A BETTER PATTERN

Still confusing. I’m bummed that my friend Nick Boles lost Hove by a mere 420 votes. The Tories are doing better in London than expected; but the picture is still so varied, the ultimate result is hard to predict. A Labour majority of 60 or so? At his own acceptance speech, Blair looks shattered, almost on the verge of tears. He may continue as prime minister. But he’s deeply wounded. He won’t last a full term, I’d say. He may not last the year.