2007

Happy New Year.

Out with old, in with the new. Whatever. A new year passes in to being with very little celebration in this household. I suppose after seeing the valley lit by fireworks on the millennium, one Hogmany in Edinburgh and seeing in 2006 in Vienna it all seems a bit tame now. Despite forecasts of gales and lashing rain nothing really transpired, here at least, although rather predictably the local television transmitter has just gone off... again.

Last year proved to be out of the ordinary in a thoroughly positive way and with luck this next year may do the same, albeit in a different fashion. I've been lapping up the numerous round-ups of 2006 that have been offered on TV having missed many of the events taking place in the UK while abroad. I suspect the most anticipated event of 2007 will be seeing the back of Mr Blair. He won't break Thatcher's innings, Francis Urqhart style, but like Thatcher he is leaving due to pressure from his own benches. Many could no doubt draw many more parallels between the two however it's quite late enough for one evening and I'm going to see the next few hours on the new year in with some kip.