General election 2015: How do you rate the existing coalition?

How do you rate the existing coalition?

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With the general election less than a fortnight away, Professional Adviser is asking readers for their quick-fire verdicts on the last five years under the coalition government, and who they would like to see emerge victorious on 8 May.

With current polls putting Labour marginally ahead of the Conservatives - though well short of anything approaching a majority - ahead of the vote on 7 May, thoughts are inevitably turning to another hung parliament and the various governments that could form as a result. > Take our 60-second survey here < According to the Guardian's aggregated poll projection tool, Labour and the SNP would require the support of a third party for a clear majority. Co-opting the Liberal Democrats, according to the projections, would secure that majority. Professional Adviser is seeking advisers' vi...

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