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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by Angostura on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @09:09AM (#14138491)
> but the coalition showed that this simply is not true

Actually, their behaviour in the coalition was the fact or that made me respect the LibDems tremendously. In my opinion they actually set aside party advantage in order to give the UK a working government. I believe that without their moderating influence the last government would have been a lot worse - hats off to them. And I speak as a (probably former) Labour voter.

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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by pjc50 on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @10:00AM (#14138848)
> set aside party advantage in order to give the UK a working government

Working government is overrated; Belgium took over a year to form a government and therefore ended up handling the financial crisis slightly better as there was no opportunity to do anything dramatically stupid.

The Lib Dems should have fought a lot harder and longer before agreeing to that coalition.

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