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Chief priorities: reducing our almighty deficit, strong defence policy, government spending cuts, smaller government, eventually - when we can afford them - tax cuts

Um...Cameron's always been a Conservative; difference is that he's now PM. Labour will go into Opposition, with their Deputy Leader Harriet Harman (formerly 'People's Commissar for Wimmin') as Acting Leader until they have a leadership election probably in September. Then they'll have to regroup...

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Better than Lib-Lab. Well, Brown's resigned! Cameron will form the next government and be PM.

It now looks like Labour have thrown in the towel and that we're heading for a Con-LibDem government with David Cameron as PM...

Well, the FTSE's down by over 2% but part of that is a revaluation after yesterday's big gain. Sterling marginally down against the dollar but up against the Euro. Maybe tomorrow's going to be the nasty day... Meanwhile, Cons are talking again to the Lib Dems...

Yes, political parties here (and in Europe generally) tend to be to the left of the US political spectrum. Even our Conservatives, in the main, believe in our National Health Service (what some here call 'socialised medicine'). But our political parties, like yours, are in reality coalitions of...

They're still wanting to talk to the Lib-Dems and have even offered them a referendum on electoral reform, which is a massive concession for them, but in return for this they want the return of prominent right-wingers to a Conservative-LD administration: Michael Howard, Iain Duncan Smith and...

Looks like the Con-Lib Dem talks are failing and that the LibDems will do a deal with Labour. Worst possible outcome...

Monday morning here and still no Con-Lib deal, so still no government...

Cameron's made an offer to the Lib Dems: possibility of electoral reform and negotiations on energy and education policy in return for the following 'red lines': defence (replacing our nuclear deterrent), immigration (no amnesty for illegals) and fiscal deficit reduction now. We'll have to see...

No gas masks have thus far been seen going into 10 Downing Street but I'll keep you posted...

Latest news is the Conservatives are still short of an overall majority (Con 291, Lab 251, Lib Dem 52 seats) and Brown is hanging on as PM; however, in the last few minutes, the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said that, as the Conservatives have won the largest number of votes and seats, they...

Her track record is pretty good - don't forget she's been in the job for nearly 60 years and has had 11 Prime Ministers; she's been instrumental in choosing at least 2 of them. Brown has the advantage over Cameron in cosying up to the Lib Dems and striking a deal with them because Brown would...

Brown remains PM until he resigns. He will have to resign if it is clear that he doesn't command the support of a majority of the House of Commons. At that point the Queen's role may become crucial; she has to appoint someone who does command such a majority and can get a legislative program and...

Yes, particularly if the Conservatives get less than 300 seats. What would happen is that Gordon Brown, as sitting Prime Minister, even if Labour get fewer seats than the Conservatives, would have first chance to form a coalition government with the Lib Dems - a kind of centre-left...

The overall result is still too close to call.

Our own little version of the 'hanging chads' seems to be getting worse as the night (it's just after 1am here) goes on...

It may have escaped your attention, but we've had a general election here today. The polls closed a couple of hours ago. Exit polls suggest that the Conservatives have 305 seats, Labour 255 seats and Liberal Democrats (our centre-left party) 61 seats. To form a majority government, a party has...

You see the problem, Pinoy, is that Jesus didn't say "Go and preach the Gospel but just in the churches and synagogues", did He?