British Expatriate Network

Read a surprisingly good article in the Guardian about the differences between the two.

http//politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1476621,00.html

"Compared with the engorged rapture, the fully orchestrated Hollywood production numbers; the serried ranks of Raybanned Secret Service Men; the ululating good 'ole boys, the big-hair hoopla, the bra-popping, pompom waggling cheerleaders, the Spandex highkicks; the tossing ocean of flags; the relentlessly inspirational gospel songs; the banners as big as a wall; the parade of uniforms (any uniform will do - firemen, police, marines, traffic wardens, apartment house doormen); the descending chopper blades; the eventual appearance of the Awaited One to swoons of joy and exultant whoops of messianic acclaim; compared to the whole delirious cornball razzmatazz that passes for democratic politics in the great American empire, Ashford on a bank holiday weekend was utter Ambridge.

Thank God. Except he too was mercifully missing from the general election."

Why surprising?
or is Scharma only good when he writes for the Torygraph?

The Guardian's election coverage has actually been very good, the Torygraph is harder to tell as their election website isn't very impressive, although some indvidual pieces are good.

Read most of this article this morning before LW got up and demanded to 'play elmo' on the computer :roll: - felt like emailing it to the moron woman on Slate....

I wonder how many British people will look to emigrate whom are of a right wing orientation*, akin to the left wingers whom were looking to move to Canada in November.
(* presuming Blair is re-elected)

I suspect their are all too many people of a 'right wing orientation' who will be perfectly happy with Blair, some on the left might want to move to mainland Europe though. :D

sad thing is, you might be right.

Indeed. BTW the smilee was in reference to mainland europe, the though of moving there always makes me smile. even in the chances of it ever happening are now remote :(