article_snippet: Most expected that, with economic recovery, and David Cameron's ahead of Miliband in the polls as favoured Prime Minister, the Tories would pull ahead.
article_snippet: the Tories would be at the mercy of the Tories Eurosceptic Right wing, as John Major was in 1992.
article_snippet: A Labour government with a small majority would be at the mercy of A Labour government with a small majority Left wing which opposes austerity.
article_snippet: Labour, contrary to Tory propaganda, is committed not to a splurge in public spending, but to public expenditure cuts, though less severe than Cameron and Osborne are proposing.
article_snippet: But Labour austerity would disappoint the expectations of Labour supporters, many of whom look for rapid improvements in the NHS and social care.
highlights_snippet: Due to economic recovery, most expected the Tories to be comfortable .
  