Holidays

I love holidays. They are such wonderful things.

However, during my week of sun and cold beer it seems to have got freezing cold. I am not suffering from post-holiday blues.

I can't be bothered at work and I need another holiday. Which is why my long weekend in Brussels seems like a tippy top idea.

Roll on Saturday!!!!

Oh and that Rome programme on the Telly is fantastic (if you like blood)

New leader for the Scottish Conservatives

Annabel Goldie, a woman who even Rab McNeill in the Scotsman used to write only glowingly about, has become leader of the rats in a sack impression that is the Scottish Conservative Party.

First thing she needs to do is give those swines in the party that have only their own self-interest and misguided agendas to push a good kick up the arse.

David McLetchie was a misguided sod on the fiddle who still managed to address the decline of the Tories in Scotland. It is up to Annabel Goldie to make the graph turn upwards more decisively.

Can she do it? Well she's certainly got the credibility. Whether she has the team behind her is probably the crucial factor. 2007 elections are still long enough away for her to put Monteith and McLetchie affair behind the party. It's all to play for in Scotland (well not all obviously but there's lots to play for). Good luck Annabel.

The end of the affair

So Blunkett has resigned. I thought he had to go and it seems that most of the Westminster establishment agreed with me.

It's very sad to see a near 40 year political career come to an end by the principal actor going a bit bonkers but that is what seems to have happened in this case.

In the end Mr Blair's defending of his friend as being without blemish on his character seemed tragically laughable.

Speaking of laughable, surely Charles Kennedy can't remain leader of the Liberal Democrats for long if they don't want to start losing ground. His performance in PMQ's when compared with Tony Blair's combativeness and Michael Howard's professionalism makes him look like a barely competent bore at best and a niave fool at worst.

In other news it seems like the McTories are going for Goldie. If she can get Murdo Fraser on board as her deputy this could be a solid and balanced team to hopefully move the Tories forward into the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections.

What next for the McTories?

The resignation of David McLetchie gives the Scottish Tories a certain headache. McLetchie has overseen the bottoming out of Tory fortunes in Scotland and the marginal bounce-back since 2003. With the SNP looking increasingly desperate there must be hope for the Tories to move forward in 2007.

But... who will be leader? Thus far I have no information as to the runners and riders but I'm sure I'll make my preference known once they put themselves forward!