Hibernation

At this time of year I really wish I was a bear. First off I'd be living somewhere nice with fresh air, mountains, streams teeming with fresh fish and all bear mod cons whilst I gorge myself on the bear equivalent of pie, crumble and other seasonally inspired high carb high sugar highfat food. Then I'd find a warm cave and sleep for a few months to wake up skinny, pretty grumpy and ready for the spring. Lucky bears. I am craving the hibernation food and a really long sleep but instead of snuggling up away from reality for a few months I have to keep going. Instead I am hibernating from the cuts. I know that as a woman, with a child and an income that is above the very lowest (although seriously, swanky gym we can't afford aside, it really doesn't feel like it once the debts have been paid there is very very little left, debts, may I remind you, caused by redundancies not profligate living more's the pity. Swanky gym aside although thanks to the Lib Dems who ran my spot of red for years, council sport facilities are somewhat stretched locally and private is the only way forward. Here, in my spot of red, we always knew the Lib Dems true colours were blue.) I am in the hardest hit group but I can't deal with it, not yet. At some point I will be typing vitriol, anti tory thoughts and my ideas for how to change it but not today. Today I am hibernating and hoping against hope that it'll look better in the spring.

Cuts!

Anyone else really, really petrified?

Not got the Balls?

Alan Johnson?!? Alan Johnson as Shadow Chancellor? A man who doesn't even have maths O-Level and admits he doesn't know much about economics? Well done Ed, in a time of recession with the Tories leading us ever closer to economic meltdown as they gleefully widen the gap between rich and poor ensuring the hard working middle class pay for it all we need a Chancellor with integrity, charisma and a firm grasp of numbers - oh hang on a minute. We have the man who wanted us all to fork out £100 each for an ID card. Meanwhile Balls and Cooper are sidelined, shadow home and foreign may sound good but really they are trophy roles. the two MP who fought hardestand have been most vocal against the Tory cuts sidelined. Ed,I am despairing already, stop worrying about your own position and give us the best the strongest and the most effective shadow cabinet.

Retreat

He didn't have the integrity! Stories of angry wives and hissed asides meant David decided to concentrate on his family and constituency for now. It's been a week and I am already a little concerned by our new leader.I don't give a toss that he's unmarried, atheist or Jewish but I am a little concerned that he isn't on his child's birth certificate. "Sorry little Johnny, I was too busy being important to register your birth even though you can do it in Asda nowadays."just screams arrogant tosser at me. Secondly I am worried about his living arrangements; he apparently lives in Doncaster and appeared in a Guardian Spread about his low expenses and extolling the virtues of his modest semi - only the family home is really a much swankier pad in London. A little bit call-me-Dave on his bike with chauffeur just behind. I want him to do good, I will give him my support, bu it's qualified, it's for now and he needs to prove he deserves this.
Esp as Gideon drives this country further into a rich/poor division. Who put this trust-funded idiot in charge of our finances anyway? When even the Daily Mail is ranting in despair things must be bad. They have no mandate so come on Lib-Dems, ditch Nick and come over to the red side. Or disappear altogether...