Stop the Cuts - National Demonstration

If the lib dems had forced the government to fall over a rise in tuition fees then they would have appeared self indulgent. the ensuing election would most likely have returned a tory majority. Or it would result in another hung parliament and more deals and more uncertainty in markets.

One of the reasons tuition fees have gone up is cos students dont vote. Oaps do hence the winter fuel and bus passes not touched.

This is the stock response to these situations. It's not universally true, either. I don't have a magic mirror, but libdem supporters would, in my opinion, not punish the party (well, not as much as they're likely to now) for ending the government if it is because they acted in the way the promised they would. What is more, Labour, with Miliband, would be a completely different machine. This could be bad for the libdems, of course (Labour and Libdems split the vote), or in the face of the Conservatives, they may have come to a agreement on ridings, rather than risk a Conservative majority.

Anyway, my point is: 1) it's not that simple. 2) backlash from non-supporters as a reason to not act in the way you told your supporters you would, is a bit lame.