Give Them A Chance

It would seem that not only does the UK Labour Party need to accept that it lost the election and is now the Opposition, but it would also appear that Conservatives need to understand that their party did not win sufficient seats to form a government without the aid of the Liberal-Democrats.

It would also seem to me that there is no point in calling an election immediately on the same basis as the last in the hopes that there might be a decisive verdict.  The system needs fixing. The last election was worthy of a third world country: skewed constituencies, insufficient polling stations and ballot papers, polling stations shutting early, opportunity for large-scale fraud, political leaflets ‘lost’ in the post… need I go on? Get that fixed and then see what an honest election brings.

The UK is broke and needs surgery immediately, and all I read are people complaining that there are two doctors working to deal with the problems. There is a coalition, no one party has a mandate, as understood by the UK’s quirky constitution,  to impose its cure on the country. The sooner people realise and accept that and start looking at the proposed cures the better.

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Ambidextrous alliance?

I can’t find any photo evidence, but I think Nick Clegg is right handed. (Strange really, pictures of politicians used to frequently show them signing important documents, but very few do these days) Apparently David Cameron is believed to be the first left-handed Prime Minister since James Callaghan.
Does that make this new political situation an ambidextrous alliance between Conservative and Liberal Democrats, or that we’ll have a situation where the left hand won’t know what the right is doing?

On This Day – 12th of May 1994

John Smith

On the 12th of May 1994, Labour Leader, John Smith, died in St Bartholomew’s hospital in London after two serious heart attacks.

I don’t know very much about this man, since I had already left England by this time. But, I understand that he had a reputation for being a man of integrity, and was respected for his honesty and decency by those from all political persuasions. He was, so the sources say, expected to lead Labour to victory at the next general election and become prime minister.

John Smith was, as is well known, succeeded by Tony Blair who, whatever his reputation in 1994, left office with a soiled reputation and little respect from the electorate.

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Life huh?

Hallo everyone, sorry I haven’t been around for ages, but my computer got broken and I am now only on the net by hook and by crook!

I have had one of the most exhausting fornights of my life, mentally and pyhsically.  It all started two sunday’s ago and has not eased up much since.  My partner and I had a huge argument on that day, which,  stupidly ended up with the laptop being thrown across the rom, by him, not me and I have had no internet access ever since.  To anyone who knows me, you may had well of cut my right arm off.  My life is run via the net and I have been completely lost.  I have had very limited access to my bank and facebook via my daughter’s i phone, but for a hardened user like me, this is really not enough. I put in a claim on my house insurance and hopefully my new laptop will be delivered tomorrow. Continue reading “Life huh?”