Matthew Jenkins' BlogA blog about Worcester, politics and the environment

With the general election result now in, this is the start of a new kind of politics. One which is less adversarial and more cooperative. The two main parties’ are losing their grip on the political landscape of Great Britain. It is highly likely that at future elections no single party will manage to gain an outright majority. The question is, should this be viewed as a bad thing?

My answer would be that it shouldn’t. It must be seen as an opportunity for politics to move away from the type of politics typified by Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, to a politics of debate, negotiation and compromise. Most other countries seem to manage this, so why can’t we?