A shotgun wedding?

Relationship metaphors have abounded since it became apparent that no one single party could form a government. Much though it offends my tribal instincts that anyone should jump into bed walk down the aisle with the conservatives, the truth is that the UK now - for the first time in my life - and the first time since the Second World War - has a government which represents the interests of the majority of people who voted. That has to be a huge breakthough and should be applauded.
My guess is that there will be (more than) a few honeymoon tiffs as the two parties learn how to reconcile their differences. The interesting question is whether they will put aside a lifetime's habits of putting their own interests first and seeking to look good in public (by making the other look bad) or give priority to building a productive relationship. Time will tell.

A PS. Aparently at the first cabinet meeting Vince Cable broke the ice - and extended the relationship metaphor - by saying that some of his Indian constituents reminded him that arranged marriages work better than love marriages.