Voting Reform and the Coalition Government in the UK

BBC News: Reports that the Coalition Government will have a propose a Referendum on Election Reform to be held on 5 May 2011. This was the demand by the Lib Dems that got them to sign up for the Coalition Government; although the Conservatives will use a three line whip to make sure their members vote for the legislation in the House of Commons; once its official expect unusual Alliances of Conservatives and Labour members of the Commons to unite on the ground to oppose the plan in the Referendum. All things are political folks, if the Coalition Government is not popular by May 2011 expect the Lib Dems to lose the Referendum, the voters will be looking for ways to punish the Coalition, if they Referendum is lost it would be a major blow to the Coalition, prediction this early out, 60/40 that the voter keeps the old system of First past the Post. After that the Lib Dems leave the Coalition or Nick Clegg goes down to a internal party coup and is replaced by a leader that will take the Lib Dems out of the Coalition. Thus a General Election in 2012 or 2013.