Advisers back "best hope" Tory/Lib Dem pact

Scott Sinclair
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IFAs will welcome the new Coalition between David Cameron's Conservatives and Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats as they believe it is the 'best hope' for a strong government.

Speaking to IFAonline last week, this what advisers hoped would be the resolution to the political uncertainty. Martin Bamford, managing director, Informed Choice "The make up of a coalition is potentially scary if Labour tries to cling to power. The Government could end up poorly representing England because of the focus on Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as power brokers. "I hope Nick Clegg does the right thing and joins with the Tories. The differences between the Lib Dems and the Tories on inheritance and income taxes are likely to go in the Tories favour, as they have more...

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