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Originally Posted by Mick
They may not have a mandate to govern - but they did get 2 Million more votes from the British people - surely that holds a lot of weight - this is a clear message that the British people didn't want the Lib dems in power and that they didn't want Labour in power - all this messing about by all the parties, and the Lib dems thinking nothing but themselves haven't they shown their true form don't you think?
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It does hold a lot of weight. Hence why a lot of policy areas are closed off. Economy, Immigration, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Heath, Crime, are all areas in which there appears to be no discussion of change or compromise.
You say people didn't want Labour or Lib Dems in power but the Tories didn't win a mandate to govern so for the Lib Dems to give them one without addressing any of the concerns of people who voted for them would be disgrace.
Lib Dem showing their true form? Yes, to represent the people who voted for them and not the people who voted for the Conservatives. We live in a democracy and as unfair as this crappy system is, it's not so bad to let 36% of people decide the government.