The AV vote really just shows how daft we all really are.

Last weekend, there was this thing on called a Royal Wedding. There were lots of cameras, lots of police and lots of viewers. Twitter, being Twitter, was ablaze with comments about how many people fancied Kate's sister, Pippa. We all watched from the comfort of our front rooms, or the streets as it seems for some die-hard fans, as the royals turned up, we all felt a little sorry for the guy who opened the door on the Queen's car only for her to then get out the other side, and we all chuckled a little bit when the commentator announced "the Queen has decided she's had enough of the balcony". Now, not to be outdone and needing something to do while the PlayStation network was down, America decided that all good games of Hide 'n' Seek must come to an end and finally found Bin Laden. Apparently, they charged into a compound, and shot him in the face, then tipped him in the sea, followed by the awkward phone call where Obama asks Bush if he still has that big "mission accomplished" banner. The bad guy is now dead, and the Princess married her Prince. If Disney made weekends...



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Woohoo, I've just voted

Okay, so I’ve just gone out and voted. Get me!!! Who did I vote for? Well I’m not telling you, but it was the same folk that I always vote for.

In the UK, we have dozens of parties. Granted, there are the “big three” where the minority get the majority of the votes, but that is like everything in life. That is why something like 5% of businesses makes up 70% of all UK business turnover. I may have just made those statistics up, but you get the idea.

So why do I always vote for the same people then? Is it just me? I doubt it. Truth be told we all do this. It is not a fear of change that stops us, indeed most of us secretly love change, but it is the fear of uncertainty that keeps us in the same place all this time. We don’t know if the new guys will be worse than the present ones. Mr Labour voter may worry that, despite the Lib Dems' promise on social issues, that they may be taxed out of their car. Or their central heating.

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