One person one vote....

I am fairly ambivalent to the result of the European referendum. I don't know if that is because of my age, or because I no longer live in the South East. Merseyside voted to stay, and as a Labour hotbed, that is no surprise. They follow the party line up here, but that dictated by Joe Anderson and Frank Field rather than Jeremy Corbyn. Usually a vote for the Conservatives is a wasted vote, but last Thursday the one person, one vote system saw a much higher voter turnout, and a significantly close vote. I have not heard much disappointment voiced on the Wirral.

I think it was apparent even during the renegotiation that David Cameron did not have the appetite to manage a Brexit, and that was confirmed by his early resignation notification. Bonking Boris stood to win whichever way things panned out, and the clever people he surrounds himself with are likely to earn their money in the coming months.

Farange is a fringe play in all this, but it is disappointing that racial vandalism has reared it's head in some of the immigrant dominated areas of the Country. The authorities should move swiftly to stamp that out.

Our poisoned dwarf North of the border is rattling her cage, but she must remember that a once in a lifetime independence referendum does not become a best of three, overnight. She should be reminded that if Alex Salmond had been successful, Scotland would have  been running cap in hand to Westminster as the slump in oil prices would have almost made the Country bankrupt.
I would love to be a fly on their wall when she meets Angela Merkel to request EU membership. "Run along now Nicola, there's a good girl, what did you say you had to offer?"

The biggest winners here will be the financial institutions who are already manipulating the markets to their best advantage, and the large legal firms who are wringing their hands in expectation of the large fees to be charged going forward.

It's been four days now since the vote....the UK political process, and Labour in particular, have taken a real battering, and the EU have had a wake up call. People were fed up with the lack of dynamism at home and the increase in restrictions imposed from abroad. Those who voted to join a Common Market in 1975 did not want it to develop into a political superpower and have had a chance to make their views known. Now it's time for our elected representatives to earn their corn and plot a way towards a new Great Britain which shows leadership, originality and solidarity while still supporting Europe through tried and tested alliances.

All bumpy roads get resurfaced eventually.

True Blue

It now seems that David Cameron has achieved an overall majority and has the remit to form a government without consulting with any of the minority parties. The red lines on offer are no longer relevant, and three horror scenarios seem to have been avoided. There will be no coalition, no labour powerhouse, and the SNP elected officers will be impotent. This latter point will be a huge disappointment to the Scottish voters who were hoping to hold the balance of power and use it to push through another Scottish referendum.

Will the national picture dominates, if you look deeply enough into some of the high profile losses there are local issues which may have cost them seats. Esther McVey in Wirral made some I'll judged comments about foodbanks and their users. She was given the push.

In Twickenham, Vince Cable positively supported an industrial development on the Thames in the Teddington part of his constituency. Teddington is very yummy mummy so he got the push too.

UKIP had support in those areas most affected by immigration, particularly in Essex and Lent. We shall see if their momentum can be maintained over the next five years. Cameran can now look to further strengthen the UK terms in Europe and, if successful, have no need for a referendum.

Interesting times ahead, but more predictable than could have been the case. I just hope saving rates go up!!

Biffa bear

I have gone to print previously about my fear for rugby once it became a professional sport. I was particularly concerned about the introduction of 'gamesmanship' of a style similar to that endemic in football, and the lowering of the IQ level of players as youngsters see a career in rugby being a replacement to a solid education. This latter trend would very much see the game become one  divest of vision, imagination and spontaneity.

At the moment the former has not come to prominence, however,  the antics of the England centre Manu Tuilagi have certainly highlighted the real danger facing the game when amoeba-like players take the field.

That said, his offer to send an apology to David Cameron did make me laugh. I suspect he would need to use a ghost writer.