You knew that there was something fishy about the Brexit referendum. Well, you were right.
Imagine walking to your local polling station to vote in the next UK general election. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you are going to take part in the noblest and holiest of democratic rituals. What could possibly go wrong?
When you approach the station, you notice a great commotion. People are screaming, faces are contorted in rage and disgust. What on earth could possibly have perturbed the traditionally dignified atmosphere of a British election?
It transpires that this year the government has decreed that there should be only two choices on the ballot. The first is Tory, the second is Non-Tory, a Frankenstein coalition composed of Labour, British National Party, UKIP, LibDems, Greens, Monster Raving Loony Party, and so on.
What a travesty of democracy! The government is trying to dupe the great British public! A huge crowd of enraged citizens converges towards...