Not so strange bedfellows (unionists)

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Strangest bedfellows

Your Letters June 06 2006

Further to your Strangest bedfellows editorial (June 5): since April this year, Dumfries and Galloway Council has been ruled by a minority Labour administration supported by Conservative councillors. As with the Labour/Conservative "stability pact", proposed by Annabel Goldie for a future Scottish Parliament, this falls short of an actual coalition. Rather, Dumfries and Galloway's Conservative councillors "informally" agreed to vote with Labour councillors against the former Independent/SNP/LibDem administration's council tax rise and budget proposals. Quite how long this "popular front" will last is difficult to gauge. The new Labour group (with Conservative support) is pushing through a series of dramatic budget cuts which may yet provoke a local backlash.If these "strange bedfellows" can continue to co-operate through into 2007, Dumfries and Galloway will give political pundits and voters a chance to see if this particular version of the future really does work.

Alistair Livingston, 4a Abercromby Road, Castle Douglas.

It has been claimed that the Scottish electoral system is highly complex, perhaps even confusing to voters. It is, therefore, pleasant to see politicians attempting to simplify the system. I refer, of course, to the decision by the Tory party to seek an alliance with New Labour, and New Labour's welcoming of the deal. This will make the next election so much simpler; independence with the SNP or the British Union under the Liberal/Labour/Tory alliance. It also rather cuts down on political slogans. I do not think we will be hearing, "Vote Labour to keep out the Tories" ever again.

Dr Bill Wilson, SNP Renfrewshire West, 14 William Street, Paisley.

Vote Labour get Tories, vote Tories get Labour, is there a difference?:

Joint Tory/Labour campaign site:
http://cameronmcconnell2007.50megs.com/