The Boredom of Modern Politics

See, there's a problem with being a political blogger at the moment. And it is this; currently, politics is just plain boring. We have a government that, despite all the predictions to the contrary, is functioning reasonably well (in terms of being united) despite being a coalition. And they don't do a great deal either; sure, we get the occasional, irritating nudge, but the Nu Labour days - when the announcement of illiberal and poorly thought through policy was a weekly, or even daily, event. There was far more to tear into under Nu Labour; the relatively cautious coalition needs to do more to increase the sum total of freedom in our society, but because they aren't proactively attacking it as much as Labour, it is difficult to truly get wound up by them.

And the opposition? They're a broken record of unconvincing and unrealistic opposition to spending cuts. There is nothing to inspire in Miliband Minor's leadership or his party - nothing to inspire hope or rage. There's just the reassuring thought that his lot are out of power and likely to remain so for a while that's worth commenting on.

And what of the resignations? I don't give a fuck about Coulson anymore; he's resignation has been the most anticipated event since the Queen Mum's death. And Alan Johnson resigning for personal reasons is a bit of a nothing as well; firstly, he wasn't up to the job and secondly as a person, he may well have personal reasons that restrict him from doing a very high-profile public role such as Shadow Chancellor. Even the resignations are boring at the moment.

Consequently, coming up with daily blogposts about politics is challenging at the moment. There is, quite simply, not a lot happening - or at least not a lot happening that is worth commenting on. Which is why posting on here may become erratic once again in the near future...