Is it Always the same?

I have just read this in today's Financial Times

Sterling was hammered on foreign exchange markets on Monday as investors reeled from the prospect of a hung parliament following the British general election, expected in May.

Firstly, please correct me if I'm wrong but haven't these political pundits been expecting a hung parliament every time for the last 50+ years? Even when Blair slaughtered that oaf Hague, they were expecting a hung parliament.

Secondly, who is expecting the election in May? Let me stick my neck out, although I have been right about the behaviour of Gordon Brown every time I make a prediction: Brown will call an election as late as possible and if that means June this year, June it will be. He desperately wanted the job of PM and he desperately wants to keep it as long as possible.

DW