I listen to the BBC (only English speaking station available where I am) and they are openly rooting for a left coalition BUT they don’t want Gordon Brown to lead it...keep throwing out the possibility that if Labor gets rid of Brown they could form a coalition
I don’t see the downside to this. A new government must institute drastic budget cuts - there are no “ifs and buts”. UK’s budget deficit is one of the largest in Europe. So, imagine Labour (with or without Brown) together with the Liberal Democrats (left and lefter, but I don’t know which is which) trying to agree on severe budget cuts, and getting their constituencies to go along.
Remember, Lab + LibDem does still not get to the magic 326 seats, so they would have to bring on some other coalition partners as well.
I would guess there would be new elections in less than a year, with the two “governing” parties thoroughly discredited, and Conservatives only needing a very small swing to gain majority.