Now that we were a little more at ease with the future of the euro, it became time to think back again about the future of the United Kingdom which in some ways it can also affect Europe. It is Tuesday afternoon and still no clear indication of what is or can happen with the three British parties talks. Read the rest of this entry »

Well the United Kingdom had the predicted outcome of the voting, a hung Parliament, and for the time being Gordon Brown is still at Downing Street even though his Labour party did not do too well. The problem is that while the Conservatives, with David Cameron as their leader, ended up winning the most seats, they did not get enough of them to form a government and they are most probably to be forced into a coalition. Read the rest of this entry »

For several hours polling stations in the UK have been opened to voters. In an election eagerly watched in many European capitals, we are all waiting for the results which will begin to be known at 11pm local time or midnight in the continent. In one of the most exciting of the general elections in years and with an outcome almost impossible to call, there is nothing to do but wait and see if the rise of the Liberal Democrats results in a hung Parliament for the first time since 1974. Read the rest of this entry »

In a few days Britain will get a new government after one of the most interesting elections for quite a while. When the country was almost ignoring the politicians, bored by what it was expected to be a defeat for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party and a victory for David Cameron and the Conservatives, along came Nick Clegg. Read the rest of this entry »