tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post1061616633714282016..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: Memo to LibDems: RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-30684559228356910742010-05-09T11:20:10.524+01:002010-05-09T11:20:10.524+01:00I suppose the test of any government is what it ca...I suppose the test of any government is what it can deliver. I remember how sick I felt in 1999 when we were negotiating with Labour. I was petrified we were going to cave on tuition fees and ruin all our credibility for ever.<br /><br />When the eventual outcome was what looked to all the world like a fudge on tuition fees, I was pretty much apoplectic. At the time, I thought that the best thing to do was keep calm and just see what happened.<br /><br />It actually went ok, though - there was a clear difference between what Labour in London did in terms of freedom of information, tuition fees and free personal care, not to mention the smoking ban. <br /><br />If the outcome of these negotiations is a Con/Lib coalition, I will be pretty devastated, but I'll give it a chance. <br /><br />I really think it would be better, and we would have more influence, out of any formal coalition with anybody though and I hope that's the outcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.com