Whoever wins, British politics will never be the same again

AS Britain’s “Crooked Parliament” finally dies of shame today it may yet bequeath something of value to a traumatised nation – radical change.

The MPs’ expenses scandal rocked Westminster to the core last summer and unleashed a public backlash of such ferocity that record numbers of voters were expected to boycott this election in protest.

But as the campaign has exploded off tangent in various unexpected directions – the TV debates, Cleggmania, the collapse in the once mammoth Tory lead – turn-out is likely to rocket from the 59% in 2005.