2nd May 1997. The Tories, eighteen years in power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge. A Conservative MP and his wife are forced to confront the prospect of a devastating defeat; a Lib Dem footsoldier is pushed into being a hero by a young party-crasher; and, in a new world order, two schoolboys swatting for their Politics A-level have very different dreams for the future.