All I am hearing is we need “Strong and stable government”, the implication usually being only a majority party can provide this. On the contrary, an effective coalition would be far more stable than the “Punch and Judy politics” that I heard so much of before the election. I can understand that it may not be as strong, if strong means being able to make decisions without giving them sufficient consideration or wide based support, however, that is all to the good.

It is time our politicians grew up, stopped assuming they are right and everyone else is wrong and started reaching compromise and consensus the way the rest of us have to operate.