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For all the fuss, I suspect that the outcome of the General Election will still be a Cameron Government, the situation is rather more like the vote in Northern Ireland yesterday over Policing and Justice. For all the fuss made by the Unionists, interventions by George Bush and so forth, the vote got a substantial majority as it had to.

Sure there are doubts, quite serious ones: For Sinn Fein, they needed Policing and Justice to be “local” to undermine the “British Rule” slur put out by dissident Republicans to justify illegal behaviour. The Unionists understood that but doubted whether it would undermine the ‘die-hard’ elements… but really there was little choice in the matter, for good or ill, it was an inevitable step forward albeit it, into the darkness.

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I know that the Independent along with most papers in ‘Fleet Street’ is suffering financial problems since the “paid for by advertising” business model they all relied upon collapsed and to be honest, is not likely to return in the future but, that is no excuse to continue being stupid.

Although it is really a bit of a dead duck, in their main editorial today, Sunday, they return to the Lord Ashcroft story again. The last time they did this, some 90% of the people who wrote in dismissed the story as just Labour Party election campaigning and so on.

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I must admit to becoming a fan of one of the regular Independent columnists John Rentoul because although I think his natural instincts are likely left wing, his approach is very broad and he examines issues without bias and lots of common sense.

Today he was writing on the narrowing of the polls between Labour and the Conservatives, well worth a read: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/john-rentoul/john-rentoul-policies-smash-personalities-1912985.html

And another one but if one is crystal ball gazing, well worth a read: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-convention-says-voters-like-big-spending-governmentsits-wrong-1912836.html

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Sometimes it might be better not to write some Editorials and a prime example was this one in the Independent today on Lord Ashcroft funding and directing the Tory campaign in over 100 key marginal seats. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-how-money-can-distort–the-democratic-process-1912359.html

The whole Lord Ashcroft thing is rather boring in the sense that the Law bans foreign nationals from funding British Politics for obvious reasons but a British national who arranges his affairs to minimise tax is hardly the same case. Also one might question the Labour Party’s acceptance of the support of Rupert Murdoch and the Sun Newspaper, he is now an American citizen and before that, Australian. Some people do not only write total crap, they obviously think it too.

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On Sunday we shall see Gordon Brown on the Piers Morgan on ITV Show, talking emotionally about the death of his daughter, Jennifer.

The Times in an Editorial has lambasted him for this and for their reasons follow this link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article7024184.ece

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The loss yesterday of the US Senate Seat held by Edward Kennedy for almost 50 years to the Republican Scott Brown is seen as a blow to the Obama Presidency on his first anniversary of becoming President. This can be seen as a great snub to his plans for Health Care Reform and so on but in a sense, this is an inevitable step along the way.

Rather like the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer all those years ago, the “expectations” of an Obama Presidency – “Yes We Can.” far exceeded any reality on delivery in a recession. In this though lies some serious food for thought for David Cameron and his Team as they prepare for Government…

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Although obviously a Labour supporter, a regular contributor to the Independent is John Rentoul who often writes very interesting articles that concentrate on trying to analyse the issues rather than trotting out left wing propaganda, he is always worth reading.

His article in Sunday’s edition is very well worth a read: “How many years out in the cold?” Sub heading; “Labour is likely to lose the general election. Its main concern now is damage limitation “ http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/john-rentoul/john-rentoul-how-many-years-out-in-the-cold-1870275.html

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I was moderately amused by an editorial in today’s Independent which basically called for David Cameron to spell out all his policies and how he was going to achieve his goals. It struck me as a very silly idea as the man is not in a position to know just how bad things are and will not until he gets to Downing Street.

If we add in the fact that despite the scale of the financial crisis that has hit this Country, it was only a couple of days ago that the Labour Chancellor Darling, said openly that following the election, massive cuts in public spending will be required.

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I have often of late complained of journalists writing up lots of worthless foam from the mouth about the current state of UK politics. I can have a certain empathy with them, they need to try and make it all look exciting and interesting, even if it isn’t because they need to hang on to their jobs but, are they contributing anything ? I doubt it why I have a picture here of Mr Smug himself…

I have had for some time now a feeling that the next election has already been decided some time ago and it is that Gordon Brown and Labour are out and fluctuations in the polls will not change that fact. It is in this sense that I wonder whether the people with the decision, the electorate, are even listening.

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I’m always up for a laugh but was astounded with the joint call by the deplorable Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt both of whom are “standing down at the next election”, for a secret ballot on Gordon Brown as the Leader of the Labour Party – to clear the air ! One wonders who is pulling their strings on this one, Harmon, Darling ?

What a hoot ! If anybody has the slightest doubt about the result of the next election in that Gordon Brown and Labour will be thrown out of Office and David Cameron will be the next Prime Minister with a good working majority, there goes the proof. It might have been a good idea a year ago but now, it can only be described as a death wish, perhaps they should “re-brand” as the Lemming Party.

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