Clegg Doesn't Like Ed Or Dave !

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29538664

Clegg has been rude here about both Labour Party and the Tory Party, so just who is he going to go into coalition with next May, if the occasion calls for it ? Who can now doubt that whatever meeting of minds there were between him and dave in 2010, the honeymoon is finally over. I am now beginning to agree with those here on AB that think that this Government won't last until next May, and we may have a constitutional crisis looming.

And this is before dave loses both by-elections today.

[dannyk13]

Clegg - perfect example of a saboteur.

[aelmpvw]

i've almost started to feel sorry for him when he struggles to make sense

[dannyk13]

Hell will freeze over when he manages that Ael :-)

[jno]

there was no meeting of minds; it was a political decision to work together so that both parties would have a share of power. Don't expect politicians to be friends, especially when relationships are unequal. Clegg's doing the sensible thing, backing away from the Tories as the election approaches, so that he's still open to offers from Labour if they do well next time round.

He told Ed Miliband that people would not forget what Labour did to the economy, and he warned David Cameron that he could copy Lib Dem ideas, but would never imitate their values.

Correct on both counts.

[whiskeryron]

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Clegg has been rude here about both Labour Party and the Tory Party, so just who is he going to go into coalition with next May, if the occasion calls for it//

How about The Monster Raving Loonie Party ( He's had good practice since the Lunatics have been running the asylum)

[mikey4444]

jno....I might be wrong here but he doesn't seem to be open to any offers that Labour might make...not judging by his speech yesterday anyway.

Personally I think he realises that Labour may get in without needing his help, and he is just trying to save as many of his MPs seats as he can, in the little time left to him. He really doesn't want to go back to the old days when the Libs had 2-4 seats at Westminster and were a complete irrelevance. He also realises that whatever happens next May, he has not much time left as Leader.

[jno]

he doesn't seem to be open to any offers that Labour might make

He will be. And if Labour needs them the way the Tories needed them last time, they'll make an offer.

[Canary42]

Clegg will just do another of his U-turns depending on which Party he is trying to woo. Comments made in the past are happily ignored by this traitorous man (e.g. "I will never work with Tories", "I will never support student loans") if thought to be to his advantage to do so. Sadly, many gullible people still vote for him - but that's probably because the others are as bad.

[mikey4444]

jno ( 11:45)...you are probably right !

[ToraToraTora]

I think the libdums will be wiped out in May so he'll do well to keep his seat. I think the election will be close between the 2 main parties, possibly resulting in a minority government. I know what the EC says mikey but I still think that most do not see Ed as PM material so when the time comes they won't trust him. The UKIP threat is there and indeed voters may go for them in by elections but in a general election the Tory UKIP sympathisers will stay faithfull. So I predict no overall majority with the possibility of a LIB/LAB coalition or possibly Tory/UU/UKIP cooperation. Going to be interesting, I think they'll limp on doing very little till May.

[youngmafbog]

I wonder if Ed or Dave care - I doubt it.

Reckon you have it pretty much summed up there TTT.

[weecalf]

Clegg could be having the Last of the summer wine .Sooner taxi drivers take over the better. Cab for weecalf

[janbee]

Clegg will pucker up and get into bed with ANYBDY if it means he can get his petulant little self back into government. Only things missing from his attire are fish net stockings, a mini skirt and a street lamp..

[Zacs-Master]

Canary, if voting for politicians who do U turns is an indication of gullibility, then I'm afraid all voters are guilty.

Possibly a reason why elections have such a low turn out i.e. were all sick of being lied to.

[Gromit]

// we may have a constitutional crisis looming. //

No. There won't be many bills to vote on in the next 7 months. If the Conservatives look like they are going to lose a vote they can suspend it and put it in the next Queens speech.

The Coalition was always going to end before the next General Election. The Conservatives will run a minority Government for a few months before the election.

It isn't a crisis at all.

[petegeoff]

He will go with whoever wins! Anything for what he sees as power!

[jagjag]

I agree with janbee.

[mikey4444]

Gromit..under these new 5 years-term Parliaments that we now have, I am fairly sure that the Opposition can still bring about a vote of no confidence in the Government and force an election that way. Labour may be tempted, if it sees any more Tory traitors switching to UKIP before next May.

[ToraToraTora]

they could table a VONC, simple majority needed then 14 days must elapse without a reversal. Or 2/3 of members can vote for dissolution. Otherwise we go till May. The VONC is feasable but they'd need the Libdums to cooperate and I don't think they would knowing they are going to get a beating, they'll prefer to cling on to some power for a few more months before being in the wilderness for half a century!

[grumpy01]

Think the question of will Nick Clegg be in a coalition after the next election is irrelevant.That is because he will not even be there after he loses his seat in Sheffield come May 7th 2015.Unless of course some of the previous posting prove correct and we have an election sooner.