FT: Hung Parliaments and Economic Mayhem

The FT has blogged about the Institute for Government's presentation - Understanding Hung Parliaments and How Minority Governments Work.

A graph in the presentation plots the size of governments against the size of their structural deficits.

As debate continues over the economic impact of a hung parliament, author Nick Timmins comments:

"What the slide does undoubtedly show, however, is that strong (majority) government equals sound government finances is a far from automatic equation."

You can:

• Read the original article on FT's Westminister Blog
• Download a copy of the IfG's presentation (Powerpoint, 1.1 MB)
• Read our Guide to Hung Parliaments: What You Need to Know 
• See what statisticians are saying on the Bad Science website