The Road Not Taken and the ‘Bad Faith’ Thesis: Why a Liberal Democrat–Labour Coalition Never Happened in May 2010 |
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Authors: | BILL JONES |
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Institution: | Professor at the Department of Politics and History, University Liverpool Hope |
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Abstract: | This article examines why a Liberal Democrat‐Labour Coalition did not result from inter‐party negotiations after the General Election in May 2010 and whether the coalition which did emerge was based on a marriage of ‘neo‐liberal minds’, as claimed by Andrew Adonis in his <i>5 Days in May</i> (Biteback, 2013). Consideration of the available evidence, however, suggests a more nuanced conclusion. It is expected that the 2010 agreement will be revisited in preparation for a possible hung parliament in 2015. |
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Keywords: | Lib‐Lab Coalition Clegg Cameron Brown Lib‐Dem Conservative Coalition |
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