New Year Predictions

In common with many others I have decided to make some New Year predictions:
1. We will suffer public sector strikes although there will be little public sympathy for them as the recession will affect those in the private sector more.
2. The coalition will stick to its guns and survive despite Tory rebellions, in particular on the EU and Global Warming.
3. The AV referendum will be lost although there will be other constitutional changes. The Bishops will retain the right to attend and vote in the House of Lords which will be part elected and part appointed.
4. The Bank of England will increase interest rates which will give many who have taken out mortgages a problem.
5. The coalition will introduce measures to encourage growth which will have to be bolstered at a later date in the year.
6. The LibDems will win the by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth.
7. Assange will be extradited to Sweden. Wikileaks will cease to function.
8. Iran will explode a nuclear bomb.
9. The eurozone will continue to flounder and inflict misery on the PIIGS and possibly even France.

10. England will win the Sydney test.
11. We'll have more snow in London this winter.
12. Ed Miliband will step down as leader of the Labour Party.
I've stuck my neck out on one or two. No point being a wimp when doing this kind of thing but I do not promise to eat my hat if I get my predictions wrong, even if I owned one. Happy New Year.