The beginning of the end - just over two weeks to go?

Remember the betting on the Election Day story?

Well it appears two candidates and a police officer serving in a protection role are to be investigated into it as lines get thicker between the leaders responses both Conservative and of course, Labour and to be honest I feel Keir Starmer's remark to the effect they'd be through the door, out if they were his matches more how I feel as they'd have some inside knowledge and just whatever possesses someone to bet on that, something that with Mp's pay you certainly don't need.

What I might ask was any money gained through this going to be spent on and why?

That one rather like the question of what in practise is each party really going to achieve by way of immigration policy remains lacking an clear answer.

Immigration does place pressure on housing and public services that most acknowledge is real and affects the least well off the most even if the UK does have some skills shortages from its own population and so may benefit from something more like a points system immigration system prioritizing those sills we need the most.

Few of us take issue when people do work that is necessary and contribute in the wider sense to the host community.

How we deal with people who wish to claim Asylum, facing a "well founded fear of persecution or death" but insist that it's "The UK or nothing" is difficult.

Many have been through countries that could of offered asylum and they could of sought it in but a policy of rigid denial leads to tense situations, stand offs and even threats to take their own lives.

Understandably many of us feel very uncomfortable holding a rigid line but how do you prevent people just deciding where they wish to be and plowing on toward it? 

Is that fair even when all you are saying is "I cannot follow my faith, sexuality or engage in politics in my own country but there's only one I will accept to go to" when other countries can offer you that very thing?

Still there's time as I have received my Postal Vote pack and can either complete and return to the Councils Elections office or hand in, sealed on the day at the polling station.

I'd be very surprised if we didn't see a change of Government unless things really change.