Onward and upward

Nothing is forever and it seems that on Thursday, when we go to the polls, the Labour Government will come to an end. The best we can hope for, it seems, is a hung Parliament, the worst a Tory landslide so that we can be ruled yet again by our social superiors, David (call me Dave) Cameron and (heaven help us) George Osborne. They are promising us The Big Society, which seems to mean fewer services provided by the state and more provided by us (or should that be Us?)so that we can get the blame when things go wrong. A tough time ahead, I think, and what makes it worse is that Labour have mainly themselves to blame. The Brownites spend ten years whinging about wanting to be PM, but having got their wish, seemed to have no idea what to do about it and have lurched from one disaster, PR wise at least, to another.

So, onward and upward, and for us too. We have decided, after a lovely winter spent in the UK and getting to know the grandchildren, to base ourselves here. We are in Birmingham for now, but will head back to Spain for the summer and then back here again although without firm committments to where and how. We are driving back to Spain via France and are planning a trip to the States in December-hence the change to the title of this blog in order to reflect our shifting location and also the shift in focus to more eclectic offerings. Let's see what happens next!