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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 26, 2014 17:13:38 GMT
1964 yet again. Let's say that Wilson and Douglas-Home end up on similar numbers of seats: say Wilson ends up with 313 and D-H on 308.
1. Does Wilson still attempt to govern as a minority or does he try and form a government with the Liberals?
2. Are the Liberals even willing to do so?
3. Can D-H form a government with the Liberals?
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Post by john07 on Oct 26, 2014 17:29:44 GMT
I suspect a minority Labour Government with Wilson looking for the opportunity to cut and run.
I wonder if there would be moans from the Conservatives about the West Lothian question?
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Post by neilm on Oct 27, 2014 2:08:25 GMT
I wonder if there would be moans from the Conservatives about the West Lothian question? Unlikely. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 9:27:00 GMT
I suspect a minority Labour Government with Wilson looking for the opportunity to cut and run. I wonder if there would be moans from the Conservatives about the West Lothian question? Tam Dalyell hadn't yet asked it. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 27, 2014 10:06:16 GMT
I suspect a minority Labour Government with Wilson looking for the opportunity to cut and run. I wonder if there would be moans from the Conservatives about the West Lothian question? Tam Dalyell hadn't yet asked it. But the fact is that for fifty years Northern Irish MPs were able to vote in Westminster on issues that did not affect their constituents as they were reserved to Stormont. Between ten and twelve of them were Conservatives (UUP). That had major effects between 1950 and 1951 and between 1964 and 1966. |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 27, 2014 10:49:43 GMT
John07 has the correct answer - any talk of the "West Lothian" question then would have been countered by the "West Belfast" question.
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Post by neilm on Oct 27, 2014 13:04:22 GMT
What happened to the NI MPs who found themselves jobless when Stormont was suspended? Did they get a pay off?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 27, 2014 14:42:42 GMT
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Post by johnloony on Oct 28, 2014 4:47:49 GMT
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