Having now mostly recovered from Votergeddon, I'm feeling mildly anxious that we appear to have no functioning government. Nick Clegg has been a'courting two houses, and like a coy mistress, is giving nothing away.
Yesterday there was the spectacular sight of the media shooting it's load over the prospect of the Lib Dems forming a coalition with Labour to form a "progressive alliance" and gleefully reporting the resignation of Gordon Brown as if he were some kind of tinpot dictator being ousted by an army of angelic freedom fighters. There was even a special "we don't know what is happening, isn't it exciting!" programme on BBC1 last night; I suspect they are just finally relieved that standing out in the cold beside number 10 has a purpose other than looking like a ministerial stalker. I only hope it quietens down soon and we get a conclusion, if only for David Dimbleby's sake.
Please forgive this blogger if this piece seems distracted - I am currently viewing the live feed from BBC news, where a number of developments have crashed through the status quo. It seems Clegg has finally decided which suitor to walk down the aisle with, and it looks like Gordon Brown is resigning for nothing. Downing Street have just announced that the talks with the Lib Dems are over, leaving only an alliance with the Conservatives. A Tory government is looking more and more likely, albeit one tempered by the Lib Dems. Further reports after the 10 o'clock news, when we should know for definite who's going to be living behind the big black door for the foreseeable future.
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