When you've stopped sniggering, think about it. That is exactly
what Gordon Brown is now doing – a U-turn from opposing a coalition to becoming the midwife delivering one:
Any commitments the Tories make on electoral reform will be confined to inquiries and referendums, and the Tory party itself , and possibly Cameron, will not change settled policy. Even though they have offered a referendum on the alternative vote, they might not agree to whip the Tory MPs to support the enabling Bill. And even if they did, lots of Tory MPs might ignore the whip. The sanctions imposed by the Tory leadership for such indiscipline might be light. All this, by the way, will be late in the parliament, and too late for the Liberal Democrats to do much about it.
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