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Ending the Deadlock in Britain

E.J. Dionne Jr, The Washington Post | May 11, 2010

“You can count on chaos when a country still has an electoral system premised on just two parties even though two-party politics has broken down.” ++ The recent elections saw the Labor and Conservative parties garner only sixty-five percent of the vote. To resolve the deadlock, Nick Clegg, now in the position to be kingmaker, should consider a time-limited coalition with Labor to pass electoral reform and emergency economic measures. Gordon Brown could lead, but only temporarily.