Driving HOME For Christmas
After what feels just shy of a millennia, today is a very special day. No, not the fact that it’s Black Friday – although it is a purchase. In fact, I can safely say this is the largest item I have ever bought on a…
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Elected. Post General Election 2015.
The count is in and the results have been finalised. It’s five years of a conservative government with Prime Minister David Cameron in the driving seat (supposedly). A pat on the back to the Conservative party. I didn’t vote for them, but I’m sure they…
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General Election 2015 – What I’ve Learned So Far…
This morning saw the first chance to physically cast your vote in the UK General Election 2015. After all the debates, promotion, criticising, dancing around, begging, pleading and advertising – the various political parties can do precious little now but wait. And wait they will….
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The General Election – What To Do?
Here we go! It’s now been about a month since the televised debates featuring various combinations of the main (and some not-so-main) political parties and people are starting to make their minds up reading for the voting on the 7th May. A few conversations I’ve…
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A New Chapter
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write anything here at the hub of sholdstock. As my previous posts suggest, my family has grown by one and free time has more than halved. Now, a proud father of a beautiful baby girl, my…
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The fox is in the henhouse
Elections really do fascinate me. Maybe it’s just because I crave an American-style government after watching the West Wing and 24. I don’t know. But one thing I do know is that the face of British politics is changing. I wrote almost five years ago…
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The Political Story of Colour.
I’m writing this with bleary eyes and a heavy head 11 hours after the 2010 UK election polling stations closed. But, with a heavy guitar riff to accompany it – “I’m feeling good…” Did I plan to write about this? No. Is this anything to…
