Nick Clegg - Call Girl

Nick Clegg is behaving like a high priced call girl touting himself out there looking for the best price, after 4 days of cosying up to the Conservatives he has now started flirting with Labour, none of this is about policies now its about grabbing every last concession the pathetic Lib Dems can before they are consigned back to the political backwater.

Finally David Cameron has had enough and said no more concessions, personally I would like to see another election called the Tories only lost by 16000 votes so a swing of 1.8% would be enough to see them win with a clear majority.

But Labour in their desperation to cling to power look like they are about to flop on their backs and let Clegg do what he likes, this would be a disaster for the Country even some senior Labour figures have their doubts about a successful coalition.

Brown has finally offered his resignation but astonishingly wants to remain leader for another four months before he finally leaves, this is beyond ridiculous , how can the Country function with a lame duck leader for so long, I think his own cabinet will turn on him and he will be gone within a week.

So fun and games for the moment while British politics descends into farce in the eyes of the world, after 13 years of a Labour government the last 3 years with an unelected leader we cant even change Governments properly.

Let us hope that sanity prevails and Clegg slips back under the covers with Cameron and we can get the Tory lib marriage under way, not sure how long it will last and how happy the couple will be, but its better than what we have now.

DurdensView Tags: Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Gordon Brown

Un-hung Parliament

I am surprised I was so wrong on the mood of the British public regards Gordon Brown, how did so many people keep faith with him, this tells me that lots of people take no notice of policies but vote the same way they have voted all their lives.

if Labour had been judged on the last 13 years I don’t believe they would have even finished in second place in number of votes cast, still I was spot on about Clegg being exposed as the wishy washy tree hugger that he is, I’ll settle for that for now.

Even though it has finished as a hung parliament I still believe Cameron will be moving into number 10 by the end of next week, he may have to get into bed with Clegg to oust Brown but it will be a marriage of convenience and Clegg will soon become an irrelevance.

DurdensView Tags: Brown, Clegg, Cameron

Hung Parliament

I cant believe that the majority of pre election polls are forecasting a hung parliament, I disagree and predict that the Conservative party will win decisively.

People polled on the street are more likely to say what they believe their asker wants to hear then their true intent and  this is doubly true if there are others within earshot, so once again the polls will be wrong, policies aside common sense tells us it will be a Tory win.

After 13 years of Labour turning this once great country into the mess it is now the British public will not allow Brown to continue, look at immigration look at crime look at the economy, three huge nails in the Labour coffin, so we look for an alternative there are only 2 to choose from, and of the two Conservative looks the only pick, before people can take the Liberals to seriously they need to toughen up, tree hugging is okay for running a commune but not  a nation.

The Liberal leader Nick Clegg has no substance, apart from a short stint working for Leon Brittain in Europe and he only got that job because of his language skill ( he speaks 5 Languages) Clegg has never had a proper job, his family’s wealth has isolated him from life’s real problems, that’s why he spouts such nonsense as giving up our nuclear capability, Clegg has always been protected from the bogeyman, so he has no idea that bad people exist in the world and that we must protect ourselves against unstable elements like North Korea and Iran.

So disregard the Liberals to, a comfy win for the Tories, lets hope our confidence in David Cameron to make a difference  is justified and we can begin to see our once great country rise up again. incidentally I fear the last 13 years of our open door policy on immigration will also register at the polls with big gains for the BNP and such. Don’t waste your vote, Vote Cameron.

DurdensView Tags: Parliament, Labour, Clegg, Cameron

Utd Pip Chelsea

It looks like the premier league title is heading to Stamford Bridge thanks to an inept display from Liverpool yesterday topped of with a gift of an opening goal from perhaps the most over rated player in the division, Stevan Gerrard who on his day can play but usually flatters to deceive looks to have settled the closest Championship contest for years with a schoolboy error.

It should all be settled, but I have a sneaky feeling that  it is not quite over yet, all Chelsea have to do is beat Wigan at home next weekend and they are champions, however I am sticking my neck out and predicting a shock draw in that game, meanwhile Utd take all three points at home against Stoke and snatch the title on the last day thereby creating history with 4 league titles in a row.

That sounds a better scenario than having the best league in the world settled by a iffy back pass.

DurdensView Tags: Chelsea, Utd, Liverpool

Higgin’s Snookered

The world’s number one  snooker player was suspended last night after allegations that he was willing to take a £261,000 bribe.

John Higgins claimed that he had agreed to lose frames in four matches against three prominent players because he feared he was being threatened by the Russian mafia.

In a sting by the News of the world Higgins was exposed as a money grabbing cheat, he has tried to weasel his way out of this by making the allegation about gangsters, but having watched the clip of Higgins and his manager there is no doubt from the body language of both men that there was no duress involved.

The player, who won the world title in 1998, 2007 and 2009 and was appointed MBE for services to sport  insisted yesterday that he was innocent, I have no sympathy for Higgins and hope that he receives a life ban and has his MBE taken of  him, the image of snooker as a gentleman's game has been shattered and only strong and immediate action by the game’s governing body can bring any sort of credibility back.

I don’t for a second believe that Higgins is the only player to be involved with this betting syndicate  because of the huge sums involved in frame betting and more names will come out in the following days and weeks.

It will take a long time for snooker to recover from this.

DurdensView Tags: John Higgin's, Russioan mafia

Wood’s Woes Continue

If a sign were needed that Tiger Woods’s off-course problems were affecting his game, it came in dramatic style in the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday. Tiger shot a 6  over par 74 on the first day then followed it with a 11 over par 79 on day two, an unbelievable 17 shots behind leader Billy Mayfair in just two rounds.

Needless to say Wood’s has missed the cut, that for only the sixth time in his 14 year professional career, in his heyday Tiger shooting two consecutive bogeys made news yesterday he had a run of six holes scoring bogey or worse.

On December 7th last year I suggested Tiger may not play  professional golf again because of his mental state due to his of course problems, http://durdensview.blogspot.com/2009/12/tiger-will-retire.html  Tiger being Tiger attempted to prove his critics wrong, I stand by my prediction and believe retirement cannot be far away.

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