With a general election now only a couple of months ago, it is possible that we may end up with a hung parliament for the first time since WW2
While the joint wisdom (and I use that term very lighly) of the Daily Mail and currency traders don't seem to think so, would be be such a bad thing?
Timothy Garton Ash in todays Guardian points out a couple of very salient facts
1) World War 2 was won with a coalition parliament
2) Germany who has the strongest economy in Europe has known nothing but coalition governments
His conclusion is that it would strengthen parliament and take back powers from what has become an overstrong executive
The full article is here: Don't be afraid of a hung parliament
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