After a pause…

Apologies for not writing for a few days (like anyone actually cares about, or more pertinently, reads this). It is basically just another broken rule to stick on top of the massive mountain of already broken rules which I have personally broken. Having said that, I have three (count them) good excuses for failing to make posts for the last five days. 

1) It was my birthday on Wednesday, and the eve of the local elections so I was out labour-ificating all day.

2) I’ve had a cold since Wednesday and am now on antibiotics and steriods, nice.

3) The result of said local elections has put me into (either) apoplectic rage at the stupidity of these people who call themselves voters or a numb sense of depression.

It would probably be pointless for me to continue this post without discussing political stuff. As a Labour supporter, it distresses me hugely to admit that our Great Helmsman (note: this term is employed ironically, cf. Private Eye) seems to have a two-button keyboard, one button marked ‘dither’ and the other ‘panic’, admitting today that he is more concerned with the detail of problems than the ‘bigger picture’. I sincerely hope that, as promised, he will listen, he will learn, and he will lead (wisely). More importantly though, I would love it for Gord to just lead – to be decisive, to be in charge and not just appear in charge and to be a Prime Minister. More importantly, the media is full of stories of party splits, divisions, factions – with even (presumably) Labour-ish Facebook groups (admittedly small) dedicated to opposing Gordon’s leadership. We need to be a united party if we are to be a successful party. Britain needs a New Labour government at the next General Elections and not a self-congratulatory look-what-we’ve-done decade celebration as the nation’s finances go belly up. So please Gordon, don’t micro-manage, don’t alienate core voters, and for God’s sake Gord, just lead! (had to try and get that God-Gord line in, didn’t I?! :-s)

As for the internal left-right split, I want Labour to stand for the Labour values that have kept us at the cutting edge of social reform for the last fifteen years. There we go, rant over.

Byeee!

PS. I might try and rebrand the blog soon and introduce more political stuff since it seems to be building up in my head and life.

PPS. Any spelling mistakes are caused by the grotty PC I’m using since my new Mac is too cool to have a USB modem grr!