Coalition sometimes works against Britain, says David Cameron
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[url]http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/14/coalition-works-against-britain-david-cameron[/url]
[quote]The coalition sometimes makes decisions that are not in the best long-term interest of Britain, David Cameron has said.
Speaking during his visit to Delhi, the prime minister said the nature of coalition with the Liberal Democrats means compromises at times have to be made that he does not believe deliver the best outcome for the country.
He was asked about the issue of coalitions by an Indian interviewer as the world's largest democracy prepares for a likely election next year.
"We've shown it can work," he said. "And actually the good parts of coalition are because you have these arguments within government and you have to proceed on a rational basis – that's good.
"I think what's bad about it is that sometimes you have to make compromises that are not necessarily in the long-term interests of the country."
"I think the clarity you get from single-party government is better but we've made coalition work and I think we've been pretty decisive."
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Nick Clegg responded to Cameron's comments by insisting coalition government works and saying the prime minister naturally gets frustrated when he does not always get his way, revealing he had blocked a Tory plan for profit-making in state schools.
Speaking on LBC 97.3 the deputy prime minister said: "Of course the Conservatives have to make compromises they don't like. They wanted to say employers could fire any employee at will and we said: 'no of course you cannot do that.' There was a plan they floated of having profit-making in state schools and we said no."[/quote]
[i]sometimes?[/i]
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Ironic that he should say this while sitting in the country that has been suffering under a shitty coalition government for nearly a decade. :v:
I don't anything the conservatives do is "necessarily in the long-term interests of the country"
I completely agree. Almost everything David Cameron says is not helping the country.
[quote]Nick Clegg responded to Cameron's comments by insisting coalition government works and saying the prime minister naturally gets frustrated when he does not always get his way, revealing he had blocked [b]a Tory plan for profit-making in state schools.[/b][/quote]
Why anyone voted for the fucking Tory party is beyond me.
"Coalition works against Britain because it means that I can't get what I want" - Cameronbot Eggybonce 3.0, 2013.
Cameron, stop post
That's kind of the reason why a coalition exists - sometimes compromises are needed in governance. But they're only acceptable as long as others are not directly affected by the same.
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