It was a gracious, articulate and dignified gesture.
But … that responsibility is misplaced. A democratic nation gets the government it deserves. (Well, that’s how it should be.) The responsibility lies with you and me, the electorate.
Now we will be governed by an unholy conjugation of two parties, neither of which had my vote. (Fertility for this union might involve IVF.) These parties are led by power-hungry and inexperienced individuals who have done a mutually beneficial deal. Doing a deal involves compromise, details of which I am anxious to learn. In this scenario, I suspect conspiracy!
Yes, Messrs Clegg and Cameron, I want electoral reform. If we had PR neither of you would be where you are tonight.
My Queen, God bless her, could have said, “We are not amused. Go away and don’t come back until my people are clear about by whom they want to be ruled!”
If she were to continue, “Meanwhile, ONE rules!” - that would have my vote.
May I kiss one's hand, ma’am?
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PR? Not under this government. The promised Referendum will not take place, I predict, until near the end of the "five-year" parliament (assuming it lasts that long). Whatever happens, it will then be quietly forgotten. Unlike STIs, STVs are not contagious. I predict: no change; depression of the masses, elevation of the rich - rather like what happened under New Labour. It'll take a revolution, to bring about a truly representative democracy. Lenin said 'not in my lifetime' and was wrong. I say: 'not in my lifetime', and I'll be proven right.
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