UK elections

Feeling very tired today. One of the dogs kept me awake whining, there was nothing wrong with her I think that she just wanted attention. We still have a lot to do in the garden and today Colin plans to cut the large hedge. This requires him balancing on ladders which I need to hold for him. We hate doing that hedge because it makes a lot of mess with the cuttings which need gathering which is back breaking.
I've noted that my flower seeds are sprouting which is really good because in the past I've not been that successful with flowers. Also the lupin seeds that I took from my brothers garden in England is beginning to sprout. I love lupins and if these few grow then I can take more seeds from them in the autumn.
Listening to the UK news I hear that the new  UKIP political party have done well in the local elections. I don't really know much about them but I do know that they have firm policies on immigration which is probably attracting people. Whenever I have been back to the UK people I talk to seem to feel that there are far to many immigrants moving to the UK taking benefits and jobs.  I'm not sure how true this is but it is a usual complaint in times of recession. People previously saw the lib dems as the forward thinking political party but I suspect their coalition with the conservatives has damaged their reputation. The labour party were always seen as the working  peoples party but I think people no longer see them in this way. It will be interesting to see how the main election goes.