[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

It can be easy thugh MTVN, the SNP have operated a minority situation for 4 years in Scotland before 2011,they know the importance of stability.

A minority govt; can be a stable one if most of the parliamenary MPs elected, are happy for it to govern and really hate the alternative.

The SNP will know the important votes and all they need to do is be there for them to ensure that stability of govt; which they will be,they cannot just hang around Scotland.

He will also have the Greens, Plaid Cymru and the SDLP in Northen Ireland against the Conservatives too.
his could be,if it is the case, one fo the stronger govts; the UK has had, as it would command more parties supporting it in the Commons.

The current predictions are Labour 274 seats, the Conservatives 281,the SNP 55.
If that was the case, no way could the Conservatives ever govern without support from the SNP,so stability can be assured even likely with no deal whatsoever that could either compromise Labour or in fact the SNP too.

Me, myself agree, I'd rather a Labour/SNP coalition but both have ruled that out so the SNP are not seeking ministerial posts or even a formal agreement either.

It's far from ideal though, I believe the SNP once had their budget defeated as a minority government in Scotland. I think we'd be likely to see 5 years of stand offs: The SNP will not want to be seen doing anything to help the Tories but they will also not want to be seen giving unqualified support for a Labour minority. They will want to extract some key concessions and would probably be justified in predicating their support for Labour on gaining those, Labour's position will be constantly insecure if the main opposition party has more seats than the government.