Party On

Nick Robinson and David Dimbleby just discussed a good point on their BBC election extravaganza. After the expenses scandal, many expected the smaller political parties to make huge dents on the big three, as voters would either go for the likes of UKIP, the Green Party and the BNP in protest at the disgraceful goings-on [...]

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Time Ticks On

It’s 4.30am and still nobody has a damn clue what is going on. There are re-counts, there are rows over voting queues and arguments over the entire system. The TV presenters are scratching their heads because even with their sparkly graphics they can’t put across in a consice way what is actually happening because everything is [...]

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Am I Living In North Korea?

I apologise. I wasn’t going to write about the SNP again, and even wanted my next post to avoid politics altogether, but revelations today during the parties’ row in court with the BBC have really pissed me off. In the last few days the SNP have raised £50,000 so they could win a hearing today in the [...]

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More Nats Means More Nits

I’m not going to be voting for the SNP at the general election, but I had a look at their flimsy wee book of magic tricks today anyway. And I’ve come away scratching my head a little too hard. Hence the nits. Alex Salmond and co today unveiled their party’s manifesto for May 6 with [...]

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Taking The Low Road

In a matter of hours ITV will broadcast the first ever Prime Ministerial debate for the UK general election, the first of three such debates during the election campaign. Next weeks’ debate on Sky between Labour’s Gordon Brown, David Cameron of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrat’s Nick Clegg will focus on international matters, the [...]

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