Reading through I am pretty much on the same page as Wheeze, certainly on energy, why on earth no government would renew our nuclear power stations years ago shows shortsightedness. In an unstable world having in-house energy (fossil, nuclear and green) becomes more and more important. We shall see, but I fear the lights may go out in a few years.

Was only thinking yesterday that I have heard nothing about the environment (perhaps I haven’t paid enough attention). I recall the last election each major party attempting to outdo the other with tree planting, all got a bit silly “you say one million, I raise you another half million”. Long forgotten. But waterways need seriously sorting, now am I convinced nationalisation is the answer, enforcement is. Building houses, population expansion all contribute to problems.

For the record, I still have no idea where I shall put my X, all parties dangling carrots that they will snatch away or be forgotten 6 months later. Quite frankly, I don’t believe anything they say - depressing state of affairs.