"Well ladies and gentleman as predicted earlier the YES to AV have been pipped at the post by NO to AV in the only national referendum on electoral reform the UK is ever likely to see. I can confirm NO to AV have won by the tiniest of margins with turnout at a low 35% with just over a hundred votes in it there will be NO change to our electoral system in 2015. First- Past-The-Post wins. Jubilent scenes there at the NO to AV campaign HQ. Now we take you live to Number 10 Downing Street where David Cameron is due to make an anouncement."
David Cameron: "I would like to thank the British people for endorsing First-Past-The-Post a system that has stood the test of time and served this country very well previously and thanks to you the British public will do so long into our future".
Sunday May 8th BBC1 Andrew Marr show:
Andrew Marr to Ed Miliband: "so what went wrong for the YES to AV do you think Ed?"
Ed Miliband to Andrew Marr: " Well I think we can see from the very low turnout that the voting public were confused by the issues at stake mainly because of the wall of disinformation put out by the Tory NO to AV campaign. That's why I'm saying that we in the Labour Party must still support Fairer Votes and we'd like to work with the Lib Dems in achieving this in the future"
Andrew Marr to Ed Miliband: " So are you saying that you will put AV onto the Labour Manifesto?"
Ed Miliband to Andrew Marr: "That's what I would like to happen yes. Obviously I need to talk to my Party first but I am hopeful that as a party we can embrace AV - I believe it's Fairer than First-Past-The-Post and will help the Progressive Majority in defeating the Tories."
Monday May 9th 1am:
Nick Clegg on phone to David Cameron:
"Hi David, sorry to trouble you this late but I've been having hours of phone calls all day - it's no good I can't contain this one xxxx and xxxx are going over to Ed. We need an urgent meeting first thing tomorrow 6 am"
What follows is the rapid unravelling of the coalition. Lib Dem MP after Lib Dem MP sensing defeat in the 2015 General Election cross the floor to join Labour. Lib Dem MPs that stay in government are in rebellious mood - angry at AV defeat and are openly hostile to David Cameron. Coalition Government looks not only weakened but it appears that David Cameron has lost control of his own ministers.
June 2011: Vince Cable resigns from Government stating "irreconcilable differences" between himself and Government Policy - in an interview with the Guardian he states "David Cameron is intent on delivering tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of the poor"
July 2011: Sensing defeat TUC organise a week of National Strikes to bring down the Government
August 2011: Latest growth figures show UKs GDP is back into reverse and unemployment jumps to 2.75 million
September 2011: Ed Miliband at PMQs "This government lost the respect of the British people long ago when will the Prime Minister just admit defeat and call for another election?"
October 2011 the Government having lost a crucial vote in the the House of Commons - David Cameron announces an immediate General Election.
December 2011: Charlotte Vere and Baroness Warsi are watching TV together - Ed Miliband is outside No. 10: "I would like to thank the British people for placing their confidence in me. I promise the next General Election shall be fought under the fairer Alternative Vote"
There's a ring at the doorbell. It's Interflora with the biggest bouquet of flowers they've ever seen! Placing them down on the hallway table they pick up the attached card and read:
"Dear Charlotte & Sayeeda - Thank you for all your help. I couldn't have done it without you. E.M."
The END
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