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There was an amusing lead story in the Independent today about the “Tories being wrong about the threat of a financial funding crisis if there is a hung parliament. It took three people to write it and the result is frankly a bit threadbare unless the “Indy” is now the “Voice of the LibDems which, it may well be. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-claims-that-hung-parliament-would-cause-meltdown-are-dismissed-1952954.html

The basic proposition behind the article is fundamentally flawed because it makes a number of untrue assumptions…

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We have had the second TV Debate and by all accounts, it was a ‘draw’ with no one person being declared a ‘winner’. I suppose the question is: ‘Do I care ?’ and the most likely answer is NO because if the British electorate want to pull their heads under their collective “Duvets”, I can hardly be that bothered and besides which, reducing politics to “X Factor” and “Strictly Come Dancing” status, is hardly a good sign of a ‘vibrant democracy’, is it ?

In the follow up in the DT on the ‘personal finances’ pages was the following and the author was mainly concerned with explaining why, if you were buying a new mortgage… The responses amount to the hilarious as well as mainly inane: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/7623640/How-a-hung-parliament-could-hit-you-in-the-pocket.html

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Nothing much to report. Mr Smug, Nick Clegg is now under the sort of scrutiny by the Media he is not used to and about time too, he has been “Up To It” the same as the rest whilst condemning other MPs in all sorts of ways. Lovely and I hope they really screw the lying Toad. Of course we have the second TV Debate today and no, I really can’t be ‘arsed’ to watch it because what I see and what the desperate Media see will be different. For the totally stupid, the Media will tell them what they saw.

Of course and if they do, we run the risk of “A Plague on all your Houses…” from the soft bellied British public but frankly and until they wake up again, does it matter ? They will moan and bitch whatever happens because they have yet to realise that they have had their “Bread and Circuses” period, it is now time for the “Hard Times” and a purging of the Spirit.

Well the whole thing grinds on but there are some interesting straws in the wind which I am sure will pass the bovine electorate and Nick Clegg by completely. In this morning’s Telegraph was an interesting article on “Sovereign Debt” and the potential threat of it bringing about another financial crisis, worth a look: “Sovereign debt tops IMF worries”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7611787/Sovereign-debt-tops-IMF-worries.html

I have written before that this election should be seen by the electorate as less as a matter of “Politics” and more “Economics” and this does give rise to some interesting thoughts concerning the immediate future for us in these British Isles. Now whilst addmittedly “speculative” by nature as with any ‘crystal ball gazing’, I thought I might share my thoughts.

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We are at an amusing moment in this election campaign but “A Week is a long time in politics”. This mornings news in one poll was that Clegg and the LibDems were ahead of the Conservatives with Labour trailing third and if that were true, a “Hung Parliament” would be a certainty which would have serious and immediate financial consequences for the people of these Islands.

David Cameron’s view of a hung parliament is pretty spot on as there would most certainly be another General Election within the year and from the first day of a new Parliament, all the parties will be ‘positioning’ themselves for that rather than taking care of business. Westminster would fiddle whilst the UK burnt.

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All rather embarrasing, I seem to becoming a bit of a “Groupie” of the journalist John Rentoul who writes for the Independent but the simple truth is that he is one of the few who writes with any common sense.

Here is yet another excellent piece of professional journalism and a thoughtful analysis of the current situation which contrasts so strongly against the spurious rubbish most of the Media has managed to date.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/john-rentoul/john-rentoul-clegg-a-triumph-of-antipolitics-1947679.html

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Another not very interesting day. The Media are flying around with their skirsts up around their ears shouting that  a “Hung Parliament” is a certainty because of a one off performance by Nick Clegg the other night. And all that has happened as a consequence is that Sterling has wobbled further downwards against both the US Dollar and the Euro, a harbinger of things yet to come if the electorate continue to dither.

Like ‘em, loath ‘em or love ‘em, there is only one choice on May 6th, vote Conservative and give them a decent working majority. Mind you, from Cameron’s point of view, this would be a good election to lose, there will be no prizes in 5 years time for sorting the economic mess out, unlike ‘Maggie’ and the Falklands Factor, Dave is not likely to be that lucky, both ends of this spoon are “shitty”.

Absolutely nothing to report and therefore will not bother. Last night we had the first TV Debate, by common consent across the ‘Media’, Clegg shone, Cameron came second and Brown trailed badly so, no surprises there then…

Cameron was generous to Clegg by saying that he had a good debate but quite rightly, concentrated upon what a “Good Experience” it was for him personally, “Why haven’t we done this before ?” My opinion is “Steady, let us wait and see on this one.” The Media enjoyed it, sales opportunities on ad slots abounded but I am highly sceptical of it all, perhaps the weekend will be better..?

Lordy, Lordy, here comes the first TV Debate and the question, is it worth watching ? My personal opinion is rather like “Match of the Day”, watching the ‘highlights and all the goals’ will be far better than the actual thing itself unless you are a total fanatic or a “Media Person”.

Of course the ‘Match Reports’ will vary wildly and depending where you read them and what their particular ‘beef or bias’ lies. If the Main Editorial in the Independent today is anything to go by, in tomorrows Indy, “Clegg Won it, Hands Down…” For a flavour of just how crap this Editorial Staff can be, read this nonsense: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-dividing-lines-are-clear-ndash-and-theres-no-reason-to-fear-the-prospect-of-a-hung-parliament-1945055.htm

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Oh dear, day nine and gloom has settled over all the Media with the latest polls indicating a shrinking Tory lead and a poll showing that 32 per cent of the public hope for a hung Parliament, against 28 per cent who want a Tory majority and 22 per cent a Labour one. Lib Dem voters prefer a deal with Labour in a hung Parliament. Lord what a weak and gutless Country we have become.

Labour launched their Manifesto on Monday, the Conservatives yesterday and the LibDems today. The simple fact of the matter is that Party Manifestos from whatever party, are useless in terms of detailed policies and at best “mood music”.

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