The Nick & Dave Show

David Cameron has made overtures to the LibDems. In the national interest, of course. For those of us living in seats like Solihull, this is likely to prove rather difficult, but then the country hasn't plumped for anyone with great fervour. In fact, the Apathy Party did best. Vast swathes of the British electorate are still in an "I don't care!" mood. Great pity, but then that's what you get in a democracy that has become rather sullied and soiled.

I hope we can have a fresh start. I'm not opposed to a Conservative/LibDem coalition. This is by far the best deal. It would give a government with an overall majority of about 35. We would have a proper government facing a proper opposition. Gordon Brown does have the right to try to form a government. But his arithmetic is far shakier. His 258 seats plus 58 LibDems plus a Green, Lady Hermon, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the SDLP. Makes a total of around 330. Not a great margin. Keeping that lot together in a "stable government" may prove a job too far.

Best all round if there's a formal coalition between Cameron and Clegg. Give the LibDems a lock-in period of two years. Put PR on the table for a referendum. I'd also go further. Have a referendum on the EU. That way both parties get to know where they stand. Although, if they leave it too long, there may not be an EU as we know it. Frau Merkel may have picked up her toys and gone back to the Deutschmark for safety.

Gordon Brown should see this period through until the Cameron and Clegg agreement. Then he should resign with dignity intact.