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Originally Posted by Damien
No. They wouldn't have done the protests if the Liberal Democrats had won because one of their key policies is to implement electoral reform. This was a key issue for them before the election and remains so afterwards, it is very disrespectful to portray it was "throwing their collective teddies in the corner because they didn't get the result they wanted".
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Yet they didn't protest before the election did they?
And Clegg's job is to assume control of the country. Do you think he would persue a policy that would keep him out of the running? He may be a liberal and part of the leftist elite but he has self-interest just like the centrists and those on the right.
Anyway, as per my previous post Clegg is the most powerful man in the country right now. Both other parties are bending over backwards trying to get Clegg on his side (well, Labour was at one point). He will massively shape the policies of the next government. I have not computed the various figures that of the dozens of systems Lib Dem supporters can dream up but i'd suggest that FPTP has been very kind to Lib Dems this time around.
If they wanted to protest about the election, why not protest Labour's constant gerrymandering?