40 years before 1979

40 years before 1979 Neville Chamberlain was clutching a piece of paper.

40 years after 1979 I feel I'm clutching at straws.

As we head towards the winter solstice in the longest night it seems quite apt that we should be facing the Armageddon that is a head of us.

Allegedly in aristocratic circles that it takes many generations to make a fortune and only one to blow it.

The UK is equipped with better commentators than I but we are heading into shark infested waters and I'm not sure we have the skills to navigate them. It's alright lying to get somebody to support you but if you don't have the skills to deliver in any job you get found out eventually, unfortunately usually after a lot of damage has been done.

On May 3rd 1979 my brother was away so I took his polling card down and bloated and I'm pleased to say on May 4th the Tory was removed. I also received £12 in wages and went to the pub.

I thought voting was quite easy I thought you voted and you got the answer you were hoping for little did I know so how country has this ridiculous tactical voting requirement. It's basically like playing poker
 You have to guess what's in the other hand and then NZ act accordingly. It's possibly more like bridge where you bid 3 trumps or four trumps or no trumps, I know what I prefer.

How are we supposed to guess how to tactically vote when the parties don't know and stupidly put up candidates to confuse us.

In Scotland we are very lucky in so far as we usually have a broad left wing to choose from, failing which the SNP are   a fairly left of centre coalition.

It isn't quite so easy in England so they make it simpler in message terms. This usually involves lying, politicians throughout the ages have always excelled at lying. Some people think that lying is bad and yet history shows us it's a prerequisite of politicians.

The problem we have with the politicians nowadays is they are lying to get a position of power with no idea what to do with that power, the game is only to acquire it, the thrill of The Chase. As we know The Chase is now on a break from our tv tv screens but will return.

There used to be a bedrock of values driving them, guiding principles, but that's long gone. It's what has made socialist Scotland slide more towards the SNP. We genuinely do want to educate our young, look after our sick and protect our elderly.

We are happy to work hard, pay taxes and enjoy our lives.

Well that's my take on it.