On 23/08/2014 17:36, Adrian wrote:
On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:14:03 +0100, Tim Streater wrote:

Nobody voted for this govt. That's the trouble with coalitions: nobody
votes for them [1].

Nobody _ever_ votes for _any_ Government. People vote for their MP. The
party with most MPs form the Government.


Even worse, the votes of only about 20,000 people in all of the marginal
constituencies, determines the outcome of a general election.