For one thing, the coalition exposes an undercurrent in British political life that has coexisted – almost furtively – with heated rhetoric: convergence among the main parties towards a kind of centrist synthesis on most of the big issues.
首先，尽管英国政治生活以言辞激烈著称，但执政联盟的出现则昭示了与之低调共存的另一股暗流：在绝大多数重要议题中，各主要党派都出现了向中间路线靠拢的趋势。