Did Tory voters get what they wanted?
There are many policy differences between the Conservative party and the Liberal Democratic Party and indeed a number of prominent Liberal Democrat MPs are still unconvinced about the makeup of the coalition. However, when you bear in mind that the Conservative party gained by far and away the largest share of the popular vote are Tory voters getting what they expected?
There is growing dismay within the Conservative party that the cost of putting together the coalition far and away outweighs the strength of the platform which the Conservative party has in the short to medium term. Capital gains tax is the major issue which is affecting David Cameron at the moment with an opinion growing that he has effectively "sold out" to the Liberal Democrat party who at the end of the day actually won fewer seats in the last election compared to the previous one.
The very fact that David Cameron and Nick Clegg have indicated their willingness to work together, in principle anyways, for up to five years is not something which the core Tory party voters want to hear. The resignation of David Laws is also potentially a major problem and the first challenge to David Cameron and his new coalition government.
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