The Drama Continues

As readers are no doubt aware, the British general election ended with a hung parliament in which no one party has an overall majority. The Conservatives won more votes and more seats than Labour, who came second, and the Liberal Democrats trailed with less than one percent more of the popular vote and five fewer seats than they won in 2005.

If you're interested in learning more but don't have a lot of time to follow the story, I recommend What next in UK election, a sixteen-minute video chaired by Robert Shrimsley, editor of FT.com.