Election Blues

Conservatives on for an outright majority. Miliband loses his Balls and the confidence of the rest of the UK - so two Eds definitely not better than one. The SNP steal Scotland. Clegg’s LibDems, prophetic with their leader’s recent pose by Land’s End signpost, are one small step away from pitching entirely off the political map in the UK. What a joke this election has been. Polls suggesting a close run match, except in Scotland, right up to the start of voting, when suddenly the exit polls indicated a Conservative landslide. Wonder where Paddy Ashdown’s hat is now? I certainly don’t want to be anywhere nearby when it reappears.

What we have now is a more of a DisUK than a UK - grandiose optimistic intentions for one nation Toryism aside - Scotland have isolated themselves ideologically from the rest of the country, and the Democratic Unionists have almost achieved the same in Northern Ireland.

One ironic thought, when Cameron puts the EU referendum before the people his staunchest allies in campaigning to maintain the status quo will be his otherwise fiercest foes. UKIP and the Tory EU sceptics will have had their day, but it is unlikely that should they lose, and they probably will, they will accept that verdict. Expect years of carping and back biting to follow.

So now I await with 'bated breath the Queen’s speech with new business for this parliament. With such a narrow margin for governing, every bill will be a close fought battle with the opposition parties and the dissident rank in his party. Three line whips will be the order of the day, a single abstaining MP could be the downfall of any legislation. And, with all this whipping going on, will BDSM now become even more mainstream than since 50 Shades?