Tag Archives: coalition formation
Sleepless nights
Wednesday’s sitting of the House was another late one. It was not an all-night sitting as on Monday, but we did sit until 3.00 a.m. There were votes, the last one at 2.00 a.m., so I was able to prove … Continue reading
Being held to ransom? Er, no.
The Times today has an article, by Roland Watson, reflecting on the creation of the coalition. It repeats a claim variously made in coverage of the formation of the coalition, namely that, for David Cameron, ‘coalition has let him go … Continue reading
The Politics of Coalition
One of the publications I listed in an earlier post has now been published. My chapter on ‘The Politics of Coalition’ has appeared in Nicholas Allen and John Bartle (eds), Britain at the Polls 2010, published by Sage. I see … Continue reading
Coalition forming
I have noticed that the Parliament Channel has variously repeated the seminar held in June on the lessons to be learned from past coalitions in British history. Three eminent historians spoke about previous coalitions. I chaired, though as I was … Continue reading
The Norton View 