Cameron's Conservatives made favourites for UK election - bookie

[super jumbe]

(Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party became favourites to win the most seats at a national election in May for the first time in three years on Thursday, according to bookmaker Ladbrokes, overtaking its nearest rival Labour.

The election is set to be the closest in a generation, with opinion polls showing Labour and the Conservatives almost level pegging, and both having lost support to nationalist and single-issue parties.

Ladbrokes said that while neither party was expected to win an overall majority, the Conservatives were now favourites to win the most seats due to rising support for the Scottish National Party (SNP), and a jump in popularity for the Green Party, both of which threaten to take votes from Labour.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/uk-britain-politics-conservatives-idUKKBN0KV1Z520150122

[johnboy1974]

I'm not surprised, here in Scotland the Labour Party are doomed due to their stance in the independence referendum and loss of the party's working class values. I know scores of traditional labour voters who will never vote for them again.

[GastonJ]

Dave promised his mates the bookies some tax breaks if they back him then?

[super jumbe]

On the other hand suppose we vote the CON for the next 25 years we may get the result we are all looking for…..

[gmb45]

ffs hope we arnt looking at another 5 years of the rich boy only party

[Meat-Head]

I tweeted Arnold asking him why I should vote for him, just got automated tweet back, nothing since.