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The LibDems remain such a fragmented party where no seems to agree on anything that it is impossible to work with them en masse, or across many issues.
Isn't it more likely that a patchwork of loose alliances between Tories and LibDem groupings on individual causes will continue to expand, creating a pretty useful network, but a cross-party alliance remains a far, far away dream?
Ferdinand Mount: The Tories and LibDems Have Become Natural Allies
In yesterday's Telegraph, Ferdinand Mount wrote that "the old abysses separating the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats have narrowed or virtually disappeared". He suggested that a "fresh axis" might establish itself, between the two parties. Mr Mount noted recent parliamentary Tory/LibD...
The LibDems remain such a fragmented party where no seems to agree on anything that it is impossible to work with them en masse, or across many issues.
Isn't it more likely that a patchwork of loose alliances between Tories and LibDem groupings on individual causes will continue to expand, creating a pretty useful network, but a cross-party alliance remains a far, far away dream?
Ferdinand Mount: The Tories and LibDems Have Become Natural Allies
In yesterday's Telegraph, Ferdinand Mount wrote that "the old abysses separating the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats have narrowed or virtually disappeared". He suggested that a "fresh axis" might establish itself, between the two parties. Mr Mount noted recent parliamentary Tory/LibD...
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