A day in London

Had an amazing day yesterday was down in London on business getting a photo done for my Election leaflets at the House of Commons.

One of the more amusing moments was in the Parliamentary Labour Party Office where when lining up for photo's along with Sharon Taylor, Leader of Stevenage Council who is standing in Stevanage for the General Election when in come Chris Mole Ipswich MP and Transport Minister on route to another appointment in the House so he kindly asked to jump the queue.

There is something I find rather amussing about the Transport Minister jumping a queue in a rather ironic sort of way.

Once the photo's were finished headed to College Green for an interview with Winkball.com.

Headed down to Tate Modern which turned out to be much more than the 10 minute walk the Policeman at the House told me it was once there was thrilled to see work by Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon amoung others and a rather interesting film involving a naked couple passing a ball between each other.

On the way home I saw on the train Chryl who I dated about 3 years ago and Tony Wright, MP for Great Yarmouth.

Broken Britian I think not

Dave Cameron's political opportunism at the tragic case of two dysfunctional boys who carried out an attack simular to the killing of Jamie Bulger in Bootle in 1993 is in rather poor taste.

Events of Children carrying out violent attacks are thankfully rare.

Questions must be asked how in the future disturbed children can be spotted and given suitable professional help.

Strange really that the Tories propose scrapping the Sure Start Scheme which will increase the chances of spotting children who may have serious emotional problems.

Photo's

Having a nightmare trying to sort out my photo for the Election leaflet.

The orginal photo was not the right size which means I am chasing around to get a suitable photo sorted.

Least my blog is now live on the Evening News website.

Cold of runny nose type

Feeling very feed up with a cold and fever have spent most of the day indoors sleeping today.

The last couple of days have been quiet busy getting ready for the General Election preparing leaflets and Chairing a Council meeting last night.

Because of this rather annoying cold my planned activities for the weekend of going tothe Gym then to play pool with Becky have had to be deferred.

Notes on a Scandal

Saw the Panorama report tonight on the growing scandal effecting Northern Irish politics involving the first Lady of Northern Ireland.

Sex, Loans, possible corruption not to mention some breaches of the Councillors code of Conduct.

Just wondering how on earth Peter Robinson can carry on as First Minister ?

A week is a long time in politics

As the saying goes a week is a long time in politics.

Wednesday attempt by Geoff Hoon and Patrica Hewitt to force a secret vote on Gordon Brown was quite rightly given a very short life by the majority of the PLP.

Divided parties do not win elections and the timing of this stabbing of the Leader in the back was rather damaging to say the least however the public I believe are still not stupid enough to put the Tories back in charge of the UK Government.

If life in politics is challenging for Gordon Brown spare a moment for Iris Robinson wife of DUP Leader and fellow MP Peter Robinson as if having and affair with a 19 year old toy boy was not bad enough questions are now being asked about financial issues involving her lover and herself.

Maybe Mrs Robinson was trying to live up to the character in the Graduate also called Mrs Robinson who has an affair with a toy boy.

Maybe I would not take so much pleasure in the Robinson's discomfort were it not for Mrs Robinson's homophobic views.