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The United Kingdom has its first coalition government in 65 years with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats sharing power. Despite making gains on 6 May, the Conservatives only won 306 seats, short of the 326 needed to form a majority government.
Traitors. Opportunists. Power-hungry, self-obsessed egotists. All claims that have been levelled at the new Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and his party the Liberal Democrats. All claims that have reflected deep divides within British politics; between the right wing and those who oppose the new government.
This year’s election has been one in which foreign affairs has been conspicuously absent from the media narrative and, possibly, the public’s minds.
The Leaders’ TV Debate has been grabbing headlines and...
