Day 970

Went into town, signed on, came back.

Listened to R5 all afternoon; they played the confidence vote of March 1979 (which I remember). Callaghan said '..we will take our case to the country.' The rest is history. A dreadful moment. The compensation was that they were comparing Citizen John's travails to it. I must be careful not to let this next-election stuff obsess me. If, Goddess forbid, Labour lost, I'd find it hard to weather the storm. Still, Tony was very popular in Dudley. Wish they'd come up with a few more policies though. Such is the longest Wait of all. Still, remember Gandalf's words: 'I shall not wholly fail of my task if anything comes through this night that can still grow fair or flower or bear fruit.'

By the way, coming out of the Job centre in the morning, clocked a Class 47 at the front of a London-bound train. Read the nameplate - University of Lowlands. Bitter irony or sign of hope?