[Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition

Anybody seen Flyboy this evening?

God the Lib Dems are taking ages. Debating if i should go bed or not.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Chris

Anybody seen Flyboy this evening?

Yep. I saw him going into the study with a bottle of gin and a revolver...

Originally Posted by Chris

Anybody seen Flyboy this evening?

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Originally Posted by Derek S

Yep. I saw him going into the study with a bottle of gin and a revolver...

Unfortunately, it was the study at No 10 - he's going to get the result he wanted, one way or another......

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is the new deputy prime minister, Downing Street confirms.

So Lib Dems approved the deal then?

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

Unfortunately, it was the study at No 10 - he's going to get the result he wanted, one way or another......

Unless he gets mixed up with who get's what...

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Damien

God the Lib Dems are taking ages. Debating if i should go bed or not.

The Lib Dems are debating if you should go to bed or not? Wow...

Originally Posted by danielf

The Lib Dems are debating if you should go to bed or not? Wow...

Well they are coming with me so....

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Ok nuts to this. Indecisive gits have made me wait one more day.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Damien

Ok nuts to this. Indecisive gits have made me wait one more day.

They will first have to go through the deal that was hammered out, discuss it, and then have a vote. It takes time.

Finally:

• Emergency Budget in 50 days
  • 6bn Cuts this year
  • Scrap rise in NI
  • £10,000 tax free allowance to be phased in <-- Lib Dem
  • Capital Gains Tax <-- Lib Dem
  • No Inheritance Tax <-- Lib Dem
  • Marriage Tax Breaks
• Trident stays but funding and budget to be looked at.
• No further power transfer to EU, No Euro
• 5 year fixed term parliaments <-- Lib Dems
• Queen approves Nick Clegg as Deputy PM

No AV in that list. Not sure what that is about.

[Jimmy-J]

I've just heard that there'll be 20 posts handed out by the Con's to the lib's.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Product 13

I've just heard that there'll be 20 posts handed out by the Con's to the lib's.

From this thread?

[Jimmy-J]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

From this thread?

No, not this thread.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Product 13

No, not this thread.

Joking aside (well from me anyway), when you say "posts" are you actually referring to cabinet positions?
If so, who told you there would be 20, and how large do you think the cabinet is?

Thank god for that now things can start moving and we can get about sorting out the giant mess thats been left. Why do i get the sinking feeling though that once the new masters have had things looked at the hole were in is going to be deeper and wider then we all thought it was as hard as that may be to think.

[danielf]

A statement from Nick Clegg is expected in a few minutes.

Near unanimous support apparently.

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Deal!