I started following Jennifer Ehle on twitter today (cf "Who I'd like to meet" on the homepage) and learnt thereby of the proposed gathering
in Trafalgar Square calling for electoral reform, so thought I'd head
over. You know, Jennifer Ehle! She wasn't there though. Morris Dancers
were there. Even the statue of Sir Keith Parks had buggered off.
Confused, I took a call a from my sister to let me know everyone had now
moved to St. John Smith's Square where Tinyteeth and Clegg were deep in
something or other and the real action was. But again I arrived too
late, there was no Jennifer Ehle. I thought of calling out her name but
didn't know how to pronounce it. Billy Bragg was there though, which was
nice, giving out free hugs, and a few protesters still hanging around
looking very happy, but mainly now it was just men from the telly. Men,
no women.
A BBC piece to the camera in Arabic. "Gosh, of course there might be a scuffle" I heard one onlooker say. Nope.
And
I have concluded the following on the train home: The Libdems would be
mad to settle for anything less than electoral reform in a deal with the
Conservatives. BUT the Conservatives would be mad to grant it. BUT
everyone would be mad to settle for a minority Conservative Government
when what's called for is stability. BUT the Libdems would also be mad
to form an alliance with Labour if it meant Gordon Brown was still PM.
BUT Labour would be mad to change him for a leader with an even smaller
mandate, again when what is called for is stability... So the only
possible resolution? Nick Clegg as PM EXACTLY AS I PREDICTED! God I'm
good.
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