Feeling Sorry for Gordon..

As much as it is catastrophically bad for Chairman Brown, I cannot help but feel sorry for him.

He was right in what he said privately.  It was getting caught which has nailed him...

Blair Peach Was Murdered

When will the bastards face the consequences for their actions?

Coming Clean...

Evening all,

Bit of a odd day to be fair – which has had a massive dose of reality in the past few hours in the race to Number 10. 

The Institute for Fiscal Studies – an independent think-tank has denounced all three main political parties for not being clear-cut in what cuts will need to enforced in the blood-letting that will follow the election. 

Now, they have accused all three main parties ‑ and particularly Labour ‑ for failing to come clean over the scale of tax rises, welfare cuts and spending retrenchment necessary after the election.  At last some home truths...

In an attack on the plans sketched out by Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the Institute for Fiscal Studies also claimed the Tories were planning the sharpest spending cuts since the second world war, while the Labour and Lib Dem spending slowdowns amounted to the biggest retrenchment since the IMF crisis in the mid-1970s.  Rationing anyone?

It does make the background for the final Leaders Debate in Birmingham on Thursday that little more fussy.  On the same day as the IFS cam out with their damning verdicts on the parties’ economic plans – Greece's debt has been downgraded to junk status by rating agency Standard & Poor's amid concern it could not take steps to tackle its economic crisis.  The high price of joining a one size, fits all economic junket...Greek debt has lower rating than Lebanon's.  How fucking damning...

S&P said it was lowering its rating on Greece's debt to BB+ from BBB-. It also reducing Portugal's debt rating by two notches to A- as doubts intensified about countries with substantial debt relative to GDP.  Ditto as above...seems like Sterling may not be the only currency facing a threat from the profiteers...

The markets are going to drop like a stone in the morning...

Another Week Begins...

Good Morning,

This promises to be one of the most intriguing weeks in this country’s modern history – as we head towards the big electoral day on 6th May.

The last television debate happens on Thursday in Birmingham, something that I will not be watching as I have another curry night to attend in Dover at about that time – I get paid on Wednesday so probably this time next week, I’ll be all depressed with no money left.  As per normal...

And as normal the Tories have been going on and on about the negatives of a hung parliament – on the thinking that any uncertainty politically will be seen as a gloomy sign for the city – fears that there might be an run on the pound, have so far proved to be just pie in the sky.  The IMF have been mentioned by the same doom-mongers...

Still, it could be worse, we could be Greece...

Heading Into The Penultimate Week...

Good evening,

Am feeling like I am in my own personal sauna in my bedroom as the temperature is threatening to hit 80°F – nowhere near the temperature that it must be in Chairman Brown’s head this evening following the fiasco that was the Elvis concert in Corby yesterday morning.  Was a surreal sight that was...

Gordon seems to be having a major problem haemorrhaging votes if the latest polls are anything to go by.  I see the latest YouGov daily poll released in the past hour shows that the Lib Dems are back in the 30% territory – whereas Labour are struggling to push over the 28%.  That re-launch didn’t go according to plan...

However, the Lib Dems were saying this morning that they are beginning to look beyond May 6th and any possible coalition – stating that they would be more than likely talk to the Conservatives in the first instance, further insisting that Labour will have forfeited the right to govern if it comes third.  Whoops, talk about opening a can of worms....

Could Clegg being a bit more upfront with his agenda, persuade those wavering voters on the Left, myself included from lending their vote to the Yellows, and put all of our fruits in the Labour basket?

Perhaps...

Rest And Relaxation

Good afternoon,

On the bus on the way back to Chez' Bob Bob after a morning of relative calm at work - I'm taking the Nick Clegg approach this afternoon - and doing nothing - bit of downloading online - might update that playlist on the right hand side of you - throw some Balearic grooves for your ponderous.

On the election and Cleggy has confirmed to us all that he won't prop up any Brown regime that is left after May 6th - which means he's in bed with Call Me Dave.

Not acceptable that under any circumstances...

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Decision Time

Evening all,

Late I know, but still at least I'm posting now.

Had a bit of a crap day at work, really depressing - so much so that this evening I've applied for a position outside of the current company I'm working at.

More money, but more importantly - away from home. More opportunity to be independent, which I cannot be with the current state of play being as it is.

Hopefully, I'll hear something sooner rather than later - I need a change of scenery as of this moment because I do not see anything at all happening with me in my current position right now...

Night, Night.


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Evening,

Well it was a darn sight fucking closer than last week - but then considering that Cleggy waltzed away with the first debate in Manchester last week that was a given.

Quite clear that Cameron was much better than he was last week - but again he couldn't be any shitter than he was previously.

Brown was again much better than last week but I get the sense that people just do not want to listen to him anymore - the level of support (or lack of) that Labour are getting in the polls are indicative of that.

So Clegg won it for me, closely followed by Cameron and Brown.

The polls at the weekend, including a much awaited marginals poll will make intriguing reading...


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Location:So Who Won?

Seconds Out...Round 2!

The biggest question tonight has to be whether or not Nick Clegg can follow up his quite superb performance with yet another decisive victory tonight.

Chairman Brown must be hoping for a similar workmanlike performance as he was last week.

One thing must be certain, Call Me Dave will not be as appalingly woeful as he was last week. Surely he will be that more focussed and clued up unlike the previous debate.

Lots of questions, plenty of answers...


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What Made Them Change Their Minds?

Evening,

Amongst the relief amongst passengers, airline companies and the authorities across Europe, one cannot help but note the lack of thought behind one particular viewpoint.

That being that this morning we were being told by our wonderfully responsible press that the chances were that the airspace across Europe was going to be closed for anything up to a further week in light of further sprewing of ash from that Volcano in Iceland.

So what's with the change of mind?

Admittedly, the wind direction has somewhat changed so the wind is forcing the ash cloud to head towards the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and Canada - causing flights to be cancelled - so there is that, that allows them to reconsider their originally hard-line stance.

However, I cannot help but think that the predicament of several major European airlines whom are still in a financial shithole following the credit crunch is clouding the thoughts of those high above us at EuroControl. See what I did there, fuck me I'm good!

And another thing. EuroControl? They have control of our skies as well?

UKIP will be livid...


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Lib Dems: In The Lead...

The Latest poll for YouGov and the S*n (via politicalbetting) is saying that the Liberal Democrats are heading for an unprecedented share of the vote of 33%.  Now of course, with little over two weeks to the big day – polls such as these should be treated with the large dose of salt that politicians normally do treat them with.

But then, this is not the first poll to show such a lead as one for the Mail showed similar figures this morning.

Will it last?

Can’t help but notice Labour are dropping like a stone...

Missing In Action...

Evening all,

Apologies for the lack of posts this weekend - was out last night and by time I got home I was not in a state to be able to write anything meaning.

Went out on my bike this morning to cure te hangover which it did - not a bad thing that. 12 miles done with my sister in tow done in just under two hours pretty special that - need to work out a route to do next weekend as I'm off on Saturday so might end up doing 20 miles that morning. Immense.

Just as immense has been the Lazurus style performance of the Lib Dems in the recent polls that have been done in the last few days since the first debate - I get the indication that a lot of young, politically liberal voters are beginning to mobilise to kick the old guard of parliament into the history books.

What beggars me though is how and why has Nick Clegg purely benefitted from this surge and not other parties with a small or non existential foothold in parliament - and what will be the result of the two bullies in the playground and their mates in the media ganging up on the resurgent Liberals.

Is Anti-Politics the way forward?

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First Round To Clegg

No doubt where the first debate went to this evening.  Nick Clegg only needed to do as well as Cameron and Brown and I think there was some areas tonight where he actually did superior better than the two reprobates that he was taking on.

However, there is a instant poll done by Sky News that is saying giving Cameron victory with 53%, Clegg 28% with Chairman Brown on 19%.

The worry was that Brown would somewhat crash and burn but he didn’t – not a bad thing.  The polls were always going to be bad for Chairman Brown purely because he is the incumbent so he has to work that bit harder. 

Similarly with Cameron – because he has had so much more press time than Clegg and with more finances behind him meaning that he has got more support to help him – he had to perform and although he didn’t do anything bad – I get the sense that some people was expecting him to go for the jugular.

Never was going to happen that...

Round two is going to be very intriguing next week.

Reports: Seven Foreign Workers Killed In Afghanistan, (Reuters Say They Are British...)

Hmmm.

Not exactly what Chairman Brown needs to be hearing this evening...

and It’s 5, 4, 3, 2... and Action!

Good evening,

Well fuck me sideways, the big night is here and everyone cannot help themselves in predicting what on earth is going to come out of the first Leaders Debate, in Manchester.

I predict that Nick Clegg will probably win this first debate, whereas Messrs Brown and Cameron will get through it relatively unscathed.

I think they are more concerned about getting the satellites sorted out due to some ash falling out of the sky...

Backward Reverse...

I see that the Shadow Homophobic Minister, Chris Grayling has been on the telly this evening to say that he does not think that Gay couples should be turned away from bed and breakfast establishments.

Which is contrary to what he said only a week.  So what is the electorate supposed to think...

However he has said that he did once upon a time oppose Gay adoption...

Hmmm.

Sounds like the cunt is still living in the past...

Now This Is Farcical...

Just when we all thought that the scandal regarding MPs expenses was going away from the headlines...

And as you can see in the video below, everyone just cannot help themselves in a getting a dig into the entire system...

Now it would be wholly inappropriate of me to suggest that that video is nothing short of full-scale electioneering...

But it is, if we remember what the Chancellor got up to...

Go For Broke...

Evening,

Having been at work today – I missed out on the fun and games surrounding the introduction of Labour’s manifesto. 

And from what I gather it took the form of a North Korean style rally – with supporters heckling journalists in almost Mugabesque fashion.  Hmmm.

And as for the cover of the Manifesto is well, um...something out of the 1920s...

In fact let compare and contrast...

Let’s be blunt these sort of tactics will not give Labour the level of support that is needed to get even the most seats on the big day.

Therefore – why not just go the fucking full wedge.

The question that needs to be answered this evening is whether Labour are willing to go for broke and tell it like it is.  Admittedly that might mean having to tell some brutal home truths, but in the long run – the electorate might just respect them for it.

It’s all well and good trying to hide the shitty aspects of what is to come for the country over the coming 12 to 18 months – however it is safe to say that we are probably over the worse of the crap that has been thrown at us – but, they need to go for the jugular and take the fucking Tory cunts head-on.  If it means using provocative class-war language from here on in, then so be it. 

If it means losing some of the fucking wet, Middle England cunts that Blair and Mandelson went out of their way to appease in the past 13 years or so, then fuck them.  Bring the party back to its roots.  If they were to do that perhaps the Working Classes (and by that I mean those who are working, not those who are in the dole and benefit queues – that the client state) wouldn’t be deserting Labour in their droves.

It’s time to be thinking radical, to be thinking different, to be thinking Labour.

What A Fucking Cunt...

Afternoon,

Have a look here, it's a blog representing the vileness of the B*P.

Seriously, why can't we be allowed to put these cunts down - for everyone else's sake.

PS:  Here is a more comprehensive guide to the pathetic world view of the aforementioned blogger - courtesy of an Anti B*P website.

Marriage? For Three Quid A Week!

Evening,

So it seems that Call Me Dave has decided that those who decide to tie the knot as well as those who get together through civil partnerships are more worthy of tax-payers money than everyone else - now considering that marriage is getting more and more uncommon nowadays why would they be pushing such a mention - wouldn't say that it was an Edwardian form of moral right - but still...

As inevitable as a plane crash in thick fog - the other major parties, with respect to the Greens - (UKIP and B*P do not constitute parties in my mind more like reptilian cults, but enough of them) have gone over the edge with their response with Labour not being able to help themselves but to lambast the Tories proposals.

But certain core demographics that the Tories are trying to win over, such as the Church of England, Saga and the Mothers’ Union have according to the Telegraph implied that they think that marriage should be explicitly recognized in the tax system. Hmmm.

Better end this post there!

Lord Adonis - Fail

Morning,

That unelected no-mark Lord Adonis has used a piece in the Independent this morning to implore those of us intending to vote Liberal Democrat to re-consider and to vote Labour. The argument being that by voting Liberal we are allowing the Conservatives in via the back door.

Perhaps if Labour didn't appoint cunts like Lord Adonis into cabinet and ignored it's core vote for well over a decade amongst other things - then perhaps we wouldn't feel that we have any other alternative. Perhaps.

For the record I'm only voting Liberal Democrats because Labour have no chance of winning down here in Folkestone and Hythe, but more pertinently, Labour has become as rabid a right wing party as the Tories are.


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Explosive Figures

Afternoon,

It has been confirmed that petrol prices has gone and hit a new high of £1.20 per litre.

The AA has also said that with Sterling's valuation against the Euro having dropped by some 13% in the last few months - that it is plausible that it will go up by another penny a litre soon.

Now, it might be me but this sounds like a good time to kick off fuel blockades whilst Labour are on it's knees.


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Walking To The Inevitable...

Morning,

I have just finished watching Chairman Brown’s press conference on Sky News – and as I have just mentioned on Twitter, but was it me or are were those journalists so fucking bored out of their skulls – perhaps they were thinking like I am beginning to think and reckon that this game is getting more and more difficult for Labour to win.

They seem to have been caught out quite decisively by the Conservatives being able to get more business leaders to back their proposal in not raising National Insurance that Labour are going to introduce in the event of a Brown victory.  Having time off work is allowing me to devote more time to the blog and give some thoughts over where I think the election is going.

Off topic, I am introducing some new hash-tags to my twitter feed:

#GE2010 – will show general coverage of the election campaign across the country – the majority of my posts will have this tag on my links.

#FkH – will show posts which relate to my neck of the woods and although I have already had a tweet from a Liberal Democrat councillor saying that their candidate is taking the battle to the Tories – I sadly cannot predict anything less than a comfortable victory for Damien Collins – who is high on Call Me Dave’s A-List – though with a reduced majority. 

Like anything in life, it’s not what you, but who you know...

The First Heckler...

Expect more of this – the people are restless...

Afternoon Thoughts

Afternoon,

Apologies for this morning's serious posts - yes that is deemed to be a serious write-up. The phone in on Five Live so riled me that something needed saying at that moment.

Anyway, on to more surrealist stuff - I watched Prime Minister's questions this lunchtime for the first time in a long time due to work - of course - but good to see that it is still representative of Britain.

Childish, Boorish and fucking pathetic.


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Is Cameron Too Posh To Be PM?

Now the cum stains have been wiped off the laptop, let gets down to business.

Five Live’s phone in this morning was in regards of the question that I put on the heading of this piece.  The argument being that Mr Cameron cannot appreciate the hard grind that someone from a working-class background has to go through on a day to day basis.  Or other statements like 'how can somebody like Cameron understand what its like to be a single mother'

There can be no doubt that whilst Cameron has come from an extremely privileged background that he has suffered tragedy in his own life – with the death of his severely disabled son, Ivan over a year ago. 

Perhaps such episodes in one’s life forces someone to question their own belief system. 

I know that going to the school that I did, with the wide-ranging spectrum of backgrounds that students came from made me more driven – in the way that in my eyes – the school catered more for those of a more privileged background – particularly in the last few years of my education where the influence of a small clique of parents of students from a particular part of Surrey became more and more pronounced and obvious swayed me towards my class warrior leanings.

Nevertheless, if we are to ask whether Cameron is too Posh, are we saying that you can someone could be too common to be PM?  For that would be preposterous to even suggest such nonsense.

Why is that this even being considered now?  Why was it not open to debate when Blair went for the Premiership, back in 1997.  For he went to Fettes which is Scotland’s equivalent to fucking Eton.  

And moving the case on from there - why does a privileged education seem to be seen as a hindrance by some?  Gandhi was educated at Oxbridge and then led the civil disobedience which ended the Raj and Partition in India and Pakistan. 

Chairman Brown's background is actually fairly humble in comparison, but still of higher standing to the average yokel;  He had parents that were from a upper-class/authoritarian background (dare I say elitist...) and was taught outside of mainstream classes in school.  Not very socialist, that seems to me...

In the end it should be down to the person who is able to show the electorate that they are the one who can show the best form of leadership that is needed in these difficult times.

It Needs Saying...

We saw a remarkable performance last night at Camp Nou.

 

The world was treated to a glorious master class by the little man.

And he is still only 22...

Is This More Accurate?

This seems far more plausible a picture of just how the country is feeling at the moment – admittedly it does show that warmth to both Clegg and Cameron has grown since the last poll of this sort back on March 19th from YouGov.

It is said that some pundits who actually bet on these type of events – actually take far greater notice of these polls, rather than the polls concerning party support – which make also show why there has been concern for many years that we are heading towards a more presidential type of politique, rather than the party and ideological driven politics that we have had since year dot.

Safe to say that as the big day gets ever nearer, that we will see more of these sort of polls getting churned out by the Fourth Estate – it will be interesting to see how leader approval rating compares with the actual election result come the early hours of the 7th May. 

With regards to PoliticalBetting.

A Throwback...

From Now On...

I have been wondering how I will be able to update my thoughts on a constant basis between now and the big day on the 6th May – I am in the process of trying to find a twitter ticker-tape style tool which can go in between the title and the posts – where you’ll be able to read my twitter thoughts.

As well as that – I am wanting to find a specific feed for the latest news from the campaign trail, across the country.

This is going to be a momentous moment in our nation’s modern history – who knows, we might be in the same shithole in about six months!

And So It Begins...

30 days of full-scale orgasmic electioneering began just before 11am this morning when Chairman Brown, flanked by the full set of the Politburo stood outside Number 10 and said that the election will be on the 6th May.

The latest polls suggest a lead for the Tories of anything between 4% and 10% dependant on which poll you go for. 

The debate dates have also been announced - The first of the 90-minute sessions will be screened on ITV1 on Thursday April 15, the next by Sky on April 22 and the last by the BBC on April 29.

I get the feeling that the ICM poll that shows that the Tories only have an 4% lead is sadly a rogue poll – as it was carried out during the Easter weekend.

Ambulance Chasers...

I am currently watching what seems to be a TMZ/Perez Hilton cunt-fest whilst Tiger Woods tries to answer questions prior to starting his comeback at the Masters at the Augusta National.

It seems to me that once they have asked him the inevitable trash questions involving that infamous night in Florida, last November – that they are trying to see what other shit they can throw at the poor sod.

I hope he annihilates the field this week – and stick two fingers up to all the fucking ambulance chasers and other fuckwits who have tried to trouser a fortune out of what has been a terrible situation for the golfer and his family.

Let’s be fair, would any of us be surprised?

This cunt has finally met his end...

And not before time...

A notorious white supremacist who once threatened to wage war rather than allow black rule in South Africa was hacked to death at his farm yesterday following an argument with two employees.

Eugene Terre'Blanche's mutilated body was found on his bed along with a broad-blade knife and a wooden club, police said.

Terre'Blanche, with striking blue eyes and white beard, was the voice of hard-line opposition to the end of racial apartheid in the early 1990s, and the AWB was infamous for its swastika-like symbols and neo-Nazi anthems.

But he had been in relative obscurity since his release in 2004 after a prison sentence for beating a black man nearly to death.

One less Nazi in the world – not a bad thing that.

Reflective...

Afternoon,

As I look into the algae covered pond here in Radnor Park - I am looking back across the past year as I bead towards my 28th year. It has been a chequered and at times, squalid year for me personally. Something that has to come to an end sooner rather than later.

The way that I have allowed my depression to cloud my judgement in past months is something that on reflection confused and worried me. Is this the end game before the inevitable end of life - via some form of sadistic way. Am I allowing situations both at home and at work to ferment towards the point where the only way that I can regain some form of control is to lose it in the first instance.

That in itself would force me to ask some further uncomfortable questions - why is it that I am allowing it to happen? Is it that I feel that I am losing a form of status or respect for myself and that in a way is causing me to react in such a fashion. Is it that with the massive changes that have happened with my own job security that I feel threatened of my own personal security - financially and wellbeing.

Or perhaps it is something else: perhaps it is in my eyes that with such changes, people come and go - particularly those whom you become friends with and when they go elsewhere in future of fortune - comparing them to those who come in their place are not going to be on the same wavelength as those previously your friends. And as a direct result - such reactions are an inevitability.

As I say, difficult and brutal questions to be asking myself this weekend - and as the rain begins to fall again and the raindrops hit the pond with effortless ease - perhaps with a week off after this bank holiday, this is the time to be asking those questions.


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