Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

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Permalink Reply by janice on June 9, 2017 at 13:12

Hear hear! Knavel

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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on June 8, 2017 at 11:00

At least there is diversity in our Tottenham candidates this Election Brian, Jarelle and David.
Have a great day candidates, there is much to celebrate.

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Permalink Reply by Philip on June 8, 2017 at 12:35

The Lib Dems committed suicide in the Coalition where they demonstrated that any and all policies would be torn up to get a seat in Cabinet and a fancy chauffeur driven ministerial limo. Only a Labour vote can get rid of the Maybot.

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on June 8, 2017 at 12:58

This fairy tale, mostly spread by the U.K.s truly democratic press, should be nipped in the bud. It's all part of demonising coalitions, which are, in fact, the most democratic form of government enabling governments to be made up of more than 50% of the vote, rather than 30 something percentage that the current rabble have.

At the time, Labour refused working in a coalition with the Lib Dems. So should've the Lib Dems, as candidates for government, just have sat back and done nothing? Would that have been best for the country? A catch22 situation.

All votes, regardless of for whom they are cast are equal. Lib Dem votes are just as valuable as Labour or Conservative votes, so why shouldn't the Lib Dems have gone for power.

What would you, as a candidate, have done?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on June 8, 2017 at 13:10

The libdems campaigned to the LEFT of the Labour Party in 2010 and then went into coalition with the Conservative Party who were to the RIGHT of Labour. Is it any wonder that they were crucified in 2015?

As far as I recall it was Nick Clegg who refused to be in power with Gordon Brown. There was certainly no refusal to form a government from the Labour Party anyway.

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on June 8, 2017 at 13:15

Yes, there was.. Gordon Brown said no. The LDs were entitled to campaign for what they wanted.

As I said.. you have to get over this outdated undemocratic, one party government with 30+ of the vote, illusion. It causes more harm than good. The country continually swinging to the extremes, with no more than four years concerted policy for the future (nothing happens in the last year of government).

It's a real piss, when both the U.K. and U.S.A., the self anointed perveyers of democracy since 1945, have outdated, illogical and undemocratic voting systems, that don't count votes equally.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on June 8, 2017 at 13:21

That's not right. He sent Mandelson, Balls, Milliband and Adonis to negotiate with Clegg and he chose Cameron

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on June 8, 2017 at 13:27

Hmmh, my perception was different, but perhaps I watching from the sidelines..

Perhaps Brown said he wouldn't go into a coalition unless he could remain top dog, which as we all know, would have been impossible. He wasn't operating from a position of strength.