Bananas Republics 2 - this time it's intelligible!

Hi All,

Have found some much more intelligent comment than mine on the election; LRB article entitled "Will We Notice When The Tories Have Won?"

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n18/mcki01_.html

Rob (not saying which one in case that is subject to official secrets!!) you might not like the sentence "defence procurement is notoriously profligate and much of what is bought is useless", but apart from that it's pretty balanced and very well argued.

I particularly like the statement that "Much of the energy of recent governments has been expended on trying to create markets where markets cannot operate – particularly in education and health". Pretty much sums up my position...

Sadly, didn't make it under 170lbs - two pints of sponsored beer and ridiculous amounts of coffee put paid to that by half a pound.

Perhaps Si Masterton will help me keep the pounds off when he arrives on Monday? Lots of adventures planned. Going to try and get him on board with the invasion, and perhaps pick up some mercenaries from the commonwealth (we're going to Vancouver).

DD Out