So, Britain...new prime minister, eh?

[Ack]

We've discussed American politics on the site before, and while I usually do my best to avoid political debate, I don't really know much about what all just happened in Great Britain's election.

Gordon Brown is out and David Cameron is in, but what does that mean? And how well are the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats really going to get along over there, because here they'd probably be backstabbing and insulting each other via press release within about 5 minutes.

Oh yeah, and before I forget, keep it civil.

[AmishSamurai]

My Welsh friend has been anti-Brown for a while, and hasn't been online since his resignation was announced. I think the man drunk himself into a coma celebrating.

[alienjesus]

I cant imagine that the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are going to get along especially well, considering how many of the policies differ. The fact that the conservative party is right wing and the liberals left is weird too.

Personally, whilst not an enormous fan of Gordon Brown, I'd have preferred a Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition, as i fundamentally disagree with the conservatives policies on inheritance tax cuts (which would only really benefit the wealthy), immigration (which they lied about, as they cant limit the number of immigrants from EU member countries as they made out they would), and schooling (I dont think that ordinary people should be able to have the power to form schools. What do they know about the education system?).

Hopefully, this means the Liberals can have more of an influence in parliament than usual, as they're typically laughed off as a weak 3rd party that stands no chance of winning an election. As a Liberal voter, I think we need electoral reform for proportional representation, as despite getting around a quarter of the vote, the liberals dont have anywhere near a quarter of the seats in parliament.

P.S I dont know how much you Americans have had our electoral system explained to you, If theres something you'd like me to clarify just ask. Im not sure i understood it myself until just recently :S

[Jrecee]

I know as much about british politics as I know about nuclear physics.

I take that back, I probably know more about nuclear physics.

[Ack]

I know as much about british politics as I know about nuclear physics.

I take that back, I probably know more about nuclear physics.

I actually do know more about nuclear physics, but that's probably because I earned a merit badge in Nuclear Physics while I was a Boy Scout.

[t0yrobo]

All I know about British politics is that it's the only entertaining thing I've ever seen on cspan. i don't know what exactly I was watching, but it was a combination debate/insult match.

[Pulsar_t]

I cant imagine that the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are going to get along especially well, considering how many of the policies differ. The fact that the conservative party is right wing and the liberals left is weird too.

Lawyers and politicians.. Devils incarnate.

[MrPopo]

All I know about British politics is that it's the only entertaining thing I've ever seen on cspan. i don't know what exactly I was watching, but it was a combination debate/insult match.

All I know about British politics I've learned from the past week or so of The Daily Show. Except now that knowledge has been mixed in with ascots, and I can't keep it all straight.

[MikeyW]

I'm British and I still find aspects of it confusing at times.

And I agree that the mixture of a left-wing and a right-wing party joining forces will be... Interesting/bring about the end of the world.

[Pulsar_t]

Nah. Everyone and everything has a price!