Meh

Okay so the deal is done, that’s it, we have a Coalition Government, David Cameron is Prime Minister and Nick Frickin’ Clegg is Deputy Prime Minister. Yes, really.

The manifesto, based on what the Guardian has revealed, is looking much, much tastier than I imagined we’d get from a Government of Britain. The Civil Liberties section looks especially good, including a ‘Freedom Bill’ or ‘Repeal Act’ (as we’d hoped). Looking forward to seeing the full detail about what that includes.

Bed now. Brain completely frazzled after these last 5 days. Trying to lower my own expectations, but the idea that this is going to be a pretty radical, reforming Government is back with a vengeance.

I note with some amusement that despite leaving the Lib Dems and trying to be an independent, non-partial blogger I’ve found myself accidentally becoming a Pro Government blogger – or perhaps the first Coalition blogger (Neither Tory nor Lib Dem, but supportive of the two working together). I’m not sure I like that. My objectivity is being compromised again, I can feel it.

Still, more on this tomorrow after I’ve slept, seen the proper details and begun forming a more rational opinion on the good and the bad.

Ultimately Labour has gone. I got my wish. I’m surprisingly happy.

You know, we’ve all got cringeworthy photographs from our past. It seems David Cameron is no exception. The Daily Mail have the scoop: David Cameron once met the Queen looking extremely cute in a rabbit costume. Oh yes. Normally it’d be worth little more than a quick giggle, but my brain practically exploded when I read the text that went with it.

“… already looking statesman-like at ten years old”

Judge for yourself, but I’m suspecting something of a motherly bias in the mind of the Mail today. Adorable? Yes. Statesman-like? Really?