In Scotland, The Indication Is That For

The Tories Seem Unable To Make Any Impact North Of The Border.

Events Are Moving So Fast And What In One Moment Seems Impossible, The Next Is Happening. I'm Sure Historians Will, In Time, Provide Theories And Analysis, But For Now I Think Most Of Us Simply Want The Tide Stemmed.

In These Difficult Times, When Tough Decisions Are Required, The Differences Between Labour And The Tories Are Becoming Much Clearer. One Party Believes In Intervention To Reduce Social And Economic Costs And The Other Believes In Market Forces And Letting Things Take Their Course.

It's Become Unfashionable To Celebrate Political Achievement, And Labour Achievement Even Less So. And It's Positively Uncouth To Be Proud Of Something That This Labour Government Is Doing. So, Slam Me For Saying So, But I'm Really Proud Of The Nhs.

Funding For Sports (and The Arts) Are Often The First Things Facing The Chop In Difficult Times.