Today's conversation - results

Over a cup of coffee, conversation is likely to be about the results of the local body elections. Boris is returned as mayor in London, against the trend of a swing to the labour party across the country. Have the little people had enough of bearing the brunt of the austerity cuts of the right wing governments, and not seeing a jot of improvement anywhere?

Tomorrow all eyes will be on the French Presidental elections.

Demonstration

With a general election only weeks away politicians are campaigning hard with all parties talking of job losses.

Pensioners, trade unions and students marched through the streets of London on Saturday to convey their message that cuts would not be tolerated. That ordinary people should not be expected to pay the price for failure of the banking sector.