Decades may pass without a coalition, but when the first turns up, you’d better be prepared for another. Or so says a band of the usual Lab-Lib coalitionary suspects. And if there is another hung parliament in 2015, there might be another Cameron Clegg coalition. So we should all start campaigning now for a “progressive” Lab-Lib coalition now, just in case:

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have just set out their joint priorities for what remains of the current coalition’s term of office. But progressive politics will be the loser if a renewal of that arrangement comes to be seen as the natural outcome in the event of another hung parliament. An alternative coalition joining Labour and the Liberal Democrats also needs to be on the table for a proper debate about Britain’s future to take place. Continue reading →