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**Chris** · 08-05-2011, 20:27

There is no need to guess. The Tories gained seats in councils across England last week at the same time as the bottom dropped out of Labour's universe across the whole of Scotland. Labour gained far fewer council seats in these elections than the Tories did with William Hague as leader in the late 1990s and while they have improved their standing in Wales, they have done so from a very low base and have failed to advance nearly as far as they hoped, or needed to.

The evidence says that a snap election held right now would destroy the Lib Dems and hand the Conservatives a small, but workable, majority.

Your analysis is the worst sort of rose-tinted wishful thinking. Voters had a chance to condemn the "evil Tory cuts" last week. They voted not to.

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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: 38,396	Re: To AV, or not to AV? There is no need to guess. The Tories gained seats in councils across England last week at the same time as the bottom dropped out of Labour's universe across the whole of Scotland. Labour gained far fewer council seats in these elections than the Tories did with William Hague as leader in the late 1990s and while they have improved their standing in Wales, they have done so from a very low base and have failed to advance nearly as far as they hoped, or needed to. The evidence says that a snap election held right now would destroy the Lib Dems and hand the Conservatives a small, but workable, majority. Your analysis is the worst sort of rose-tinted wishful thinking. Voters had a chance to condemn the "evil Tory cuts" last week. They voted not to.