Why ‘hung’ parliaments and coalitions are normal in western Europe
Mitchell, P.
(2010).
Why ‘hung’ parliaments and coalitions are normal in western Europe.
(2010).
Why ‘hung’ parliaments and coalitions are normal in western Europe.
The British media, and Tory and Labour politicians, often treat a parliament with no overall majority for one party as something unusual or disastrous, a position taken to new extremes in a recent Conservative party election broadcast, or the Daily Mail front-page cartoon showing Britannia sleep-walking over a cliff face. Paul Mitchell of LSE’s Government Department looks more coolly at the coalition possibilities that may come into play once the results are known.