Uncertainty persists over which party will form the next UK coalition

London

WITH four days to go for the UK elections, pollsters, betting shops, markets and businesspeople have become increasingly convinced that another coalition is inevitable.

The big question is whether it will be David Cameron leading a Conservative coalition government or Ed Miliband heading a Labour coalition.

The latest cover of The Economist sums up the uncertainty with a face split between a red Mr Miliband on the left and a blue Mr Cameron on the right, stating: "Britain's choice - risk the economy (on the Miliband side of the face) or risk Europe (Cameron).

Illustrating these fears, the sterling which rallied slightly last week, fell back sharply, while latest data show that the performance of the economy and the London property market has also been weaker in the past few months. Such is the concern that the latest US Treasury report to Congress on the international economy states: "The high level of uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the UK general election on May 7, 2015, the potential for difficult coalition talks, and subsequentl…