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**Chris** · 12-05-2010, 08:50

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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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,413	Re: The New British Government: David Cameron is Prime Minister 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. ---------- Post added at 09:48 ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 ---------- An elected Lords with full PR is on the cards, 'early in the next parliament' - BBC ---------- Post added at 09:50 ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 ---------- 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?