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UK General Election 2015 #1 – My Forecast

May 3, 2015 By Nigel Marriott

In two days time, the results of the 2015 General Election will be in. Will there be another coalition? Will Labour get in? What about the SNP in Scotland? You can now see my forecast of the 2015 General Election presented as a YouTube clip and discover many interesting facts about elections in Britain.

The bottom line is that the polls will be wrong and the pundits will be caught by surprise!

Filed Under: Elections, Forecasting Tagged With: elections, forecasting, General Election 2015, Politics

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