A Partnership in UK Government
Just when we thought the Obama phenomena was becoming a blip in the political landscape, Cameron-Clegg pull off a surprising agreement and form a coalition Government in UK.
It seems that the ‘Digital Generation’ really do want a different world and they also want it Governed in a different way. Not only is it simply amazing that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would form a coalition, but the way that Cameron has thrown open the doors and included the Liberal Democrats into a full blown partnership, is simply amazing. The two young leaders on the lawn outside 10 Downing Street seemed as though they were completely unaware of the break from the past they had undertaken, and were relishing the opportunity to work this out in a very adult and mature way.
Side remarks about going campaigning in the same car to save petrol, but getting out of different doors on different sides of the car…were funny but also shook the establishment at its very core.
As one journalist put it, this is a “marriage that had no courtship” and it is obvious that the honeymoon will be hours and not days, but this generation have a mindset around creating “teams that work”…regardless of likes and dislikes. (excuse the shameless promotion of my next book….but this is providing some added material as well)
Will this new coalition work? Time will tell. Governments and voters around the world, like Canada, will be watching with great interest to see if this can be achieved.
Could it be that the United Kingdom, in it final hours of relevance on a world stage, suddenly offers the world something new, ground-breaking and progressive AND reverses its irrelevance as well? Wow…wouldn’t that be amazing.
Good luck Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg. Your bravery is noted and admired. It will be a rough ride and you will face problems never faced before in Politics and in your Parties. Make everyone proud of you both and you will secure yourselves a place in history.
Tags: UK elections
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