Prime Minister David Cameron issues last-minute rallying cry to voters ahead of British election
Conservatives tipped to win most seats but lack of support from smaller parties may deny them majority
Here in this ancient city in the gentle hills of southwest England, thousands-year-old rain water forces its way through fissures in the earth's crust and bursts to the surface bubbling hot at a site worshipped by the Romans.
But the real eruption in Bath this week took place about 1.5km away, in the auditorium at a girls school, where a red-faced David Cameron rolled up the sleeves of his immaculate white checkered shirt, jabbed the air with his fists and shouted his contempt for the party that is seeking to oust him as prime minister in the British election today.
They spent all the money! They put up the taxes! They wrecked our economy!
"Do you remember what they did? They spent all the money! They put up the taxes! They whacked up the borrowing! They wrecked our economy!" Cameron yelled as he was enveloped in a throng of supporters waving blue Conservative placards.
This was David Cameron as few have ever seen him. Known for his aristocratic restraint, the man who has been this country's leader for the past five years is often derided for lacking passion or conviction.
Yet in the final days of an unexpectedly tight contest with Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, Cameron has been letting rip.
Whether the conspicuous display of emotion will save Cameron's premiership remains to be seen. Polls suggest the Tories are likely to win more seats than Labour but may not have the support needed from smaller parties to form a government in a year when the British electorate has fractured as never before.