Impatient for Good News

Do you have the feeling that events are piling up against Cameron? What with the aftermath of the riots including the announcement by Clegg that a commission and a victims panel will be set up to investigate into what happened, the announcement that France and Germany are proposing a collective government for the eurozone, the Labour party withdrawing support for any cuts, the increase in the cost of living, the rise in train fares and energy bills, the downward revision of growth forecasts and the continuing hacking saga I would say Cameron has an awful lot on his plate. Will he be able to break free? Will there be some good news in the meantime to make us all feel a little better than we do now? One glimmer of good news on the horizon is the likely breakthrough by the Libyan rebels. Other possible good news could come tomorrow from Osborne although it is a pity he is likely to limit his announcement to the setting up of enterprise zones and not tax reductions and a real and deep red tape cut. Beggars should be grateful for small mercies but the tight jacket imposed on us by the last government does make one angry and frustrated that the mess we were left with seemingly cannot be restored more quickly and easily. This frustration could well tell against the government at the next election if growth is still only a light at the end of the tunnel in 18 months time. Mind you I do not know who else one could vote for - Miliband, despite surgery to make his voice less unattractive, is hardly someone who inspires any confidence and it is doubtful that his policies will attract either.