It's four days since the election and we still wait to hear how a new government is to be shaped. Interesting times for us here in the U.K., though this is pretty usual in many European countries. We postal voted again this time round, so Thursday last passed without the ritual visit to the Convent, behind Queen Anne Square, where our local polling station is located. I stayed up to watch the results until about two, but was falling asleep with boredom as the commentators wittered in speculation about the inconclusive outcome, already obvious from the exit polls. The appliance of 'science' to observing elections takes much of the drama and excitement out of it. The TV debates were interesting, and had an impact on the election process, if only to make people less certain and confident about the choices they'd have to make, after having been so exposed to the three men of the moment trying to out talk each other.
No matter what the outcome in terms of governance turn out to be, my vote was cast, not with national leaders in mind, but still on the question of which candidate locally will best serve the interests of the constituency. I look forward to the day when the voting system will be designed to reflect more truly the voting wishes of the electorate across the board, despite the fact that it will lead more often than not to the kind of hung Parliament which we are now bound to get. I am much more in favour of multi party government, where the best policy wins rather than the best parties to win the support of our MPs, and the electorate.
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