New Job

I’ve managed to get a new roll at work and it’s on my current grade. I’m pleased even though it’s not exactly the sort of roll I wanted. I must confess that I’m a little bit nervous. It’s always a bit frightening starting a new job with new people.

After what the banks have done to the economy I’m just happy to have a job. The thought of being unemployed, even with a redundancy payment, was terrifying. Cameron and Osborne have announced cuts which are so severe that an estimated 1.5m people across both the public and private sector are going to lose their jobs. My heart goes out to all those people facing a very uncertain future.

The media attack on Nick Clegg

Today is another sad day for the British media. The right-wing press have gone into full attack Nick Clegg mode. It is clearly a fully organised smear campaign as it can be no accident that all these stories have been published on the day of the 2nd leader’s debate.

Some of the headlines, especially in the loveable Daily Mail, show just how desperate they are. There is the Clegg in Nazi slur headline, the Clegg and dodgy donations headline, the Clegg in pro-Europe disgrace headline and the Clegg is a baby killer headline. Okay the baby killer headline is a joke but you get my point.

If I was Nick Clegg I would be quietly pleased about the media campaign against him. It is further proof, if any was needed, that the Tories are more than a little rattled by his surge in popularity.