Rainbow Alliance, here we come

[drplokta]

This looks choreographed. Brown steps down now, and Clegg will probably announce this evening or tomorrow morning that no deal is possible with the Tories, because they are not prepared to act in the best interests of the UK by giving the people a referendum on a fairer voting system. This will open the way for a progressive coalition to push through a referendum, and promise a new election once the voting system has been fixed, without the LibDems being tainted by Brown's high level of unpopularity.

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[akicif.livejournal.com]

For values of DUP equal to UUP, surely? UUP went for the UCUNF (I'm not making this up: Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force) option, and the DUP actually endorsed Lady Sylvia (her maiden name may have been Paisley, but I don't think she's any relation).

ETA: I believe the DUP are currently leaning more to the Labour side, too - this may be because they've been offered at least maintenance of the current financial deal, as opposed to cuts under Cameron et al.