Well we have yet another election in a couple of weeks and as far as I can tell it looks like another hung Parliament. It's realistically the worst possible outcome as it means the Brexit log jam will continue indefinitely. Hopefully my 100% record of getting it totally wrong on election predictions will continue and we actually have a result, but I'm not holding out any hope.
The Labour Party has become a home for all kinds of repellent Antisemitism and I totally fail to see how anyone could bring themselves to vote for them but people will...round here they will vote for Labour in huge numbers...including DS1's friends, who are bright but young. Still feel voting for Antisemitism is utterly wrong but it's their choice. If our local MP is by some miracle voted out I would be soooo pleased....he is an utterly repellent little oik! Unfortunately not going to happen.
Other than the election we have been keeping busy feeding stray cats. There are huge numbers in the area. We have already managed to get one off the streets and hopefully adopted. We are planning to adopt another ourselves...she is very thin and I'm guessing not in great health but happy to see us and wants petting as well as feeding.
Update: well we did get the cat off the streets and took 'her' to the vets to find out the cat was actually a neutered male. So had been a properly looked after pet at some stage, which almost makes it harder that he was so staving and nervous.
By some miracle he doesn't seem to have any underlying health issues, no FIV which is astounding as we know its in the cat community in the area. The vets were obviously expecting his bloods to show kidney failure or something equally terminal....even after a month of feeding he is still painfully thin. But he is basically healthy apart from a mouth full of very painful ulcers which may account for how thin he was as he must have found eating hard. He is back at the vets in another couple of weeks to get his mouth properly checked and will undoubtedly need lots of expensive dental work but he's totally worth it, such a sweetie. Very affectionate but so good natured and easy going. DS1 was telling us loud and clear that adopting him was a mistake....it is eye wateringly expensive that's for sure...but having met Wilfred he has decided it might be a sensible plan after all.
Update 2: well the election has happened and my 100% record stands. The Conservatives managed a very decent majority, there are lots of reasons but Corbyn seems to have been a major factor. I'm obviously not the only one who finds him repellent. He is apparently going to stand down at some point and a new leader found. Really hope it's someone sensible and not another reject from the 70's. Government works best when there is a credible opposition! But very pleased we didn't get another hung Parliament.
