It can be done without PC and SNP - working majority with SDLP and
Alliance - both sister parties to Labour and Liberals - with Green and
Sylvia Hermon as well

There is however a by election for the final constituency which should
be won by the Conservatives at the end of May



-----Original Message-----
From: Anglo-American Health Policy Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Maynard, A.
Sent: 11 May 2010 09:15
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: British election

Lib-Lab is not a working majority Ted!
Will need the nationalists in Wales, Scotland and Ulster too and they 
will want one thing: no local public expenditure cuts
Alan

Marmor, Ted wrote:
> Simon goes from what he thinks the British public will tolerate to a 
> prediction. My hunch is that the key is Clegg's calculation about whom

> he could best join. A Lib/Lab pact, where Brown's departure is the 
> precondition, is a working majority. I suppose the key question is who

> would replace Brown and would that person be more appealing to 
> Clegg--and more willing to adjust electoral rules--than Cameron.
> Ted Marmor
>
>
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> *From:* Anglo-American Health Policy Network 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Stevens, Simon L
> *Sent:* Monday, May 10, 2010 1:15 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: British election
>
> Whatever the theoretical possibilities, my take would be that, in 
> practice, the British electorate may be highly resistant to the idea 
> of a second Labour PM in a row whom they hadn't had a chance to pass 
> judgement on in a general election..... and who became PM by virtue of

> a decision of the Labour Party's own electoral college.
>
> Gordon Brown already suffered from lack of legitimacy on that point - 
> the idea that his successor could emerge from a similarly indirect 
> route would I'd have thought fail in the court of public 
> opinion.....particularly after an election in which the Conservatives 
> got more votes and more seats.
>
>
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> *From*: Anglo-American Health Policy Network <[log in to unmask]>
> *To*: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent*: Mon May 10 12:06:04 2010
> *Subject*: Re: British election
>
> Is it? He said he'd go by September, which I thought meant he was 
> reaching out for a Lib-Lab pact.
>
>
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> *From:* Stevens, Simon L [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> *Sent:* 10 May 2010 18:03
> *To:* Oliver,AJ; [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: British election
>
> However we can add that Gordon Brown has within the past few minutes 
> announced his intention to resign as leader of the Labour Party so it 
> is practically certain that David Cameron of the Conservatives is 
> about to become Prime Minister.
>
> Simon
>
>
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> *From*: Anglo-American Health Policy Network <[log in to unmask]>
> *To*: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent*: Mon May 10 11:41:56 2010
> *Subject*: Re: British election
>
> We have to wait to see what coalition we get yet, if any. And then 
> we'll have to see what they agree on health, if anything.
>
>
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> *From:* May T. Cheng [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> *Sent:* 10 May 2010 17:38
> *To:* Oliver,AJ; [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* RE: British election
>
> How will a coalition government affect the NHS? --- May
>
> *From:* Anglo-American Health Policy Network 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Adam Oliver
> *Sent:* Monday, May 10, 2010 12:33 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* British election
>
> This will interest some of you?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8673526.stm
>
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