Well, you're talking as if you were sure that the Labour party was the one that refused to play with the Lib Dems, which seems to me equally unsure!
I agree it's unsure, and have said so several times. Viz:
"[that] at least, seems to be the story that's emerging ( which may turn out to be quite wrong)."
"All this is, of course, on the assumption that the stories about the Labour Party rebelling against the idea of coalition really is true"
"the Labour Party appears to have sacrificed both power and their programme in favour of their own narrow interests as a parliamentary club. If so, I think that's a dereliction" [emphasis added!]
Clegg did signal that before the election, and I think that was unwise. However, that can't have been the reason for the negotations breaking down, since GB had already resigned by that point.
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Well, you're talking as if you were sure that the Labour party was the one that refused to play with the Lib Dems, which seems to me equally unsure!
I agree it's unsure, and have said so several times. Viz:
"[that] at least, seems to be the story that's emerging ( which may turn out to be quite wrong)."
"All this is, of course, on the assumption that the stories about the Labour Party rebelling against the idea of coalition really is true"
"the Labour Party appears to have sacrificed both power and their programme in favour of their own narrow interests as a parliamentary club. If so, I think that's a dereliction" [emphasis added!]
Clegg did signal that before the election, and I think that was unwise. However, that can't have been the reason for the negotations breaking down, since GB had already resigned by that point.