tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post5386039616436623288..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: No confidence in "Confidence and Supply"Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-68144972819399632382013-06-20T11:25:25.595+01:002013-06-20T11:25:25.595+01:00i have often thought that the liberals should have...i have often thought that the liberals should have gone for a confidence and supply model instead of a coalition. i dont know what the correct model is i think its all about risk. i think confidence and supply minimises the risk for the junior party and maximises the risk for the larger one. coalition vice - versa. i think the idea comes from the greens who were concerned about being swallowed up by coalitions in france and germany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-46386399101644995462013-06-17T15:27:32.520+01:002013-06-17T15:27:32.520+01:00The SNP were able to run a successful minority gov...The SNP were able to run a successful minority government in Scotland for four years up to 2011. They were able to strike a succession of deals with a number of parties on a variety of issues. They were so good at it that they convinced the Scottish electorate to vote them in with an overall majority in 2011.KelvinKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118042006400401585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-64912454918882978642013-06-17T10:00:09.124+01:002013-06-17T10:00:09.124+01:00We were well and truely shafted by Labour during t...We were well and truely shafted by Labour during the Lib-Lab Pact of 1977-78, which was in effect a Confidence and Supply Agreement. Never again.Nigel Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713073366806136772noreply@blogger.com