I have no doubt that what DMcG says is correct. There were an awful lot of differing motivations and intentions at work when us voters were stood in the polling booth with the stubby pencil in our hands.

As a Labour member who finds himself in agreement with some of the Lib Dem policies I was however disappointed that the Lib Dems did not gain more seats than they did - and I feel that the Tories did not deserve the little progress that they have made.