Originally Posted by Robin Edward Putland

Is a hung parliment a good or bad thing for Britian; and Which coalition do you want in and why?

Hung parliaments are never a good thing as there's always uncertainty and no clear mandate for pushing though the economic reforms we need. As things stand right now, of the two likely options a Conservative / Lib Dem coalition is likely to be the most beneficial for the country, although I've got a feeling that it would be hamstrung when it came to making some of the major decisions which are needed if we're to even start to make inroads into the financial mess that Labour have put us in.

I am undecided since I have never lived through one before but I suspect that it will be good in some ways (you wont have one party steamrollering it's own agenda through unopposed) and bad in others (Lack of clear direction).

I would prefer a non Labour coalition.