SamuelRSmith on 08 May 2010
Ah, I see.
I'm arguing that mandate, really, should come from the popular vote. How can people (namely, Labour supporters) be arguing that the Conservatives don't have the support of the people to form a Government, when Labour formed a Government last election with even fewer people supporting them.
Yes, I understand that its constitutional for the party with the most to have the legal mandate to form a Government. But, if there's one thing that's become abhorrently clear in recent years is that our political system, including our constitution, is terribly dated. Hence why constitutional reform has played a major role in all parties' manifestos.
