It could not be helped with the 50 day post election rule however the new UK coalition government has cleverly decided that the Budget will be on 22nd June. No doubt hoping the country will all be immersed in the FIFA World Cup tournament, they can implement as many swingeing expenditure cuts and tax rises [...]

With no clear majority after the UK election, in essence a “hung parliament”, the country awaits the outcome of discussions between the main political parties on how a coalition government could optimise a strategy that would some positive impact on the economy. The Bank of England also has held the UK base rate at 0.5% [...]

The final canvassing surrounding the UK election takes place today; after three television debates, the unfortunate comments by Gordon Brown and the tactical voting issue, the main political parties realise that a “hung parliament” could be the outcome on Friday morning. The electorate knows that the UK is in financial trouble and that no matter [...]