Some of my friends’ lives revolve around the dates of world, national or European soccer cups. The more normal amongst them organise their time around their jobs or houses. But most of ‘me and mine’ have had their lives organised around the milestones of General Election dates.
For us 1992 was the date of an election which Labour expected to win… but was never going to. 1974 brought two elections, the first of which resulted in a surprise Labour government, and a second which resulted in the surprise that they did not win enough seats for a comfortable majority. Each of the 14 elections – going back to 1959 – has engendered a special set of emotions for me both during but most especially after the event.
