Deluded Nationalist Parties

Well dear people two posts in two days. There is nothing like a general election campaign to light my fire.

I listened to a Welsh man earlier today, Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Leader of Plaid Cymru telling Radio 4 that if his party can get sufficient MPs elected, with the SNP they will hold the balance of power in Westminster and negotiate on a vote by vote basis with the majority to get more money out of Westminster for Wales and Scotland respectively.

Now, I thought to myself, we have one of the worst financial situations ever, money is short and we can expect cuts everywhere. This leads me to believe that both party leaders are seriously deluded if they really do see any truth in these statements. I cannot imagine either Gordon Brown or David Cameron agreeing to one single extra penny leaving Westminster for Scotland or Wales in the next five years.

Now, I am not saying that MPs from these parties will not be best to represent the interests of their respective countries and constituents but they certainly will not extract more money from Westminster. I say put this issue aside and look at the real issues affecting not just Scotland and Wales but the whole of Great Britain.

I hope a SNP parliamentary candidate knocks on my door to pour forth this theory, I will certainly enjoy the debate.

When I lived in Newcastle we used the expression 'I will show my backside in Fenwicks window if that happens' (Fenwick Ltd is Newcastle's equivalent to Jenners). Perhaps I need to ask the question, What time does Jenners open on 7th May? (Just in case I have got it all wrong).

Till the next time dear reader.