Open Coalition Building?

Just a thought for all the coalition negotiations that are going on this weekend in Scotland and Wales following the elections — why don’t they video their meetings and make them available on the web afterwards? It would be really interesting to see how they’re done and demystify the secretive world of backroom political deal making.

The Moon Walkers

Full moon

So on Wednesday I got a forwarded text message from a friend with instructions to meet at Victoria and get a particular train into Kent that evening. “We’re going on a Moon Walk” was the only clue about what I was letting myself in for.

It’s such a great idea — every full moon, somebody works out the logistics and invites friends to bring friends. You head up to an hour out of London into the countryside, walk to a pub, have dinner and then do the walk by moonlight back round to the station to get the last train back into town.

Walking at night is such a different sensation to walking during the day and the moonlit views over the hills were incredible. Navigating at night is also (obviously) quite a challenge… but we only got a bit lost near the end and still made it to the train.

I suppose the only worry I have is that maybe it’s a sign of how overworked we all are that the only time we get to go walking is at night!