Did the Coalition confound the critics?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Danny Finkelstein, Peter Kellner and Libby Purves.Danny Finkelstein:The most lasting and impressive thing about the Coalition may end up being the fact of it - that it lasted and was stable at a time when the country needed stable government but hadn't voted for one. But there was more - in particular that it enabled cuts to be made with remarkable little social unrest. And there was less - the parties together failed to forge a political identity that enabled them to capture the centre.Peter Kellner:I agree with Danny. In addition, voters are now far less keen on the idea of coalitions than they were before the last election. They wanted parties to work together in the national interest but now are unhappy with the results. As a nation we say we want politicians to put country before party. Nick Clegg did just that- and look what has happened to his ratings.Libby Purves:Excited that scientists have discovered not only Richard III’s scoliosis and head wounds but...

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1:09.5	this week I'm joined by two columnists Danny Finkelstein and Libby Purvis, and also Peter Kallner, president of the
1:16.6	U-Gav polling organisation.
1:21.8	The most lasting and impressive thing about the coalition may end up being the fact of it
1:26.0	that it lasted and was stable at a time when the country needed stable government but
1:30.8	hadn't voted for one. But there was more, in particular, that it enabled
1:35.6	cuts to be made with remarkably little social unrest. There was also less. The parties together
1:42.2	failed to forge a political identity that enabled them to capture the
1:45.8	centre.
1:46.8	I agree with Dannie, but let me say something else.
1:49.7	Voters are now far less keen on the idea of coalitions than they were before the last election.
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