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Waterstone's reports dramatic rise in sales, with Liberal Democrats shifting 250% more copies than at the 2005 general election

With just over a week to go before the general election, pollsters and scryers of all sorts are feverishly trying to predict the result, but one intriguing rune has so far remained mostly unread: sales of party manifestos. These are enjoying an unusual boom, according to the latest figures, with the Liberal Democrats undergoing a remarkable surge.