From awkward coalition to a new politics | Timothy Garton Ash

If all goes well with this strange partnership, Britain's step into the unknown may lead to vital political and constitutional change

At breakfast this morning in my Brussels hotel, I heard two Americans gushing with admiration at the speed and style of the British political transition. "You know, it takes us weeks. And then, you know, Obama always uses a teleprompter, but this guy Cameron, who looks kinda young, stands there speaking without notes ..."

I'm sure that from inside, behind those c...