So Gordon has (ish) departed from the throne, where does this leave us in terms of the electorate?

facing a coalition of one form or another, or a minority government. David Cameron thus far is trying very hard to keep a low media profile. The result of this are not overly clear yet on public opinion. It remains to be seen if he can convince either the Lib Dems or sections of his own party that a Blue & Orange mix can work. My biggest concern as a Lib Dem supporter is that a situation arises where no electoral reform emerges and by November we are faced with a second election in a calculated attempt to shed liberal support from a Tory administration.

For Nick Clegg this should be the thought keeping him awake at night. Clegg must be tempted hold his hand and to let the Tories form a minority government pushing for concessions in an ad hoc fashion in return for support issue by issue, bill by bill.

The British are a fickle bunch and will turn sharply on Cameron should the Euro zone collapse affect stirling in the next 2-3 months rendering any cuts in an emergency budget meaningless, again we could be faced with votes of no confidence in the government and a winter election.

Gordon is forcing the issue tonight and it would be quiet a thing to be privy to the conversations going on.

Whatever the out come social media offers the average person the strongest ability to influence what is happening. When Francis Fukiyama wrote the "End of History" after the collapse of the Berlin wall. He argued the collapse of communism meant that capitalism had "won" the cold war. Idealogical politics was seen to be dead and western free market capitalism had won out.

Perhaps what we are seeing now is the battle for the shape and form that western free market thinking should take, both ideologically and morally. After all through de regulation we have tried a full financial free market, the result of which did not work we will be picking up the bill for over a generation. Now comes the reaction how we choose to live and regulate our economic lives.

When you stop to consider what is happening try not to see the situation as a problem, people engaged with politics like never before in this campaign, and I found myself talking about political issues on line and in person with friends who I never would have believed to have an interest. The reality is as a nation we do not agree what course is now the best option.

Just as the English were the first to curb a monarchs absolute power in the Magna Carter, just as we were the first to create a modern parliamentary democracy, just as we were the first to execute a king to enshrine parliamentary rights. We are faced with taking the first faltering steps in 21st century capitalism.