I may be verging on the precipice of current politics here, so I'll happily ask this to be moved if it is.
With that being said...
What if, at the 2010 general election, the result is slightly different, with the Liberal Democrats meeting expectations and gaining seats, securing 72 to Labour's 263 and the Conservatives' 287 (based off of an electoral calculus prediction). This would mean that, unlike IOTL, both main parties could form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and consequently the Lib Dem negotiating team take the prospect of an agreement with Labour more seriously. Eventually, perhaps with Cameron unable to convince his party to allow a referendum on AV to be held, talks between the Lib Dems and Tories fall through and a coalition government is established between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, on the condition that Brown stands down as Prime Minister following a leadership election.
What would the impact of this be?
With that being said...
What if, at the 2010 general election, the result is slightly different, with the Liberal Democrats meeting expectations and gaining seats, securing 72 to Labour's 263 and the Conservatives' 287 (based off of an electoral calculus prediction). This would mean that, unlike IOTL, both main parties could form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and consequently the Lib Dem negotiating team take the prospect of an agreement with Labour more seriously. Eventually, perhaps with Cameron unable to convince his party to allow a referendum on AV to be held, talks between the Lib Dems and Tories fall through and a coalition government is established between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, on the condition that Brown stands down as Prime Minister following a leadership election.
What would the impact of this be?