Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Our cover this week looks forward to Britain’s general election on May 7th. The union with Scotland, Britain’s membership of the European Union and the global role of the City are all at stake. But our vote is decided by the economy. Best for Britain would be a second Conservative-led coalition under David Cameron Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief

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