out of office. They only hear what they want to hear.

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Yes. I see this as an opportunity to fundamentally change the nature of British politics. Proper and constructive collaboration between parties that represent a majority of the popular vote. A novel idea, I know, but it might just catch on.

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This. ;)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35019853) Wait what does that mean? After 5 years or in the parliament about to be made?

I assume it's the one about to be formed. There would be little point in mentioning it now if it wasn't going to happen until after the next election (which, apparently, is now formally set to happen in 2015).

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Innocent people removed from DNA database as well.

Yes, I was forgetting that. It already happens in Scotland. IIRC this has to happen in England now anyway, thanks to a court ruling.

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At least we won't get a 3rd runway at Heathrow! (and probably no crossrail either)

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From the Guardian link posted by Matt earlier:

So yes, it sounds like innocent people will be removed :tu:

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I am ecstatic about the House of Lords being reformed to a fully PR elected house. Exactly what I wanted and posted about in the previous thread.

The more I see the more I like it. The Lib Dems seem to have pushed back on some of the more dubious Tory policies while the Tories have pushed back on some of the Lib Dems more dubious policies with the result being a pretty centrist and sensible sounding policy set along with rolling back Labour's authoritarianism and state expansion.

Optimistic. Here's hoping they deliver.

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Aaah, the marvels of 'weak and inefficient government' :)

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That's the one that I'm really excited about, especially the scrapping of the register. If BBKing were here (haven't seen him for ages) he would point out that the holding of the data, more than the manifestation of it on a card, was the real nub of the issue. And it's going to be gone.

I am so, so glad to see these plans to dismantle Labour's authoritarian nanny state.

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I am really excited. Hope they push a lot of this though fast.

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No change of Government would be complete without the removal van shot. :D

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