From Eric Dondero:

There's an interesting post-election analysis this morning from a UK Libertarian Janina Davison-Forder in The Economic Voice. Davison-Forder breaks some remarkable news about Libertarian support for minor parties, in her lengthy piece, "A hung Parliament."

From The Economic Voice:

It is tomorrow morning – the words of Alistair Stewart, this morning. Well would you believe I have lasted this long. I shall be sending ITV a bill for the pack of Proplus and 3 litres of energy drinks I have consumed over the course of the night.

Well at least I can say that I had voted TORY! If nothing else there I was placing the most positive cross I have ever seen upon a piece of paper next to that little Tory tree that I am so glad exists. Although Britain, I am sad to say, that we placed our votes in vain, as we may as well have not bothered! As so many others seemed to on May the 6th!

All through the run up to the elections we saw UKIP and BNP trying their hardest to get ahead. Although despite their efforts and the added support of the Libertarian party urging us all to favour the two above the main parties, they did not see much success. Had the Libertarians had enough numbers to provide a Libertarian candidate for each constituency then I truly believe they would see a good few votes. These would probably come from all those undecided voters who in the end didn’t bother. A few seats filled with Libertarians would not have been a bad thing. Especially as we face five years of rules and regulations (or in case of banks lack of) imposed upon us by both Labour and the LibDems and no doubt, a far bigger presence of the red tape stuck to Britain by the EU. I am sure Clegg would not hesitate to allow his European friends access to all and in doing so allowing himself a bigger bank balance!

Libertarian leader Sean Gabb, a friend of the UK Libertarian Alliance founder Chris Tame, and the group's current Executive Director explained in Free Life Commentary:

The purpose of voting UKIP is mostly to put pressure on a Conservative leadership that understands no other argument than measuring the haemorrhage of its core vote. Indeed, it shows no sign of having understood that argument.

Gabb in his piece "The Conservative Hidden Agenda?" tells of a secret meeting he had over coffee with a top Conservative Party official, who urged him to rally Libertarians in support of the Tories. But he ultimately bulked over the suggestion, citing a similar effort made in the 1980s by Tory leaders to Tame and the Libertarians, with nothing to show for it.

Photo of UK Libertarian Alliance Director Sean Gabb while at a free market conference in Turkey.