Monthly Archives: May 2010

So sense appears to have prevailed and we have a the makings of a coalition government between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems. During the day the proposed Labour offer appears to have evaporated for whatever reason. Now we have the scramble fo… Continue reading →

I have had a night’s sleep to mull over the coming and going at Westminster and I think I need to make a few points clear. The first is I think this whole process is healthy. I cannot see any reason why we shouldn’t have a while to sort out which … Continue reading →

I know I have been very critical of so called experts who claim to be able to see the future with 20/20 vision so I think it is important to state I have no idea what is going to happen. I think it is also important to say that in principle I have… Continue reading →

We start day three of the great negotiation and guess what the financial markets are not in any real lather about the political situation in Britain. This doesn’t mean they wont it just means that all the ‘we are doomed’ na’sayers over the weekend… Continue reading →

The pressure is starting to mount on all the parties after the inconclusive election. Who will do a deal with whom? At the moment no one really knows but one thing is for sure. If the Lib Dems make a mess of this then they will never get another c… Continue reading →

Life can seem very strange when you are young, it’s pretty strange when you’re older but that is another story. So back to the wide wonder that the world is. This morning I spent some time with a very young, and certainly naive, Collared Dove. He … Continue reading →

So the bargaining starts and no one knows the outcome. Both sides are unhappy about any deal being made and are demanding purity of action and thought – both forgetting the result of the election. So will there be some sort of deal? Who knows but … Continue reading →

Well the coverage has now finished and I have say I have nothing but the utmost admiration for David Dimbleby. he was on air for the best part of 17 hours none stop and held the whole process together with great style and aplomb. I know it is some… Continue reading →

Now what indeed. I stayed up until gone 5am this morning to watch the election unfold and the first thing to say is that the exit polls were far more accurate than anyone, other than the polling companies, believed. It appeared that there was far … Continue reading →

I am not sure what, if anything, you can read into this but there was a bit of a queue when I went to vote this morning. I say queue there were three people in front of my wife and me. However, if this is a trend then it means that there will be a… Continue reading →