Surely The Best Of Both Worlds?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/04/david-cameron-ukip-coalition-nigel-farage

[mikey4444]

UKIP has only 2 MPs at present, both of them poached from the Tories.
I would have thought that they would need a lot more MPs to form any kind of "coalition" and as it stands at present, that doesn't look very likely.

So perhaps dave should start making cooing noises to Cleggie again, as it would seem to still be his best bet.

[Gromit]

UKIP won't have enough MPs to form a coalition with anyone. If they do win any seats, it will be at the expenses of the Conservatives. The LibDem vote will be decimated, and Labour will puck up most of those.

It is a difficult question for any party leader to answer, so not really surprising Cameron has not answered it.

[jno]

a politician should never say never.

[ichkeria]

Lib Dems might do better than people imagine. In places where they are long established, where Labour has little chance of winning. Like in our seat for example where they actually did v well at the local elections actually gaining seats,
They'll have more seats than UKIP but naturally no one is going to rule anything out at this stage. Can't see UKIP having enough seats to help anyone much.

[Quizmonster]

Cameron said UKIP consisted of "fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists" while his tennis buddy, Lord Feldman, allegedly said members of Conservative Associations were "mad, swivel-eyed loons." Apparently made for each other...they could call it the Bedlam Coalition.

[Gromit]

The Conservative/LibDem was a very unlikely pairing, but they both needed each other.
A Conservative/UKIP pairing is a better fit, but Farage is unlikely to have enough MPs to help Cameron.

[Old_Geezer]

Helping Cameron is more of a price to pay than a good thing. Not that helping either main parties remain is a good thing. IMO the issue is not primarily having enough MPs to help (although obviously needed to be attractive as a coalition "partner") it's having enough MPs to have some useful influence rather than make up the numbers in the lobby.

[BlackadderV]

The real problem will arise if the largest major party + the largest minority party are still not enough to form a majority. We are then straying into continental territory, such as in Belgium, where it took 11 months to form a coalition.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe it'll stop them all doing more damage.

I read yesterday that the present government is thought by some to be a lame duck from here to the next election. Hopefully it'll prove a blessing.

[sp1814]

AOG

I've spotted a typo in your question.

I assume you meant to write:

Surely the beast of both worlds?

[sunny-dave]

Get yer coat, sp, get yer coat :)

[sp1814]

sunny-dave

I actually felt ashamed writing that.

Didn't stop me though...