1. The Conservative Party has never understood nor accepted coalition.
2. The Conservatives have never really accepted they didn't win the election in 2010.
3. The Conservatives historically have always eaten themselves every generation or so over tariff reform / Europe.
4. The Conservative Party are split between two generations and split over Europe.
5. The Conservatives head for the next election split from head to foot, somewhat directionless and their idealistic drive for public sector cuts and excessive austerity (too deep, too quick and no plan B) discredited.
6. The Labour Party are struggling to find their soul and with an uncharismatic leader.
7. The Labour Party are caught between the economic policy they know they would have to deliver and what they would like to deliver.
8 The SNP are caught with a somewhat shallow policy and a tendency to grandstand for the purposes of delivering independence.
9 The SNP's proposition of low taxes plus increased social justice is wearing thin and intellectually dishonest.
10 The SNP may still have the political prowess to take advantage of the situation but their credibility is diminishing.
11. This vacuum of political disappointment in times of global financial crisis may yet help the LibDems.
12 But the LibDem brand is damaged and Clegg may lack the charisma or political nouce to take advantage. These are both his challenges and his opportunities.
13 Into this vacuum floods UKIP but what is their point? Their solutions are shallow, ill formed, populist, mean and stand up to little scrutiny.
14 So, there is all to play for - we live in interesting times!
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