Marriage from hell: what can Australia’s coalition tell us about the Tory-DUP government?

For the first time in British history, the Conservatives will be forced to rely on the hardline, illiberal Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to push through legislation. It is also the first time in the modern era that the British government will be forced to rely on a party with a strong sense of regional identity and be required to make hyper-parochial concessions in exchange for confidence and supply. Patrick Leslie and Maria Taflaga look at what we can glean from Australia’s experience of right-wing coalitions.