A referendum will be held on Thursday 5 May 2011 on whether to change the system for electing MPs in general elections.  The referendum will ask the public whether they want to replace the existing first-past-the-post system for electing MPs to Westminster with a method known as the Alternative Vote (AV). Critics of the current [...]

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Of course it will end in tears. All political careers / governments do – even those with the highest aspirations and initial levels of public support like the 1945 Government. The question is of course “when” not “if”.

However, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been skilful to lock each other in at the start of the deal…

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