The campaigns are virtually over, and now it's pretty much all over except for the most important part: The oft-mentioned interlude with the blunt pencil tied to the wall. Will enough people learn how to make a cross in a box to make a difference? It will be a tough call, especially in the current political climate of utter idiocy. It's entirely possible, with even a vague pretence at impartiality thrown away, that a party that hates governance will be kept in government to asset strip the whole country and spout venom at every opportunity. It might be a good idea to avoid that, if we can. Yes, people of the United Kingdom, you could try voting for any party that doesn't actually hate the idea of government. Please. Pretty please. You know it makes sense.
Yes, the general election is upon us, which means that we will be free of this hate-fuelled government campaign. It has reached a new low this time, beating the dismal and poisonously negative 'remain' campaign in the referendum. You wouldn't believe that that new low would be possible, unless you had perhaps been exposed to some of the attack adverts in US elections. It is utterly amazing that the apparently saintly opposition leader that is Jeremy Corbyn hasn't been trampled into mud far over his head, but he has made it. How can you doubt a Gandhi Peace Prize winner who was pivotal in establishing the peace in Northern Ireland? There will be a credible opposition ideology next time, if they don't win this time, and the next election will surely not be in five years time if they don't win. It will almost certainly be a lot sooner...
However, that is not the most important aspect of the eighth of June, as five of my brave and determined students will be going in for their second maths GCSE papers of the season. For some, it will mark the end of their maths education and exams, but others will still have two more to go and perhaps courses after that. They are brave souls indeed, and to be commended. It's a nervous time for students, parents and even their slightly barmy tutors! They will do well, given all the work they've done.
Beware the mistakes made under tension. It's easy to do rash things in the aftermath of an atrocity, but far smarter to do the deliberate and better thing. After tomorrow, with a clear mind after a conscientious vote, it will be time to cast gloominess to the winds and go back to full barminess. There was an idea for a story about a detective called Inspector Badger, which could be entirely stupid in every way. Excellent...
O.
Note: It would be nice to live in a country where it isn't considered weird to not want to start a nuclear war. Let's make that something to aim for.
Note: No more politics, hurrah! (Unless something miraculous happens in the next couple of days!)
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