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  1. crowriver
    Member

    Right, so chair a committee whose motions get voted down by the (majority) opposition (in scenario a above); or get negotiated away by the coalition partners who have a majority anyway (scenario b).

    The tram funding and Calman commission episodes at Holyrood show what can happen to minority governments. Which is democratic in principle, but if the majority opposition is SNP/Tory/rump Lib Dem, how will Green pledges get through?

    As for being the most junior partner in a coalition where the Tories have more votes: Westminster coalition should be caution enough, whatever Labour's good intentions.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    good god!

    http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/877/labour_and_snp_join_forces_to_take_edinburgh_forward

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    If a Green Chair gets voted down, so will a Lab one - so no administration.

    You seem more swayed by numbers than the political abilities of any individual (of any party).

    You may be right.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    It's all over -

    http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/877/labour_and_snp_join_forces_to_take_edinburgh_forward

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    On paper both parties are left of centre. What separates them apart from the question of the Union?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. crowriver
    Member

    That's democracy. I bet some Labour supporters will be furious though (as will some SNP supporters).

    So the Scotsman speculation about the Tories was just spin/speculation after all.

    Can't say I'm best pleased, but I support the Green councillors' decision to stay out.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. RJ
    Member

    *Gulp*

    I wasn't expecting that (I guess like a lot of people) - but it's the only way the maths works, I think (Lab + Green + LibDem = 29 = 58/2 which is not a majority ...).

    And a thinner than waffer-thin (TM) "traffic light" coalition would have got no mercy at all from Ministers.

    Elementary:
    <quote = Holmes>How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?</quote>

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. crowriver
    Member

    Here's Gavin Corbett's take on the recent coalition talks in Edinburgh:

    http://www.edinburghgreens.org.uk/site/councillors/edinburgh-talks/

    Posted 13 years ago #

  9. chdot
    Admin

    http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/deal-is-done-city-council-is-snp-and-labour-coalition-1-2280828

    Seems to be a reasonable analysis of some of the toing and froing.

    "

    But today Cllr Burns said: “I’m confident I will be able to work with Steve and the rest of the SNP group without any difficulty whatsoever.”

    "

    Time will tell!

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    He said the two parties would finalise a detailed programme in the next couple of days.

    "

    That will definitely be interesting.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  10. spytfyre
    Member

    Whoa... you go away for one day and this happens?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  11. chdot
    Admin

    "Whoa... you go away for one day and this happens?"

    Aye - a couple of hours is a long time in Edinburgh politics.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  12. spytfire
    Member

    I'm still happy with the councillors my area got, in fact I know two out of cycle, is write to them up to date yet? Can I ask my new SNP dude what his views are.

    Edit: no

    Posted 13 years ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    Everyone has a different version...

    "I will correct one myth doing the rounds in the twitter-sphere"

    http://pauledie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/gambits-and-endgames.html

    Posted 13 years ago #

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