Day: 9 May 2010

Calculating Backwards The plain speaking Thatcherite and champion of the Tory Right, Lord Tebbit is reported to have launched a blistering attack on his party leader, David Cameron, urging him to go it alone with a minority government on the basis that 77% of the voters ‘rejected’ Clegg and his party. Using the same arithmetic 64% […]

Fair Votes There was a noisy demonstration of support for Nick Clegg outside the Lib Dem HQ today. When the real talks begin tomorrow it would be worthwhile for the Tories to remember that while they have 5.5 times more seats than the Lib Dems, they only have 1.5 times more votes. Considering the money […]