The Conservative-Liberal Democrat governing coalition has a solid majority in parliament. Relations between the two parries are showing signs of strain, but the government will last until 2015, when the next general election is due.
The economy's recovery is continuing. The Economist Intelligence Unit expects real GDP growth of 3.1% in 2014, easing back to an annual average of 2.1% in 2015-19. Rapid house price rises are a growing concern.
The UK's large fiscal deficit will narrow ahead of the election, but austerity measures will continue into the next parliament This will exert a drag on the economy and heighten political tensions about the size and role of the state.

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