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Labour's Future
Can they ever again expect to form a majority government, or is the best they can hope for from now on a coalition with the SNP?
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ludwig, you may well be right. The Tories didn't gain that many more seats than Labour - 38 to 23 - but they lost far fewer, 10 to 48; and most of those 48 went to the SNP. However, the SNP still have to do something with them; it's not impossible that any Scots voters who don't like what they do (which is inevitable), will switch back. And it's possible that...
20:52 Fri 08th May 2015
Labour has a lot of thinking to do.
They are OK in Wales. They need a more centre-left leader to appeal to the English voters, and to figure out how to do this and regain a further-left Scotland at the same time (without relying on an SNP implosion).
The last thing they should ever do is go into coalition with the SNP. That would be a disaster for Labour.
They are OK in Wales. They need a more centre-left leader to appeal to the English voters, and to figure out how to do this and regain a further-left Scotland at the same time (without relying on an SNP implosion).
The last thing they should ever do is go into coalition with the SNP. That would be a disaster for Labour.
// I recall when a similar question was asked of the Tories. Times change. When the public get fed up of tolerating one lot, they put the others in for a while. //
Can they really regain all those seats in Scotland? It'll be a while before that happens if ever. The Scots no longer have any reason to vote Labour.
Can they really regain all those seats in Scotland? It'll be a while before that happens if ever. The Scots no longer have any reason to vote Labour.
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it was said that had Scotland left the United Kingdom that there would be permanent Tory rule in the rest of the UK.
Now Labour are all but eradicted in Scotland, that could result in them being out of power for several elections. They are nearly 100 seats behind the Tories, and it is difficult to see how they can make that up without Scotland.
Now Labour are all but eradicted in Scotland, that could result in them being out of power for several elections. They are nearly 100 seats behind the Tories, and it is difficult to see how they can make that up without Scotland.
DTC...it was a bit of a shock to lots people and if they it wasn't they are fibbing. Nobody really expected what has come about. But Labour will come back, that's for sure. Whatever the chatterati are saying this morning, Britain is still a two horse town.
By the way, what's the delay down in St Ives ?
By the way, what's the delay down in St Ives ?
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They don't need to regain the seats in Scotland; although I suspect many will slip back into the Labour camp when they realise that the SNP, like all small parties, is fairly toothless on its own, and they feel they have compensated the party for not voting for independence. No, the real change will be driven by the fact that any nation is going to get fed up of the existing government at some stage, and sooner or later enough voters drift into voting for giving the alternative a chance.
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