Coalition revolt on Immigration

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:21 pm

Vince Cable leads revolt against Tory election pledge on immigration limit | Mail Online

I will give It a year before another election is forced.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:55 pm

Oscar what have I told you about reading the Mail ? Tsk Tsk

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:58 pm

Snowfire;1324837 wrote: Oscar what have I told you about reading the Mail ? Tsk Tsk
True, but.... At the time of the election my local Tory Councillors said 'We are looking forward to working with the Lib Dems'... Now they say 'Those damn bloody Lib Dems'

There Is already rebellion In the back benches and I can see a revolt.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:12 pm

Personally I'm more worried that Labour is going to deliberately scupper any electoral reform. That could be political suicide for them if they play that game

Be clear, Labour is playing fast and loose on AV reform | Martin Kettle | Comment is free | The Guardian

It tells you something about today's Labour party that it is no longer willing to go into the parliamentary lobbies in September to advance the equality of representation for which the Chartists campaigned. Instead it will enter the lobbies with the opposite goals. It aims to block a reform that would equalise parliamentary constituencies. And it seeks to protect an unequal status quo of over-empowered smaller seats of which Labour is the main beneficiary.