Odds and (Tory) Sods
It’s been a while since I set something down on this blog. I’ve been busy the last week writing an essay. This is in turn buggered up my sleep patterns, so after handing in the essay on Tuesday, I needed a couple of days to recover. Which I have done.
Of course, now my sleep patterns will be messed up by watching the local election coverage on BBC1, which starts at a rather late 12.50am.
Perhaps I wouldn’t usually watch coverage of local elections. It’s not as if anyone bothers to vote in them. Even when they do, it’s not because they prefer party A’s policy on recycling. It’s because they’re annoyed with how crap the government is. If Labour take a pummelling in today’s elections, I’d be interested to see the repercussions for Labour.
I wrote earlier that I will not pass judgement on Labour until I know the results, and the dust has settled. But can Tony Blair really take another beating? The Labour cabinet needs some fresh faces, rather than the same old patronising guffs like Hewitt and Prescott. David Miliband, perhaps? Or the MP for my own constituency in Oldham East and Saddleworth, Phil Woolas. He’s a nice guy, and has moved silently up the New Labour hierarchy to become Local Government Minister. So he’s not stupid, and could go far. As I say, I’m not saying ANYTHING about how Labour’s falling apart until every last vote has been counted.
I will say something about David Cameron. Vote Blue, go Green, eh? The Mirror revealed that about five minutes after Cameron leaves on his bike, his chauffer (!) pops round to his house, picks up his shoes and papers, and does the exact same route as Cameron does! So much for saving the world. Cameron should have his reputation to salvage after not only flying to Norway to look at the effects of global warming, and flying on a HELICOPTER from Manchester to Bury to do some local campaigning. No doubt he espoused the Tory’s Vote Blue etc policy. Typical hypocritical Tory.
I’m signing off there, as I’m a little drunk anyway. Take care,
Roy.
-posted by Roy
