Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-7-2024 — Election Day.

4th July, 2024: Election Day.

Right … it’s Election Day!

Or, at least, the day after Wednesday.

Frankly?

That means fun was had with my nephew, Jude: as he’s managed upload another video.

Feel free to hit the ‘Like’ button, you’ll make his day!

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Inevitably?

I’m going to mention the UK’s General Election: taking place at a polling station near you.

Frankly?

I’m voting Green.

Their manifesto is offering to put Universal Credit up by forty pounds a week.

It’s probably as unrealistic, unfunded and impractical as any other political pledge … but, given my situation?

They’re the only party offering extra money, however nebulous that offer is.

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One party I won’t be voting for … ?

Is the Nigel Farage-led Reform Party.

Putting it bluntly?

From what I’ve seen of them, they are too right wing for my taste.

Certainly, some Reform activists are ever so slightly racist or homophobic.

And at least two candidates have defected to the Tories, as a result.

My one concern … ?

Is that, in my experience, some residents of my home town of Brentwood are exactly that: ever so slightly racist or homophobic.

And sympathetic enough to those activists, for Reform to do well.

Maybe not win the constituency: I suspect that will be the Tories, again.

But I think the Reform candidate could certainly come second, if they’re not the MP, by tomorrow.

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Just as a last political thought … ?

I notice politicians, these days, don’t ‘make promises’.

No.

After Tony Blair first used the phrase many years ago, politicians make categorical pledges.

I almost always think of chocolate, when I hear the phrase.

I first came across it in Orwell’s 1984.

When the main character has to alter records: to cover up a leadership U-turn about the chocolate ration.

A u-turn about not increasing it … after making a categorical pledge, a categorical pledge, rather than a promise, to do so.

Personally?

I always wonder what Orwell would be making of elections, these days.

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Elections 2024.

4th January, 2024.

11:32

I have a confession to make.

Simply this: that I’ve not spoken about politics on Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar for a while.

And never done so on my YouTube channel, @MrCuddy2977.

There’s been — from where I’m sitting? — very little to write about.

However?

I’m writing this at the start of January of 2024.

And I’m very aware there’s a chance of a General Election, this year.

Whilst I’m aware it can be as late as the 28th January of 2025?

I’m also aware it’s more than likely to be this year.

I’m very aware that general elections — and any accompanying local elections — may give us the chance to vote for a suitable candidate.

But?

Radio Four’s Today programme spent time telling us Labour Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer was, is or has, made a speech, today.

In part?   He’s said;

“Do not listen to the siren voices that say we’re all the same.   We’re not, and we never will be.”

I have to say … I think I may disagree.

I’ve always felt that MPs — red, blue, yellow or what have you? — are much of a muchness.

Additionally?

In a speech in Mansfield, today, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells us his “working assumption” is that there will be an election in the second half of this year.

That means any time from July, onwards.

That gives political parties time to start writing election manifestos: and sling mud at each other.

This gives the likes of you and me a chance to have a good long think about who — if anyone — we want to vote for.

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