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The Independent in their infinite wisdom is trying hard to make some significant mileage out of the Lord Ashcroft and his domicile/tax status none of which I find remotely interesting or relevant however to Labour and the “Cleggies”, they are very frightened of Ashcroft.

The reason because he has been carefully targeting over 100 key marginal seats which could prove crucial if the current national polls are anything near correct come polling day. In fact what Ashcroft is doing is exactly what the LibDems should have been doing for these past two years in order to displace the Labour Party as the alternative party to the Conservatives.

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To my mind, the most disturbing feature of the MPs “Expenses Scandal” has been the obsequious behaviour of the Media in being unprepared to tackle the real issues involved head on, like politicians themselves, they appear too scared of the “public outrage”.

This public outrage I suspect, has as much to do with with the pomposity of the Labour Government and in particular one Gordon Brown who it is now clear, made a total horlicks of the UK economy whilst Chancellor whilst boasting that he had abolished Boom and Bust. In addition, this Parliament has effectively been dead since sometime during 2008, there should have been a 2009 election and political clear out of Westminster then.

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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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There was an interesting article in today’s Independent by a chap called James Fishkin who quite amusingly calls himself “James S Fishkin” presumably to try and overcome a rather odd surname by adding some kind of gravitas to it.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/james-s-fishkin-the-58-ideas-that-could-hold-the-key-to-bringing-the-election-alive-1861198.html

Yes I am being disparaging because I went and looked at the web site of this outfit and was less than impressed because it misses the fundamentals of reform and political progress but judge for yourself my reasoning will follow. http://www.power2010.org.uk/

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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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That the starting gun has started for the General Election is clear as is the fact that Gordon brown being the cowardly wimp he is, won’t call it until May, we are therefore in for the most boring 5 months imaginable.

It is all a total waste of time because the result must surely be inevitable, Brown out of Downing Street and out of British politics altogether, David Cameron the next Prime Minister and following that, a surge of self confidence that could get the economy floating again. Still we are forced to wait and therefore an amusing little story someone sent me today in an email, it should make you smile…

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The General Election if with rather a long run in, is now under way and a question often raised goes something like; “Why hasn’t Cameron sealed the deal with the electorate, Blair was streets ahead this time back in 1997.”

However whilst that is true, to expect the same pattern to day as in 1997 it is also to imagine that this is the ever optimistic USA rather than the UK where people tend to hold memories more than hopes, particularly as it is obvious that whoever forms the Government, we are entering an age of relative austerity.

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The General Election Campaign is under way and the opening shots were fired by Labour with an attempt at a re-run of the “Tory Toffs” theme from last year’s Nantwich and Crewe by-election, it appears that Gordon “Dirty Slugger” Brown has got his way again, Labour will fight a crude and desperate campaign.

The main topic will be Cameron’s promise to allow a free vote on whether to repeal the legislation on the Fox Hunting ban which will be “proof” for Labour of how the “Tories” are disconnected from the concerns of ordinary people. In reality the legislation should be repealed on the grounds that is so poorly drafted that it is unenforceable, so much so that the Police have given up even trying.

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Because it is Christmas, because Gordon Brown is too frightened to face the electorate, we are all in “Election Limbo” until we get our chance to vote them out. One of the consequences of this will be “jitters” all round as we wait to “Go over the top…”

Another will be endless articles by political journalists and Media people who in trying to justify their jobs, try to make this “Phoney War” period look interesting by writing drivel. This article is NOT drivel, it is an interesting and well constructed piece and well worth a read:

www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andrew-grice/andrew-grice-bad-case-of-jitters-on-tory-bandwagon-provides-a-test-of-nerve-for-cameron-1838772.html

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There was an interesting Editorial in today’s Independent on the interim report of a “Speaker’s Conference” and although I think it makes the same mistakes in thinking as most ‘lberal people’ on this topic, it is worth a read: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-lacklustre-reform-1827470.html

If you follow this link, there is a very good comment posted by someone called molitor which makes some very good points which I for one totally agree with. I am not a fan of the current Speaker, any more than I was of his predecessor, both were are are wrong for the job, it seems to have taken Bercow about 5 minutes to turn into an insufferable pompous prat but then again, perhaps that is his natural state.

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