So that’s that, then. The pollsters got it wildly wrong and the UK did not wake up on Friday to endless debates about coalitions, minority governments and who would deal with whom. Instead a startled “national…
Calling the shots? Markets take stock.
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Markets were always likely to prefer a Conservative majority to any other result, but they might need some policies diluted for the gains to be sustained.
This was supposed to be the “social media election” but in the end it was those who moved beyond horse-race journalism, on whatever platform, who excelled.
Celebrating the DUP’s wins with Peter Robinson.
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While pre-election polls got their sums wrong, and seemed to ignore biases in the rush to publish, a far more accurate call was being made in the betting shops of Britain.
UKIP won 12.6% of the vote share, but only one seat – not Nigel Farage’s.
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A stunning surprise put the Conservatives back in power with no need for a coalition, while the Scottish nationalists stormed to victory north of the border. What now?
Nigel Farage might re-contest the UKIP leadership.
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Eunice Goes, Richmond American International University
Five years ago, Ed Miliband decided to stand for the leadership of the Labour Party because he felt the global financial crisis had opened the way to a centre-left moment. He was ready to turn the page…