Just how damaging would a hung parliament be?

There are worries that a hung parliament could lead to higher interest rates and a lower credit rating – a nasty scenario for sterling assets. But with monetary policy set to remain extremely loose and a strong cross-party consensus for fiscal restraint, we suspect that the reality would not be so bad.

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