On the radio this morning, Ed Miliband spoke as if he could get a Queen’s Speech passed without speaking to the SNP. This struck some as implausible, but it sounds right to me. Here’s the transcript:-
Q: Well let’s just be absolutely clear… neither you nor any of your colleagues will have any conversations with anybody from the SNP at any point after the election.
A: We’re not going to negotiate about a Queen’s Speech, no. We’re not going to negotiate with the Scottish National…(Interrupted)
Q: Well you’re refining my question a little bit aren’t you.
A: I don’t think I am John. You’re asking me whether we’re going to negotiate about our Queen’s Speech…(Interrupted)
Q: I’m asking you whether you’re going to have any conversations with them.
A: I’m not planning that, no.
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