It is almost as if the UK population got together and worked out what would be the best way to annoy its political masters. “I know, let’s create a situation in which none of the political parties can put together a working majority … allow our vote to swing wildly from constituency to constituency & then throw in a Green candidate just to prove how fickle we are.” The fact that all of the political leaders and their advisors are scratching their heads trying to work out what to do next, shows how well the plans have worked. We have confused the buggers – not difficult after a night without sleep – and confounded the pundits.
This was the election for the subversive and contrarian spirit that lies at the heart of the British psyche – the same spirit that swept Boris to power in London and put Rage Against the Machine at the top of the charts. The people are ungovernable … & isn’t it great.