Top Lib Dems open rift with coalition with Conservatives

**soloman** · 16-05-2010, 08:13 AM

Under the headline 'Why I Refused to back deal' Charles Kennedy explains how there is some doubt about the coalition with the Tories.

Top Liberal Democrats open rift over coalition with Conservatives | Politics | guardian.co.uk

Hopefully airing his view at today's conference will settle the doubters; we shall see?

**manrow** · 16-05-2010, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by soloman

Under the headline 'Why I Refused to back deal' Charles Kennedy explains how there is some doubt about the coalition with the Tories.

Top Liberal Democrats open rift over coalition with Conservatives | Politics | guardian.co.uk

Hopefully airing his view at today's conference will settle the doubters; we shall see?

This is merely tub-thumping by Charles Kennedy who still hasn't adjusted to the fact that he is no longer respected enough to run the LibDems party!

**Opinionated** · 16-05-2010, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by manrow

This is merely tub-thumping by Charles Kennedy who still hasn't adjusted to the fact that he is no longer respected enough to run the LibDems party!

Maybe the party don't respect him enough, but I think the majority of the general public always liked him, certainly enough to listen to his doubts.

**manrow** · 16-05-2010, 01:27 PM

It would be nice to see the conference today show a united front on the coalition front. If the LibDem elite are going to carry on irritating away in this fashion then the life of the coalition may indeed be short. We are all entitled to our own opinions and 100% agreement is improbable; but Charles Kennedy knew exactly what he was doing in going public in this way. He needs to learn today that if the conference today votes against the coalition, requiring another election, then I suspect he will find the British people will vote against the LibDem party.

**Scooby** · 16-05-2010, 02:34 PM

Chat show Charlie, is my local MP, and is a good local MP, my feeling is that he sees this in terms of what it could possibly do to Lib Dem support during the Holyrood elections next year and thus i think he may be trying to draw a line between Scottish Lib Dems and English Lib Dems.