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Originally Posted by jfman
People don’t want a centrist party. They resoundingly rejected the Lib Dems so I fail to see what else one can bring to the table.
As for moderating influences in coalitions the last one gave as the benefit freeze, two child cap on benefits, tougher benefit sanctions and the bedroom tax. Hardly huge victories for moderates.
Oh I forgot my personal favourite- trebling tuition fees.
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It wasn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but when Cameron obtained a majority in 2015, it soon became clear how much the LibDems had prevented the Tories from doing what they wanted to do.
The increased tuition fees will only affect those who obtain a well paid job at the end of it; most will never pay it all off and some won't repay anything at all. They could make the fees a million pounds a year and the position would be exactly the same. The two child policy is something that i've advocated for for years, but the Government decided to impose a benefit cap instead.....then they decided to impose a two child limit for some claimants too!
I don't agree with the benefits freeze or the bedroom tax.
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Originally Posted by Taf
If brexit goes against the wishes of the majority, beware of Farage waiting in the wings to pounce.
I believe that the 2 main parties started to become afraid of the support he was getting (if not votes, councillors and MPs), hence the sudden decision of Cameron to call the referendum.
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I'm convinced that Cameron put the referendum in his manifesto simply to pick up extra votes so he wouldn't need the support of the LibDems and assumed that people would vote to stay in the EU. He got his majority, but the referendum spectacularly backfired, so he ran away and left others to clean up his mess.