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I think they'd be foolish to do it without a referendum but it should be noted that a referendum on electoral reform was in the Labour manifesto so no Lab MPs should disagree with that.

From what I've seen reported, there's plenty of common ground between the parties. Given that there's not going to be complete unanimity between them, there are plenty of areas for compromise. I don't think the two you've mentioned are the big sticking points TBH. Apart from electoral reform, I...

A bit unfair that. The sticking point for the Tory/Lib Dem negotiations is the electoral system itself, take that out of the equation and they'd have probably had a deal on Friday.

:laugh::laugh: I did indeed. I think I'm definitely one of the dreamers ... but certainly not a Labour one.

I think you've mixed me up with someone else - I'm no Labour supporter; not this time, not last time, nor the time before. I was just pointing that this was the best possible result for the Labour party. If they'd won, they'd have to implement public sector cuts that would alienate their...

Thought Acker's joker comment was even funnier though. Personally, I think that Cameron and Clegg will stitch up a deal and we will have a Ory/LibDem government. Not sure it will last too long though and it will certainly put Cameron and Clegg in trouble with their own parties, but I reckon...

You missed out Anthony Eden in 1955 (although he did immediately call an election) and Harold McMillan in 1957 (I think). The staggering thing is that it took until 1975 for a Conservative leader to be elected, until then the leader was chosen by a secret committee of party bigwigs.