why do labour keep saying more people voted for lab/lib

in 1997/2005 didn't more people vote for con/lib i wonder if they did

if so,it didn't seem to bother them then

lets face the facts....Brown had no choice but to resign especially after the last 3 (13) years of leadership. The only surprise I hold is that he didn't walk earlier.

It's blatantly obvious he wasn't wanted as prime minister and the polls and collapse of support clearly reflect that.

I dont like the Conservatives, so I wouldnt have liked them being in power.

however, I would have no issues with the Democratic nature of such an agreement.

im sure it bothered some.

the difference is that they won a majority in the FPTP system so no-one in the media mentioned it (nor did Labour as they won or the Tories as they love FPTP)

A coalition of four or five parties will not be stable.

In the inevitable election later this year, there will only be two choices: Conservatives, and not-the-Conservatives. People will choose the former to avoid getting the latter again.

The electorate clearly voted against a Labour government, given the swing away from them. They just weren't certain that a Conservative government was what they wanted. To get yet another Labour government, with Gordon Brown as Prime Minister for several months then yet another 'unelected' one, is not the outcome the majority of voters expected (or, I think, wanted) when they made their vote.

one way you can start to tackle that would be fixed terms for MP's and PM's

so, they couldnt stand for more than say 3 elections. (as an example suggestion)

im not sure how you stop people from going through their career only in politics, but i am willing to listen to your ideas on the subject?

yes,obviously its all about keeping power for labour,thats politics

i can't stand the left especially when they are full of scots running englad,lol,but they are finished now whatever happens

i still can't see clegg not going with the cons,otherwise the tories should just form a minority govt,surely some opposition MP's will back the economic legislation some labour MP's are like tories anyway

its going to end up with another election anyway,and we can see what happens then

its what they are interested in and want to do?

I mean, just for the sake of argument (I dont particularly have strong feelings on this issue), why shouldnt they? and what makes it suspicous?

i wonder who will battle it out for the labour leadership

and whether brown resigns from his constituency,will he want to be a back bencher

What is "PR"?