UK's tawdry pre-vote politics unsettling investors, says business group
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parties should step away from "tawdry political tactics" that are unsettling investors before a 2015 election and focus instead on spelling out long-terms plans for the economy, a business lobby group said on Monday.
The outcome of May's vote is uncertain with the center-left opposition Labour party holding only a slim lead over Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives. The rising popularity of nationalist and single-issue parties is also likely to complicate the result.
Cameron has promised a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union if he wins, worrying some businesses. Some also fear a Labour victory could bring in a new era of tighter regulation.
Against that backdrop, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the election was causing huge nervousness among businesses. ...