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UK coalition future on 'shaky ground'

The results for the UK's local elections could spell the end of the ruling Lib-Con coalition well before its maximum five-year term, says Philip Stephens, FT senior political commentator. He analyses the results with Brian Groom, FT business and employment editor, for both England and Wales, and the elections to Scotland's devolved parliament where the Scottish National Party is heading for a crushing victory over Labour.