So Barack Obama did it and, like everyone else, I must congratulate him on simply the most electrifying political campaigning the US and perhaps the world has ever seen. Impressive, there is no other way of saying it.
The reaction by the world and its media has shown that Obama's quest for 'change' has resonated not only in the US but globally and, most importantly to me, in the UK. Why is this a good thing? Well it is my humble opinion that this will change the game with the British public likely to engage more with politics and demand even more from their politicians. The old boredom game of party politics is unlikely to work in this new climate, and it is my view that the politicians that actually recognise real change and deliver on it (not just talking shop) will be the ones that gain the public's respect and votes. We should use this wave of political innovation to our benefit, not get stuck into the old routine of
tick for tack. It's an open goal.
UPDATE: now
this cracked me up!
