Martin Bright argues that “the British people deserve a hung parliament”. I’m not sure that’s quite correct. It might be more accurate to say that David Cameron’s Conservatives have not quite convinced the electorate that they merit a large majority. (Nor, for that matter, have Labour persuaded anyone other than true believers that they merit a fourth term.)
Of course, this too is a little unfair since, given the current constituency boundaries, the Tories need an overwhelming victory to gain a comfortable majority. If all else were equal, a six point win would be comfortable enough. But all else is not equal and so the Tories could win convincingly in terms of the actual votes cast but still be denied a meaningful majority.
Which brings me to Danny Finkelstein’s typically excellent column this week.
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