What is a hung parliament?

...and does it involve violence or capital punishment?

Well, the answer is neither of the above. So lets move on from that suggestion. My own belief - before checking the definition - was a system that encouraged the best bits from each of the parties involved and reduced the amount of party politics indulged in. It is brief and simplistic, but is, I think, a general impression of what can happen. This is counter-balanced with the many arguments of nothing getting achieved and party squabbles over political coalitions getting in the way. This is coupled with a constant assumption that the House of Commons is only credible and successful when governments rail road over the voting process with a huge majority, based sometimes, on the vagaries of the voting system itself.

Other options are outlined below:

Wikipedia
UK Parliament glossary
Polling prediction

This final report, in downloadable format, is from the House of Commons library and outlines all the previous cases of a hung parliament in the UK and some of the resolutions taken.

It is the best I managed to find online - and just shows the quality of resources available on our government records system - forgetting, obviously, the significant amount that is airbrushed or blatantly censored.

The BBC should be ashamed to accept the musings of an investment bank analyst for political predictions and critiques. They are hardly the most impartial judges in the world.

Look the private interest groups are getting restless at the thought that the British government might get a left-wing coalition to move the UK forward with public services and civic investment.

Tories 'hung-up' over the possibility of a hanging parliament

http://prodicus.blogspot.com/2010/02/not-losing-sleep-over-this-hung.html

The BBC leads the non-blog media pack in bigging up the Hung Parliament meme because it makes a good story. There really isn't anything else they can say, other than the routine attacks on analysis of every Conservative policy announcement. Not that it matters what the band plays as the ship goes down.

And Cameron? He has forbidden all talk of complacency. The Hung Parliament narrative is good for the Tories, because it boosts the constituencies' GOTV effort and impels wavering voters to vote Tory to be sure that the despised Brown and the hated Labour Party are thrown out decisively.

I have said it before. Tory landslide.

George says:

"I am a Conservative because I am a realist who believes in freedom, tradition and patriotism." (by Prodicus)

You are a Conservative who believes in freedom (to do what you want - but not freedom for others to do what they want), tradition (hanging, flat earth, smoking is good for you) and patriotism (Nationalism, fascism or a good old British empire).

Add to that a trickle of election panic, coupled with the bravado of this post, and you can continue to live the delusion you currently swear by.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/

Hung parliament - without doubt.

Then we will start to have cooperation, agreement and decency in government.