I bet Dave is tightening his already razor-thin lips in irritation at Clegg's constant carping and wishes, like Henry II, that a quartet of thugs would 'do a Becket' on him, er, not literally, of course, but politically. Perhaps, just perhaps, Dave is playing a clever waiting game and allowing Clegg and his Lib-Dem cronies all the time and space they need to dig their own political graves at which point he will claim, not without good cause, that obviously the coalition is not working because of the constant treachery and subversion of the Lib-Dems. He can then go to the country in January or February asking the electorate to give him a free hand to deal with our economic problems and the fast approaching disaster in Europe. Nothing is certain in this life but I would reckon a good 20 to 40 seat majority is there for the seizing and would be a demonstration of the SAS motto Who Dare Wins. But will he dare?
As for Clegg and the rest of his shoddy gang I can only say that in my opinion they make George Galloway look principled! If they do not like what Cameron is doing they should have the guts to walk. If they lack the courage they should shut up and get on with it. The only benefit from their miserable and cowardly campaign is to show the electorate once and for all what a bunch of political poltroons they are.
Yes, relations between them are getting increasingly complicated, and (like any marriage made in hell) everything that is said is doubtless being stored away and will be wheeled out when the recriminations start.
If he called a snap election, though, Cameron's stance towards the LDs would need to be finely judged and nicely presented. He could hardly major on the fact that they reneged on most of their promises, because they only did so to fit in with the Conservatives' promises anyway. Nor could he go all out for the character assassination, because if he failed to win an overall majority he would be forced to cosy up to them again. My suggestion for the campaign slogan is
"Liberal Democrats: what a bunch of untrustworthy shits. Until you need them, that is!".
It might need a bit of work on it, but I reckon it's a real vote-catcher.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Sunday, 18 December 2011 at 21:47