An Ideal UK General Election Outcome ?

The prospect of a genuine coalition government involving all the major, and some of the minor, UK political parties is looking more attractive to many people, including myself. However, there is a possibility that such a government would not be run by any of the current political party leaders. In a situation where the Conservatives had most seats followed by the Liberal-Democrats, my guess is that Ken Clarke might prove the most acceptable prime ministerial candidate, with Vince Cable as the man who would be Chancellor. It strikes me that these are two men who could do business with one another, to paraphrase Mrs Thatcher's description of her relationship with former Soviet President Gorbachev. At the present time, the UK needs more experienced leadership than that offered by David Cameron who, as former Number 10 advisor Mathew Taylor pointed out on BBC Radio 4's The World at One today, did not appear to demonstrate much real passion or enthusiasm for office in the three party leadership debate last week.