I Hope I'm Wrong

DavidDP

"What exactly has the Labour government done to narrow the gap in the last week or so?"

Here's your first problem - the poll was not carried out this past week. The
fieldwork dates were much earlier and coincide with those of the last ICM poll, which gave the Tories a comfortable lead.

Martin Bright

You're right of course. And you make my point even more strongly.

Alexandrovich

It's not 'what has the Labour government done to narrow the gap in the last week or so.'
It's what the Tories haven't done.

Cuffleyburgers

I can't see how a hung parliament can possibly achieve what needs to be done to unravel the disastrous mess that Brown will leave behind.

Therefore your yearning for it shows you to be uninterested in the well being of the people of this country.

So in answer to your headline, yes you are wrong, of course you are you are a socialist.

Nick Kaplan

I wonder, if there is a hung parliament will the Lib Dems complain about how unfair it is that they are so over-represented in government, as they now complain about how under-represented they are in parliament..... No, I thought not.

Vulture

For what its worth, my Lib dem MP tells me there is no chance that the LDs will prop up a rejected Liebour Govt. He sees the chance of an alliance between a 'Green' dripping wet Daveist Tory administration and his party. I told him I thought this would be a disaster.

You are right: its the most unappealing choice since Stanley Baldwin was up against Ramsay Macdonald. Dave is Bliar without the rictus grin. And Bruin is John Major without the stunning competence and sex appeal.

Sir Graphus

In the event of a hung parliament, the Libs will form a govt with whoever will promise them proportional representation. Brown has sort of hinted (the tease) that he might consider it.

For Brown this would be 1 last chance to permanently damage a crucial part of the country’s fabric without having sought the electorate’s views and as such the temptation to do it will be irresistible. The resulting coalition will not last long, but Brown will be able to say that he won an election, and there’s no price he wouldn’t have us pay for that.

Gil

Make no mistake about it: There will be no PR electoral system. So the LDP and the BNP can stop having wet dreams about this. No responsible party in its (collective) right mind will agree to this in the current state of British politics. Do you want an Italian or Israeli situation here?

I would look to a National Coalition to deal with the major security problems facing this country. We are at war and therefore we need a War government to take tough decisions. And I would want the brilliant Blair to return to High Office.

Patricia Shaw

Because the closer we get to the election, the more closely we start to focus on Cameron and Osborne, their substance, personalities and financial/media backing, and quite frankly, the less we like what we see.

Bunnykins

I'd love to see David Cameron surge to victory and put two metaphorical fingers up to the sad, bitter and ugly people who oft frequent Coffee House. PS I mean PS.