Lazy Sunday

Lets start with the best news item of the day, published in the Independent on Sunday

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/can-caroline-lucas-change-british-politics-for-ever-1953738.html

Perhaps because I've worked with the Green Party this election, but there is definately more media coverage, perhaps because seats have been targetted, and in an election where the media have been more leader driven than ever before, Caroline Lucas is media savvy and therefore is deemed suitable for more TV/radio minutes and column inches.

I woke up to hear, courtesy of the Sunday times rich list that the 1000 richest people in Britain saw their wealth rise by 30% last year. I remembered Peter Mandelson saying some years ago that New Labour was relaxed about people becoming filthy rich. Well that's one policy that they have delivered on. If it's one tradition area where I'm most disgusted in New Labour is after 13 years in power, with huge majorities, they have presided over the widening of the gap between the richest and the poorest in our society.

The other news of the day has been the memo ridiculing the Pope's visit. A junior government official came up with a list of far fetched ideas for the Pope to undertake while visiting Britain, those mentioned included "opening a childrens home" and launching a range of "Benedictus condoms". Obviously humour is subjective, but the Vatican's reaction fails to grasp that the Catholic Church has an image problem with the bulk of the British population. Leaving aside the Child Sex scandal, a church that regards contraception as a sin, is both considered 'bonkers' by most adults and a threat to the planet by myself.

Today the main parties were scheduled to launch their Green Manifestos, I anticipate little coverage, without preempting the news conferences I expect too little, too late.

Away from the Election Campaign, the Dons finished their season with a "going through the motions" performance yesterday at Gateshead. A large trip for no reward for the 500 plus fans who made the trip. Tomorrow will see what players are to be retained next season, it seems likely that there will be a sizeable clearout.

It seems that my Sol Campbell for England campaign has been endorsed by Arsene Wenger:

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-campbell-could-go-to-world-cup

Great minds think alike !

Finally my album of the day goes to "No Fool for Trying" By Madison Violet. I really enjoyed see them in Camden earlier this year, and the album captures their sound perfectly.