A Dark Day For British Politics

Today is election day. I do intend to vote, but not for the party that is likely to win it and frankly I am disgusted that is going to be the case. I am disgusted that most of the British population go by what the media tell them and because of this, the slime ball that is David Cameron will be in Number 10 tomorrow. Majority? Probably not. But it makes no odds. I'm still disgusted.

You see, most people don't realise that the inevitable tax rise will be given straight to the 5% highest earners in the country. Most people don't realise the Tories plans to cut university places even further and most people don't realise that they are going to offer more jobs for the elderly to cut pensions, leaving us youth who are fighting for work and coming out of university with nowhere to go. They are leeching on Gordon Brown's inability to act as human as possible and it seems to have worked. The British public are that dimwitted and if you are voting Tory today, then you are one of them. The only possible party to vote for is the Lib Dems, fact.

Anyway, things for me have been as human as normal. I've had a fairly good few days off but it's back to work tomorrow evening before the cricket match on Saturday which I already know the result for. It's hard work getting a team in the week, let alone winning with that team against teams that don't play cricket, but baseball instead. The pre-season hype of getting started has drained from me very quickly and I don't seem to be enjoying it as much as I did last season. The novelty of being captain has worn off for good and playing for a team like Bedford is arduous and is starting to feel like more trouble than it's worth. Its annoying when people don't tell you whether they can play until Friday evening and even more annoying when they don't turn up. Even if the miracle does happen, we're left forlorn and downhearted by teams that slog their way to 250+ leaving us with a mountain to climb. Sundays will be better, but by that time, I will be so tired, I won't be able to see and then it will be as arduous as Saturdays.. Sigh.. I'm also playing midweek cricket this season, but the idea of going into bat for literally a few overs, slogging, getting out, then standing out in the field, when it's rather cold and getting dark before going home again doesn't sound like the best fun in the world. And it isn't. What's happened..?

I am also starting to get agitated and annoyed at my lack of money. It does feel like I am working for nothing at the moment and the desire to get my car back on the road is beyond breaking point. I do keep telling myself, "only 2 weeks", but then time drags on and on and on and it just takes forever to get here. Why can't things just be ... simple? No, that would be silly. I have no choice but to carry on, despite work not being that bad. But it would be a lot better than seeing 'NIL' in my bank account. Or something ridiculous like 14p... Why can't the government do something about it...?

Oh look, we're back at politics. Seriously, if you happen to be reading this today, before you have voted and you're not sure who to vote for. Just don't vote Tory. I don't care who you vote for, just as long as it's not Tory. Seriously, you don't know what you're doing if you do.

Bye x