Coalition and minority government options

The last calculation of each possible coalition/minority government scenarios after the general election by Populus/Hanover gives seven options as likely (the others such as 'Labour majority' are ranked at 1.4 per cent or less):

• Labour/SNP 26.9 per cent
• Labour/Lib Dem 16 per cent
• Labour/Lib Dem/SNP/left minority 15.1 per cent
• Labour/SNP/left minority 11.6 per cent
• Conservative/Lib Dem/DUP 10.8 per cent
• Labour/Lib Dem/left minority 8.9 per cent
• Conservative/Lib Dem 5.1 per cent

A further complicating factor is that Lib Dem 'elder statesman' David Steel has claimed that the mood within the party is to accept nothing more than a 'confidence and supply' agreement with anyone.

My own take on the situation can be found here: Minority government

Labour and the general election

I will be writing a weekly commentary on Labour and the general election for this blog: Election prospects

I did ask why I had been given Labour, but didn't get a clear explanation, other than that they thought I could do it.

For the debate on television debates go here: Debate Dispute

The general election in the Heart of England

I discuss the prospects for the general election in Warwickshire here: Heart of England

Another hung Parliament?

Some reflections on the next election and the likelihood of another hung Parliament: Coalition politics