The Bookies and the British Election
The British general election in May is too close to call, mainly owing to declining support for the two major parties, Labour and the Conservatives, and the rise of populist parties on their flanks. So, though economic recovery should benefit Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives, that might not be enough to ensure victory.
LONDON – I used to be considered a pretty good forecaster of British and other countries’ elections. I was, after all, once a party chairman.