This is the true, unvarnished story of Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War. It began in May 2010in the Downing Street garden, smelling of roses. Soon, though, it began to exude the aroma of something else entirely. Ann Treneman, the hilarious parliamentary sketch-writer for The Times, saw it all during those five long years, and here she records the foibles and fears, tempers and tantrums, bacon sandwiches and (many) pints of pure bitterness.Here are events that they would prefer to forget: the AV referendum; the tuition fee vote; the omnishambles budget; the dramatic Syria vote and of course, the panic-stricken event that was the Scottish referendum.