Just when it was looking like the Tories were about to strike a deal with the Lib Dems we find that the Lib Dems were going behind their backs and speaking to Labour. As most people in politics know, you simply cannot trust the Lib Dems.
Personally I am very disappointed that Gordon Brown is stepping down as the Leader of the Labour Party. I genuinely believe that he is the politician most able to lead the country's recovery from the current world-wide economic recession.
I accept however that Gordon has made his decision because he believes it is in the best interests of the country.
Setting aside my distrust of the Lib Dems, I have mixed feelings about any potential Labour coalition with the Lib Dems.
It could be argued that such a coalition would be in the best interests of the country as it would stop the Tories getting back into power. Equally it could be argued that it would be in the Labour Party's long-term political interests to go into opposition and allow the Tories and Lib Dems to run the country in the hope that they make a mess of it, the coalition falls apart and the country swings back to Labour at a subsequent election.
It is anybody's guess how this will all pan out.
My sneaking suspicion is that the Lib Dems and Tories will end up doing a deal.
In the meantime we mere mortal Councillors have to get on with our normal business, which in my case today meant chairing the Policy & Resources Committee pre-agenda and attending Port Glasgow High School Parent Council.
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