I'm not a Labour member or voter, but...

I heard Diane Abbott announcing her candidacy for the Labour leadership this morning, and I was really pleased. I like Diane a lot. Unlike the Milliblands and Balls and the other dude, you actually know what she stands for (don't you, Jon Cruddas?). She's popular with the members, and she's popular in ther general population. She could be just what the party needs.

So why is twitter full of tweets like Diane Abbott? Come on guys it's the 20th of May not the 1st ofApril.

People are saying it is because of her decision to send her son to private school... I reckon that's a convenient excuse to rubbish the only candidate who isn't a stepford politician; a white man in a grey suit with a grey mind. People are so terrified of individuality and diversity that they will cling on to any lame excuse to stick with the safe option. I mean, Balls? For reals? He's like Gene Hunt with all his cool and good looks surgically removed. This is the possible saviour of the Labour party? Maybe he appeals to members, I don't know. But the wider public does not connect with him at all. They do connect with Diane Abbott. I would bear this in mind before taking the piss out of her candidacy, Labour members.

Things to do over the next couple of days

Tonight:

• Make sticky post for blog
• Find large bag of cash lying around. Or even a small bag of cash. But one which has enough in to pay the rent (overdue) and the council tax (due next week) would be nice.

Friday:

• Laundry
• Clean kitchen
• Water garden
• Take things to the tip
• F-list cull on twitter and facebook
• Work 4 - midnight

Saturday:

• More laundry
• Clean living room (and probably take more things to the tip)
• Listen to the News Quiz and Any Questions
• have bath
• work 4 - midnight

Sunday:

• work 12 - possibly 6.30, possibly 8, depending on whether the train tickets which Duracell Bunny has kindly bought for me get here
• Go to Luton by whatever means end up happening and hide Darn Sarf for the duration of my days off from work

Monday and Tuesday:

• I will be Darn Sarf. Anybody who wants to have any claim on my time please speak now. Evenings are pretty much spoken for but I will be free during the day both days.