You're right Steve, it is all guesswork and none of us know what's going to happen.
It may well be that the economy takes a big upswing, unemployment falls and everything's looking rosey
If that happens, who will get all of the credit?
It won't be the LD's, because Cameron will see to that.
The LDs have hardly got any credit for raising the income tax threshold have they? (if it was indeed their policy, it's never been made clear to me by the LDs).
But what if it all goes pear-shaped?
Both parties will get the blame, imo.
So I really don't see how the LD's come out of this well, either way.
I look at the situation and wonder if the LD high ups actually thought "this is as good as we're ever going to get" when they were considering who to side with?
I suspect they probably did.
Whatever happens, when this coalition is over, I think it's going to be a long road back.
But as I said earlier, they'll be ok imo.
I really don't see anyone else taking over their position of number 3.