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Yeah, I guess the Tories could use the Lib Dems and the DUP. Realistically, though, I'd say it's looking like a minority Government in some form. In that case I'd say the Tories would have to be the largest party and then successfully convince the house to back them in forming a minority...

What does all this mean seat wise? Is it likely, according to the polls, that Labour will be marginally the largest party, or does the situation with Scotland harm their averages?

That would be absolutely stunning.

That hasn't stopped the Tories banging on about how Labour signle handedly wrecked the economy, acting as the opposition even when in Government, when clearly the crash (as with the vast majority of recessions or economic dips) was the sum of many parts.

Fair point on economic growth being built on debt, but again, much of the developed world was doing this and I really couldn't see the Tories doing anything different, indeed some argue that John Major triggered the economic growth. My main disagreement is down to the cause of the crisis. 2007...

Either way, the deficit you mention there is running at a lower percentage of GDP than most developed countries operate at- I'd say it's higher than most would like, but it's manageable (and without looking at the figures, surely military involvement in the Middle East contributed to the...

No idea how it's all going to pan out, it's so unpredictable. I'd say both of the largest parties are going to look to form a coalition with the Lib Dems as a priority should they have enough seats between them. Assuming they do have enough seats (which is a big assumption), the Lib Dems would...

This points irks me. For around eleven years, Labour led the country at a time where the economy was absolutely booming (helped by much needed investment in infrastructure), the deficit and debt as a share of GDP was lower than what they inherited, for a couple of years we were even operating a...