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Mags Meanderings:
From Som Tam
To Mushy Peas
tactical democracy
A young relative embarked on her first trip to Thailand
early this month, much to the consternation of her Dad.
Especially when he realised that, rather than travelling
in relative safety with her boyfriend, she was going for
three weeks flight only with a female friend. The anxiety
was only eased a little when she announced that the
pair had booked an adventure trip in advance with an
Australian company.
Unfortunately my assurances that they would be fine
- that the adventure would probably involve whizzing
through jungle on zip wires - didn’t really help much.
I can’t understand why. News of an outbreak of Swine
Flu in the Land of Smiles didn’t do much to ease the
pain either.
But more was to come. As the intrepid travellers arrived
in Bangkok a 6 point something earthquake hit some
Northern provinces, followed a short time later by the
removal of the Prime Minister from office.
The two events were not connected, and still not enough
to spoil a holiday. Until of course the last couple of days
in Bangkok, and the prospect of a severely curtailed
nightlife. But hey - it was still a great adventure, and
the pair would soon be back home in a country where
nothing much ever happens, and where the biggest
news (after the FA Cup Final) is the weather.
How wrong can you be. Not only had Prince Charles
almost single handedly started World War 111, but the
UK Government was left battered and bruised by the
election successes of UKIP, the UK Independence Party.
For those who are not familiar with recent goings on
over here, or were simply sidetracked by the search for
a Chang after 10 pm, last weeks elections were twofold.
Everyone voted for their choice of MEP, (Member of
the European Parliament), while at the same time some
also voted separately for their local Councillors. I say
‘everyone’, which isn’t strictly true. Almost everyone
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has the right to vote. Many can’t be bothered, don’t
believe it does any good, or simply won’t brave the rain.
I have to wonder though why our coalition Conservative/
LibDem leaders didn’t see it coming. (The election
results that is - not the rain.) While UKIP made some
reasonable gains in the local Council elections, they
really stormed to victory in the European Parliament,
winning more seats than any other UK party, leaving our
deputy Prime Minister and LibDem leader Nick Clegg
looking as if he was about to cry, while his boss David
Cameron dismissed the whole event as tactical voting.
Which perhaps it was, along with that of many other
European countries where the electorate have a