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**Chris** · 21-04-2010, 10:26

Realistically, how would a Lib-Lab coalition work? How could it possibly work? The Liberal Democrats, AFAIK, are committed to reversing a lot of the odious, authoritarian outrages Labour has put on our statute book over the past 13 years, like the way the DNA database is used, the national ID card, rights of protest, 28 day detention.

Is Labour really going to agree to repeal any or all of that as the price of staying in power? Or are we actually going to get nothing more than the odd token concession, such as the so-called 'proportional' voting system Gord has in mind (AV, the 'Alternative Vote' system, which the Electoral Reform Society regards as "... not a proportional system, and can in fact be more disproportional than FPTP.")

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,240	Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 2 Realistically, how would a Lib-Lab coalition work? How could it possibly work? The Liberal Democrats, AFAIK, are committed to reversing a lot of the odious, authoritarian outrages Labour has put on our statute book over the past 13 years, like the way the DNA database is used, the national ID card, rights of protest, 28 day detention. Is Labour really going to agree to repeal any or all of that as the price of staying in power? Or are we actually going to get nothing more than the odd token concession, such as the so-called 'proportional' voting system Gord has in mind (AV, the 'Alternative Vote' system, which the Electoral Reform Society regards as "... not a proportional system, and can in fact be more disproportional than FPTP.")