All hung up

As the nation's press becomes fixated on the growing probability of a hung parliament, so the number of possible scenarios seems to multiply from a range of widely different perspectives with their own self-interests at heart.

This objective and thankfully short article by Anthony Wells writing in UK Polling Report spells out both the mechanics and the options available to respective winners and losers. It is worth a read if only to get an understanding of the fundamentals. Indeed, some of the facts he offers might be a revelation to a few political commentators - and politicians.