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SamuelRSmith on 16 July 2010
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Machina said:
SamuelRSmith said:

@Machina: Indeed, I think it's quite apparent, now, that the Lib Dems are here to stay. I'm obviously happier about the situation than you (giving that, like Pyro as Bill, I think the Con-Lib coalition is the closest thing this country has to a decent political party).

However, I will say one thing: if the Lib Dems do get more of their own ways, and we see further devolution - particularly in England, then the affairs of Westminster won't be as important to us, any more. I mean if English education and health is in the hands of an English Assembly, or perhaps even regional Assemblies of England - then those areas will pretty much always be dealt with by Conservatives/right-winged Liberal Democrats. I mean, I don't know whereabouts in the UK you're from. But, I'm from South-East England - if that area had its own Assembly... even UKIP would have decent representation in there.


I live In Wales (I oppose the Welsh Assembly by the way. Welsh people seem too stupid to vote for anyone other than Labour even when they hate Labour's guts for the most part, so we're stuck with being run by socialists at the regional level). I'm not sure another layer of politicians is ever the answer anyway; English votes for English laws would be a great step forwards towards solving the West Lothian question though.


Which I believe was a proposal of the Conservatives quite some time ago. Obviously, they're a unionist party, and they felt that this was the best way to deal with West Lothian... though it all seemed to get lost during the election, with other, more wide-reaching (ie - UK-wide) political reforms taking the front stage.

And, haha, a right winger living in Wales? No wonder you're opposed to devolution!