God's Buried Children by Daniel Farcas.
The first pages of this book are a catalogue of callousness, unremitting cruelty in many forms against the 'unwanted' children that were incarcerated in an orphanage. All of this came about because of Nicolae Ceauscu's wish to increase the population. It is harrowing, where escape from hell was less preferable to living underground in the sewers of Bucharest. Here they lived in filth and contamination. The 'nicknamed' individuals all had their own story and there could be more about each one and what they did.
It is a tale of oppression under communism. Its brutality and corruption even after the communist regime had been over-run. In some ways it is a love story and then definitely becomes one. Anyway that is how I perceive it to be.
The first part is chronicled by Vlad who keeps an account of people and events. The only escapee is Daniel who finds true love, a new life and a family in America.
There are only 137 pages and there should have been more detail with the 'players' being better painted in our imagination. The second part is interesting not just for the ending, but for the profoundness of it. I suppose the culmination of a small triumph of good over evil.
How true is it? I don't know. A better telling would have helped enormously. If this a genuine article by a second-language writer then - a very well done.
Thursday 30 October 2014
Daniel Farcas with God's Buried Children
Another story, a different tale, a journal in fact, but a seemingly true story of the horrors of unwanted children in the former communist Romania. A request came into my email box to place a review on Amazon which I intend to do when I have read all of it.
It is Daniel's Journal entitled God's Buried Children by Daniel Farcas who maybe the child from the sewers? It is an account of cruelty in every form. Who can ever say that an orphanage is a safe place when life in the sewers of Bucharest is a better option. That is still news today when we hear of child molestation by those in a position to protect but use and abuse instead in Manchester, Rotherham and Rochdale. However, back to Daniel and I will finish his account to write a review to help do some justice for him.
There are websites to view.
It is Daniel's Journal entitled God's Buried Children by Daniel Farcas who maybe the child from the sewers? It is an account of cruelty in every form. Who can ever say that an orphanage is a safe place when life in the sewers of Bucharest is a better option. That is still news today when we hear of child molestation by those in a position to protect but use and abuse instead in Manchester, Rotherham and Rochdale. However, back to Daniel and I will finish his account to write a review to help do some justice for him.
There are websites to view.
Mari Hannah and Settled Blood
Mari Hannah's second book Settled Blood won the Northern Writers' Award in 2010 before it was even sold in the UK.
The first paragraph intrigued before it had ended.
Hannah carries on from the Murder Wall with her detectives, led by DCI Kate Daniels, driving the story on and this is a strong part of the writing for me. Her concentration on personal relationships within the MIT (yes she does annoyingly use abbreviations, but thankfully not that many and jargon is non-existent) is what makes this book so interesting. She builds her characters into the readers imagination to make them owned by the reader. You can love them, empathise with them, let them irritate you or loath them. Not even good people are perfect as you will see. She sets her detectives way above the rest and makes disparaging remarks about the uniform plods. Sometimes she does show a degree of kindness towards them but 'a bunch of uniforms' is not being that generous.
Okay there is a dead body and the killer to be found. There is the climate and the location set close to Hadrian's Wall to be dealt with. It is all in there. The suspense; the urgency, the frustrations of delays and the weather as the search continues.
About halfway through I found that it was less about crime and more about Kate's ability, personal relationships, and her squad members and so it is, but superbly done. Then eventually we get there the killer is found and the other threads in this story are unravelled and the final search is finalised. Seemingly a miracle and we have an ending that works, but only just.
This is an excellent second book after the Murder Wall and now I can read her third book Deadly Deceit.
The first paragraph intrigued before it had ended.
Hannah carries on from the Murder Wall with her detectives, led by DCI Kate Daniels, driving the story on and this is a strong part of the writing for me. Her concentration on personal relationships within the MIT (yes she does annoyingly use abbreviations, but thankfully not that many and jargon is non-existent) is what makes this book so interesting. She builds her characters into the readers imagination to make them owned by the reader. You can love them, empathise with them, let them irritate you or loath them. Not even good people are perfect as you will see. She sets her detectives way above the rest and makes disparaging remarks about the uniform plods. Sometimes she does show a degree of kindness towards them but 'a bunch of uniforms' is not being that generous.
Okay there is a dead body and the killer to be found. There is the climate and the location set close to Hadrian's Wall to be dealt with. It is all in there. The suspense; the urgency, the frustrations of delays and the weather as the search continues.
About halfway through I found that it was less about crime and more about Kate's ability, personal relationships, and her squad members and so it is, but superbly done. Then eventually we get there the killer is found and the other threads in this story are unravelled and the final search is finalised. Seemingly a miracle and we have an ending that works, but only just.
This is an excellent second book after the Murder Wall and now I can read her third book Deadly Deceit.
Sunday 26 October 2014
El Hondo
Another Saturday morning at El Hondo.
This time with Jim and Mary English from Skerries just outside of Dublin.
What a super few hours we had there with some wonderful information being provided by the regulars. In the main lake on the left hand side a Black Tern flew back and forth. This was in addition to numerous Black-headed Gulls, hundreds of Flamengos on the far shore, and a number well in excess of 150 White-Headed Duck. A Kingfisher flew In the reeds in front of us and was on show for some time. Likewise a Purple Gallinule sunned itself on the reed heads. Reed Warblers called and showed in the vegetation at the back of the hide. Reed Buntings and Penduline Tits called without showing and so did Cetti's. A Chiff fed up in the Eucalyptus. A Little Bittern croaked low down.
We moved onto the larger hide and in the distance 'eagle eyes' spotted the Greater one in the far distance. A better, closer view next week, I hope. An Osprey perched and fished, numerous Marsh Harriers entertained and a Booted was seen too.
Lots more to look at and look up for next week. Numerous thanks to Graham and Gordon for their sharp eyes and knowledge. It Is always good to realise what I am seeing.
Nothing better than good company, very good conversations followed by Tapas and beer. I think that I will do the same next week.
This time with Jim and Mary English from Skerries just outside of Dublin.
What a super few hours we had there with some wonderful information being provided by the regulars. In the main lake on the left hand side a Black Tern flew back and forth. This was in addition to numerous Black-headed Gulls, hundreds of Flamengos on the far shore, and a number well in excess of 150 White-Headed Duck. A Kingfisher flew In the reeds in front of us and was on show for some time. Likewise a Purple Gallinule sunned itself on the reed heads. Reed Warblers called and showed in the vegetation at the back of the hide. Reed Buntings and Penduline Tits called without showing and so did Cetti's. A Chiff fed up in the Eucalyptus. A Little Bittern croaked low down.
We moved onto the larger hide and in the distance 'eagle eyes' spotted the Greater one in the far distance. A better, closer view next week, I hope. An Osprey perched and fished, numerous Marsh Harriers entertained and a Booted was seen too.
Lots more to look at and look up for next week. Numerous thanks to Graham and Gordon for their sharp eyes and knowledge. It Is always good to realise what I am seeing.
Nothing better than good company, very good conversations followed by Tapas and beer. I think that I will do the same next week.
Monday 13 October 2014
STANZA MAR MENOR
STANZA MAR MENOR MEET AGAIN
Members of Stanza Mar Menor met on the morning of 10th October for their first autumnal meeting. We have all been busy with a plethora of things including different aspects of writing. We talked, laughed and joked about our comings and goings and wherever and whatever we had been and done. It was good to talk and 'catch-up'.
Tybraf has been very busy with his Futurelearn course: Explaining Play: The Importance of Play in Everyday Life and his forthrightness has caused concern with a tutor or two! How dare they 'pull' a comment! The beauty is in the writing especially when they have to re-instate his views. I see it as a duty to say what some people would say should be the un-sayable. Not for him and we even mentioned Rotherham and Rochdale and what has been covered-up in that town. In our discussion we pulled no punches and wondered what sort of democracy we live in? After all Protest Poetry was included in Ledbury's Festival and I see no reason why we should not speak out. With that in mind we have written on the destruction of ancient woodland by the construction of high speed rail links. Tybraf's has had his published in the Rotherham Advertiser entitled 'Smithy Wood' and he also submitted to StopHS2 Campaign.
He has had a poem published in Mind Anthology on the theme of 'Through the Winter' with his poem 'Dish of Winter Wishes'. This can be downloaded free on http://www.lulu.com/shop/selected-writers/through-the-winter/book/product-21837755.html and a hard copy can be obtained at cost price.
Moving on, to St Petersburg, where he was last week seeing publishers and attempting to get his 'WOMBAT' children's stories into that market. He was invited to a presentation that was just happening when he was there. He must have impressed them for he came back laden books and a bottle of liquor. He is now working on a workshop as he has been invited to go again to Russia and deliver a presentation in a seminar. I think that this is all tremendous.
Margaret and I were impressed and she has been busy too and this is an account of some of her summer:-
Margaret enjoys open Mics and managed to fit a couple in while she was in the UK. This is her brief account of her experience. The August event at Pitmen Poets in Mexborough Yorkshire, hosted by Tony Goodwin was not for the faint hearted, and there were rants and angry words of protest but also some damn good poetry. That's the mild description. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is worth taking the plunge and submerging yourself in the experience.
Spire Writes at the White Swan in Chesterfield was hosted by Helen Mort and at the event I attended, Rob Stevens and Al McLimens performed some of their very fine poetry. A very friendly and relaxed atmosphere if you enjoy listening to style content and delivery of other poets and sometimes to read your own poetry out loud. It's a good feeling. I was inspired by these two events to write an apt piece.
Alchemy
We rattled together
like assorted base metals,
reassembled in order of voice.
Once the hot angry
breath-like bellows
fuelled the fire;
we meld,
turned to gold.
Pure Alchemy.
She is also working on two other aspects involving short stories where she is involved with Wordplay.
John has been busy with various matters including family history in relation to a set of handbells that first came into the family in 1900, but that is a story for a different time although a bellringer poem has existed since 2003. Maybe more to follow. He has been blogging on his 'Writing and Birding Blog' on a regular basis and he wrote on every day for the Ledbury Poetry Festival and on recent 'birding' trips. He now needs to re-visit his summer experiences, review his notes and write. There is a particular project that is about a disused canal with even non-existence stretches of It. The Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust wish to make all of the thirty-four miles of it good again. It is a very long term project and it is one that gives me inspiration to write and I have some lines that can be viewed shortly.
Margaret is about to start Start Writing Fiction Course with Futurelearn and I think that she will be able to show them a thing or two! I did this same course in early summer and again I must revisit my notes.
Douglas is still in Scotland and we all wish him well and we hope to see him later this year. He tells us that he has been writing and he will reveal all when he next appears in Spain.
We are looking forward to connecting up again with our other members and we will extend another invite to some local mature students who would like to pursue their English writing.
John is linking up the Poetry Society In London for a Stanza Representatives meeting at Keats House in North London. It will be interesting to meet and speak with others who organize stanzas and even meet the stanza member from North Cornwall whom he knows and the stanza member from Madrid. Gwyneth Box is that person and she has emailed with information of The Poets Toolbox which is a free on line course offered by Tantamount Publishing. This needs checking out properly as their blog has not been update for several months. It is not all negative as they seem to have a lot going on and say that they will 'catch-up' with themselves.
The RSPB and Rialto have again combined to ask for entries which will be judged by Simon Armitage. We participated this year and probably again for this current competition.
We agreed to meet next Friday, 17th October, in San Miguel at 10am. So get writing.
If there are people out there who should happen to read this, then you will be made welcome, with feedback and suggestions at no cost at all.
Members of Stanza Mar Menor met on the morning of 10th October for their first autumnal meeting. We have all been busy with a plethora of things including different aspects of writing. We talked, laughed and joked about our comings and goings and wherever and whatever we had been and done. It was good to talk and 'catch-up'.
Tybraf has been very busy with his Futurelearn course: Explaining Play: The Importance of Play in Everyday Life and his forthrightness has caused concern with a tutor or two! How dare they 'pull' a comment! The beauty is in the writing especially when they have to re-instate his views. I see it as a duty to say what some people would say should be the un-sayable. Not for him and we even mentioned Rotherham and Rochdale and what has been covered-up in that town. In our discussion we pulled no punches and wondered what sort of democracy we live in? After all Protest Poetry was included in Ledbury's Festival and I see no reason why we should not speak out. With that in mind we have written on the destruction of ancient woodland by the construction of high speed rail links. Tybraf's has had his published in the Rotherham Advertiser entitled 'Smithy Wood' and he also submitted to StopHS2 Campaign.
He has had a poem published in Mind Anthology on the theme of 'Through the Winter' with his poem 'Dish of Winter Wishes'. This can be downloaded free on http://www.lulu.com/shop/selected-writers/through-the-winter/book/product-21837755.html and a hard copy can be obtained at cost price.
Moving on, to St Petersburg, where he was last week seeing publishers and attempting to get his 'WOMBAT' children's stories into that market. He was invited to a presentation that was just happening when he was there. He must have impressed them for he came back laden books and a bottle of liquor. He is now working on a workshop as he has been invited to go again to Russia and deliver a presentation in a seminar. I think that this is all tremendous.
Margaret and I were impressed and she has been busy too and this is an account of some of her summer:-
Margaret enjoys open Mics and managed to fit a couple in while she was in the UK. This is her brief account of her experience. The August event at Pitmen Poets in Mexborough Yorkshire, hosted by Tony Goodwin was not for the faint hearted, and there were rants and angry words of protest but also some damn good poetry. That's the mild description. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is worth taking the plunge and submerging yourself in the experience.
Spire Writes at the White Swan in Chesterfield was hosted by Helen Mort and at the event I attended, Rob Stevens and Al McLimens performed some of their very fine poetry. A very friendly and relaxed atmosphere if you enjoy listening to style content and delivery of other poets and sometimes to read your own poetry out loud. It's a good feeling. I was inspired by these two events to write an apt piece.
Alchemy
We rattled together
like assorted base metals,
reassembled in order of voice.
Once the hot angry
breath-like bellows
fuelled the fire;
we meld,
turned to gold.
Pure Alchemy.
She is also working on two other aspects involving short stories where she is involved with Wordplay.
John has been busy with various matters including family history in relation to a set of handbells that first came into the family in 1900, but that is a story for a different time although a bellringer poem has existed since 2003. Maybe more to follow. He has been blogging on his 'Writing and Birding Blog' on a regular basis and he wrote on every day for the Ledbury Poetry Festival and on recent 'birding' trips. He now needs to re-visit his summer experiences, review his notes and write. There is a particular project that is about a disused canal with even non-existence stretches of It. The Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust wish to make all of the thirty-four miles of it good again. It is a very long term project and it is one that gives me inspiration to write and I have some lines that can be viewed shortly.
Margaret is about to start Start Writing Fiction Course with Futurelearn and I think that she will be able to show them a thing or two! I did this same course in early summer and again I must revisit my notes.
Douglas is still in Scotland and we all wish him well and we hope to see him later this year. He tells us that he has been writing and he will reveal all when he next appears in Spain.
We are looking forward to connecting up again with our other members and we will extend another invite to some local mature students who would like to pursue their English writing.
John is linking up the Poetry Society In London for a Stanza Representatives meeting at Keats House in North London. It will be interesting to meet and speak with others who organize stanzas and even meet the stanza member from North Cornwall whom he knows and the stanza member from Madrid. Gwyneth Box is that person and she has emailed with information of The Poets Toolbox which is a free on line course offered by Tantamount Publishing. This needs checking out properly as their blog has not been update for several months. It is not all negative as they seem to have a lot going on and say that they will 'catch-up' with themselves.
The RSPB and Rialto have again combined to ask for entries which will be judged by Simon Armitage. We participated this year and probably again for this current competition.
We agreed to meet next Friday, 17th October, in San Miguel at 10am. So get writing.
If there are people out there who should happen to read this, then you will be made welcome, with feedback and suggestions at no cost at all.
Sunday 12 October 2014
Another poem for The Poetry Orchard
This weekend was for the Big Apple Event so it is only fitting that I include one more Apple Poem to add to Ledbury Poetry Festival's Apple Orchard. The one below is in tribute to the bellringers in my family, particularly my grandfather who is referred to as 'Ole John' who said the bells at Stoke Edith made good music. I have also included in these few lines a show of respect to those who died in World War One. St. Mary's is the church at Stoke Edith which served the 'big house' until fire destroyed it in 1926.
PRINCE'S PIPPIN
My kin heard the masons' hammers,
saw the steeple spiral up to their God,
heard the call of St. Mary's bells:
Ol' John used to say they had music.
They heard the silence in 1914,
too far away to hear the big guns roar
as we stood, shoulder to shoulder, our
feet firmly planted in Hereford's red earth.
Our pink and white petals floated gently
down on a world that stubbornly refuses
to be healed. I have my tree haven
and so we shall all survive, us Pippins.
PRINCE'S PIPPIN
My kin heard the masons' hammers,
saw the steeple spiral up to their God,
heard the call of St. Mary's bells:
Ol' John used to say they had music.
They heard the silence in 1914,
too far away to hear the big guns roar
as we stood, shoulder to shoulder, our
feet firmly planted in Hereford's red earth.
Our pink and white petals floated gently
down on a world that stubbornly refuses
to be healed. I have my tree haven
and so we shall all survive, us Pippins.
Thursday 9 October 2014
The Big Apple Weekend
THE BIG APPLE WEEKEND IN HEREFORDSHIRE
This next weekend sees again the celebration for the cider apple and the perry pear. This time last year I was at Woodredding Farm, Much Marcle where outside our accommodation the old oaken press stood and was being used to press Winnal's Longdon perry pears. The taste was superb as the juice drained from them but the taste of the actual fruit was face-pullingly awful. Two extremes, I thought to myself, and this prompted me to write a short poem on the virtues of this pear and a Hanging Pearmain, a cider apple - much like an ugly ducking to a swan comparison. At the same time there was much media talk about the features of celebrities - hence the reference contained in a line or two.
The initial idea came via The Ledbury Poetry Festival and The Apple Orchard of which I have made contributions to in an attempt to fill their Apple barrel full of poems. However, this is one they have not seen.
THE ODD ONE -
HANGING PEARMAIN
TO WINNAL'S LONGDON
I have other friends.
Shapes and sizes that don't fit,
food for some to pick upon.
Well, they would, wouldn't they?
Less round, pear shaped, nose
too big for the job they said, except
it won two gold medals and was in
the forefront to see them gleam
with pride. The wild yeasts carry
our kisses on the wind. It's what's
on the inside that matters. Pure Gold.
PHOTOGENICS at San Pedro
PHOTOGENICS visit the Salinas at San Pedro del Pinatar
For those that wanted to see the sun rise on Tuesday morning over the Mediterranean Sea then they needed to be in place by 7.30am to ensure that they were ready for an 8.03 view. Eight cameras were poised and ready.
The purpose of the day then moved onto birds as most of them had little or no knowledge of or had no experience of this type of photography. We were easily able to find Kentish Plovers but as distance is always the problem we moved along the salinas towards the main road. Here, again we saw Plovers, two nearby Black-necked Grebe, immature Flamingos, flying Black-winged Stilt and Black-tailed Godwit. There was not an large numbers of birds around and some were definitely noticeably not around. This is the time when the scope is so valuable for this proved to be the best find for me when I initially though that I had located a Wood Sandpiper I was soon to discover that I was not correct. We posted a view of it on Face Book and I am still having some fun over what it could be. I will post a photograph of it later.
Earlier, on the wooden fencing, there were spiders webs and Paul photographed it. Identification to come later maybe!
I will find out how successful this morning was when I meet the photographers next Monday morning.
For those that wanted to see the sun rise on Tuesday morning over the Mediterranean Sea then they needed to be in place by 7.30am to ensure that they were ready for an 8.03 view. Eight cameras were poised and ready.
The purpose of the day then moved onto birds as most of them had little or no knowledge of or had no experience of this type of photography. We were easily able to find Kentish Plovers but as distance is always the problem we moved along the salinas towards the main road. Here, again we saw Plovers, two nearby Black-necked Grebe, immature Flamingos, flying Black-winged Stilt and Black-tailed Godwit. There was not an large numbers of birds around and some were definitely noticeably not around. This is the time when the scope is so valuable for this proved to be the best find for me when I initially though that I had located a Wood Sandpiper I was soon to discover that I was not correct. We posted a view of it on Face Book and I am still having some fun over what it could be. I will post a photograph of it later.
Earlier, on the wooden fencing, there were spiders webs and Paul photographed it. Identification to come later maybe!
I will find out how successful this morning was when I meet the photographers next Monday morning.
Monday 6 October 2014
San Pedro del Pinatar
An early morning visit to the salinas provided me with a very beautiful sunrise, a temperature of 21 degrees, no wind and a calm sea. Two bats (not pops.) flew over the saturated dunes and Stonechats flew. The beach car park was a lagoon and because of the rain the vegetation was sprouting some fresh green shoots. I will have a good look at the waders here as the PHOTOGENICS Camera Club want to focus their cameras on the birds. I then went to the edge of The Mar Menor which is separated from the Salinas by a walkway. Here I found about one hundred Black-necked Grebe feeding and on the edge of the sea there were four Sanderling and three Turnstones. Tomorrow I will spend more time there and hopefully finish with some photographic evidence.
Saturday 4 October 2014
Banksy. The End of Summer Swallow
This is wonderful. The messages it sends are enough. After all this is the time of migration and
everything is going southward except Douglas Carswell because he travelled east to Clacton-on-Sea but maybe he will go west!
It doesn't matter if this is ironic, sarcastic or just plain funny, but if you think that it is racist then so be it. There are some people with concerns and lives they see as being affected by an influx of people to their area. They are entitled to their view as we live in a democracy.
For me it is quite simple that five pigeon hybrids or if you prefer it 'mixed race' are casting unfriendly looks at one colorful Barn Swallow who will shortly pack his (or her - no sexism here!) winter suitcase and fly unaided to Africa. That bird has guts! It will feed as it goes on those tiny black dots - really yummy stuff - of energy as the 'feral' pigeons fluff their feathers against the cold north wind and feed off scraps and handouts. There's no competition really. This is a sad time of defections, desertions and the end of another summer.
Roll on next April and more artwork on walls delivering more messages.
Stay outspoken.
Confront the issues and let the spoilers reflect on their censorship.
everything is going southward except Douglas Carswell because he travelled east to Clacton-on-Sea but maybe he will go west!
It doesn't matter if this is ironic, sarcastic or just plain funny, but if you think that it is racist then so be it. There are some people with concerns and lives they see as being affected by an influx of people to their area. They are entitled to their view as we live in a democracy.
For me it is quite simple that five pigeon hybrids or if you prefer it 'mixed race' are casting unfriendly looks at one colorful Barn Swallow who will shortly pack his (or her - no sexism here!) winter suitcase and fly unaided to Africa. That bird has guts! It will feed as it goes on those tiny black dots - really yummy stuff - of energy as the 'feral' pigeons fluff their feathers against the cold north wind and feed off scraps and handouts. There's no competition really. This is a sad time of defections, desertions and the end of another summer.
Roll on next April and more artwork on walls delivering more messages.
Stay outspoken.
Confront the issues and let the spoilers reflect on their censorship.
Thursday 2 October 2014
National Poetry Day
The theme for this October's National Poetry Day is 'remember'
Ratter in the Shed
An old great-coat
aged by name you feel
dark blue they once said
fades into the settling dust
on the work bench. Sunlight
pours in through the dirty glass
gleams on the dancing motes,
catches the eye makes the
dim interior more interesting.
Something has nudged,
nuzzled and nestled into
the coat, owned it for a while
on colder nights, sleeping
away days perhaps. Every-
one should have a ratter
in their shed.
The new man didn't know
the value and obliterated
our old shed.
There's no loss in the memory,
only comfort. It settles me in
the dust of that old coat.
Ratter in the Shed
An old great-coat
aged by name you feel
dark blue they once said
fades into the settling dust
on the work bench. Sunlight
pours in through the dirty glass
gleams on the dancing motes,
catches the eye makes the
dim interior more interesting.
Something has nudged,
nuzzled and nestled into
the coat, owned it for a while
on colder nights, sleeping
away days perhaps. Every-
one should have a ratter
in their shed.
The new man didn't know
the value and obliterated
our old shed.
There's no loss in the memory,
only comfort. It settles me in
the dust of that old coat.
Political path to the General Election
POLITICS:- does it put money into your pocket or disproportionately take it away?
The issue of Scottish Independence is over for the time being, but leaving a legacy of greater voter participation in future elections- maybe. For we shall have to see what transpires in the months leading up to next May. The last week of the 'Independence vote' saw frenetic activity to ensure that a win would be forthcoming to which ever side wanted it most. The Prime Minister, David Cameron said that it was one of his most anxious times. Hopefully the message that political parties need to up their game so that a high turn will follow their activity will occur.
At The Conservative Party Conference this week saw a passionate and emotional well structured speech superbly delivered to the 'party faithful'. That's good, but what would it do for other voters? Their were lots of promises and we now know what they intend to do. We will have to see what will be able to come to fruition.
It appears that a referendum and abdications to UKIP has stirred the oratory capabilities of leading Government ministers with more to follow? It is a shame that the party in opposition has been so poor and underperforming as any party in office needs strong challenges. I shall follow the progress of the election trail from Glasgow on Monday with The Liberal Democrats. Let's see how robust they can be and how Nick Clegg does. I will be looking forward to the next PMQ's and to see how Ed Miliband responds to Cameron's attack on him and his party.
Do you think that personal attacks are deeply felt or that arrogance and the clichéd thick skin keeps the worst out? Maybe it is all in a day's work!
The issue of Scottish Independence is over for the time being, but leaving a legacy of greater voter participation in future elections- maybe. For we shall have to see what transpires in the months leading up to next May. The last week of the 'Independence vote' saw frenetic activity to ensure that a win would be forthcoming to which ever side wanted it most. The Prime Minister, David Cameron said that it was one of his most anxious times. Hopefully the message that political parties need to up their game so that a high turn will follow their activity will occur.
At The Conservative Party Conference this week saw a passionate and emotional well structured speech superbly delivered to the 'party faithful'. That's good, but what would it do for other voters? Their were lots of promises and we now know what they intend to do. We will have to see what will be able to come to fruition.
It appears that a referendum and abdications to UKIP has stirred the oratory capabilities of leading Government ministers with more to follow? It is a shame that the party in opposition has been so poor and underperforming as any party in office needs strong challenges. I shall follow the progress of the election trail from Glasgow on Monday with The Liberal Democrats. Let's see how robust they can be and how Nick Clegg does. I will be looking forward to the next PMQ's and to see how Ed Miliband responds to Cameron's attack on him and his party.
Do you think that personal attacks are deeply felt or that arrogance and the clichéd thick skin keeps the worst out? Maybe it is all in a day's work!
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