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Sadly, the reason I think we can win it is because we can embarress a shaky government that is coming up to it's natural (15 year) lifespan and they are worried about what Europe and the US might do. Not forgetting a whole wodge of useless MP's who will start to worry about their seats.
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The big problem about disenfranchisement is that you begin to believe that ANY change will be for the better, as you seem to do. Unfortunately, the only alternative in our current case will be even worse. Our electoral system comes more and more to reflect the American, where not a gnat's cocklorum separates one from the other, and where a televisual presence will ultimately decide. Both alternatives are indivisibly wedded to big business and if business wants targetted advertising through whatever means are available, legal or not, then they will most certainly get it - personal privacy never stood a snowball's chance in hell. Especially if government gets access to all the information as well - a no-brainer. If you think that Cameron will be more careful of civil liberties that Brown, you should think again. We've all been shafted, and it happened with the Ronnie/Margaret/Greed is Good syndrome. That was when money became god and the devil take the hindmost. Hi, hindmost!