Well. Nobody Wanted It, But...

...perhaps a hung Parliament is not a bad, but simply a timely and long overdue event.

Change is a good and necessary thing. Nobody likes it, because the known is comfortable and familiar and any change is a step into the dark, but the electoral system as it stands is manifestly unfair, and has been in need of change for a very, very long time.

Changing that system is therefore necessary and for the common good, and that has never been more obvious than it is now in the wake of the recent General Election - which may (at last!) force a change.

Look on the bright side! The hung Parliament has produced two conscientious, well-meaning and energetic young men who may well be able to work together for the common good and who are, moreover (and very importantly) free of any taint of sleaze - a very welcome change!

I don't believe, of course, that those two young men can ever agree upon every point - but I think and hope that they can agree to compromise upon the most important ones and get business on its feet and people back into work.