Well, if we had any suspicion about polls before, we certainly do now. And, if we needed any confirmation that politicians should tell us the truth and not play to the polls, we certainly have it now.
Like almost everyone else (including the Prime Minister), I expected another coalition and a bit of a mess for the months and years ahead – whichever party had won the right to form a government. I wondered how long we would continue to play ‘majority party’ games in a coalition world. And I pondered on what the role of the church would be under the rolling out of different scenarios.
Interestingly (for me, at least), what I intended to write following the election has not been changed by the outcome. Whichever party had ‘won’, the church’s remit would have been the same: to pray for those who govern, to recognise the will of…
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“A bit of a [political] mess” would have been preferable to the unleashed and unfettered storms which, will undoubtedly be in the social forecast. Similar political shifts around the globe are going to be more commonplace for much time to come.
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It would seem so. In so many areas of the world the choice appears to be between unpleasant dictators or militarised mayhem.
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Oh dear…
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Thanks for the reblog. Very appropriate, both in your country and in mine.
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I enjoy Nick Baines’ posts – I find him honest and well-balanced, able to see a bigger picture. I am glad you find it useful too.
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