Well the general election has been announced so now it's time to block our ears, stop buying newspapers, turn off the television and radio then run for cover or better still, emigrate!
For the next month in the media we will be bombarded by a never ending succession of politicians, would-be politicians and party leaders arguing, bickering and lying their heads off like small, naughty children out of control, all in an effort to get us to vote for them.
There will be mud slinging a-plenty, accusation and counter accusation, fingers will be pointed in every direction, skeletons will be found in cupboards left, right and centre and even the tiniest whiff of scandal will be aired. Lets face it, a lot of these are not squeaky clean, fine upstanding citizens, some of them are the same politicians who have fleeced us of millions in order to line their own nests and they don't really give a hoot about us, the electorate.
I suppose we will have to endure no end of cancellations and re-timing of programmes on radio and television in order to make room for all the party political broadcasts, you know the ones, that's when we all get up and go to the loo or make a cup of tea. Let's hope we're all well stocked with the teabags and biscuits!
Newspapers will fill most of their pages with stories about the various politicians and the towns they're visiting and of course we all know that any of the public that they encounter will all be hand picked to kow-tow to these demi-gods so as not to rock the boat.
At the weekends, the smallest whiff of scandal will fill pages and pages of the Sunday newspapers accompanied by a load of photographs.
I don't normally wish my time away as every minute is precious, but I can't wait for June!
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