11/05/2010

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What do you make of the general election? Twenty-seven million people voted and the result is a hung parliament with both David Cameron and Gordon Brown tussling for the keys to Number 10. But four days after polling day, we still don't know who's going to form the next government. The Conservatives got the most votes and seats, but not enough for a parliamentary majority. And Gordon Brown remains in charge, despite members of his own party urging him to stand down. So as the Tory leader continues talks with the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, can they agree a deal? Or will it be a rainbow coalition with Labour and all the smaller parties joining forces? Is a Hung Parliament a satisfactory outcome to a four week campaign? Or did the result confirm we need a proportional voting system? Did you vote tactically as some Ministers advised? Were you one of hundreds unable to vote as polling booths struggled to cope with the turnout? The Electoral Commission has described our current Election machinery as "Victorian". It's been trying to persuade Government and Parliament to modernise the system so but why has no one listened? Do you trust the electoral system to deliver the result you want? Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker.