The Day After the Night Before

Well so much for the polls, they all showed a dismal ability to get anywhere near the actual result. Back to the drawing board we would hope for the polling companies. How fast can their leaders resign? I doubt as quickly as the leaders of the defeated political parties.

Day of Election

Good weather today so should be a good turnout, but who knows which party will benefit the most from that… just got to decide how long to stay up watching the results, (and who is doing the school run in the morning!).

One Day to go Before the UK Election

Whatever your political views, the opposition parties Economic plans are not getting good press comment, and some commentators views of their abilities and agendas for the business community are less than complimentary to say the least.

The UK Parliamentary Elections

Looks like a hung parliament and another election in 12 months or less. The uncertainty is not good for decision making, either by Government, the BofE (Bank of England), companies or individuals. That has got to be negative for the British economy.

Election and the Economy

In the UK the Parliamentary elections are the main focus, with the incumbent parties promoting their ability to keep the momentum of the recovery going. Nothing too surprising there, still it’s too close to call to say which way it will go, and the resulting uncertainty will lead to another driver of volatility in the markets.