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Democrats    1. Paul Trembath says:      The narrative outside
the Lib Dem bubble is quite different. The Liberal Democrats
could have stood aside from the coalition, and if that had led
to greater damage it would at least have been damage that the
people unequivocally voted for. There might have been a second
election, or the Tories might have limped along as a minority
government, unable to gut the public sector or wage economic war
on the poor, the sick, the unemployed, children, trade unions,
science, industry, and the arts (to the great benefit of a few
very wealthy people). You have won concessions, but they look
like very small beer against the sacrifices you have made on our
behalf, largely contrary to your promises. As far as I can see
none of this is necessary, little of it is competently done even
in its own te