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Others don't like the idea of voting with Labour, whose recent enthusiasm for cutting the EU budget is regarded on the Conservative benches as rank opportunism.
BBC: Fright night for the government?
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Speculation over Labour's commitment to the pledge has been rife recently after an internal Labour Party consultation showed little enthusiasm for reform.
BBC: 'Lib Dems won't split over Labour'
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So, increasingly, is Mr Salmond's vision of Scotland's economy: his have-cake-and-eat-it approach to business and public spending, and enthusiasm for financial services, are ominously reminiscent of New Labour's.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot