Predictions for 2010...

Well first things first -- Happy New Year! I hope the new year and decade treat you well.

As this is my first post of the New Year it seems logical to start with a few predictions.

So in Mystic Meg fashion here goes...

1. The Economy is going to go off a cliff again this year. This will be a result of New Labour's failure to deal with public sector deficit and debt.

Gordon Brown simply hasn't got it in him to cut spending. A fine example of this is his intervention in the Corus Steelworks Closure in Teeside.

'Call me Dave' has also shown no signs that he is willing to end the debt by taking on the public sector and its unions.

Once the bond market work this out -- about August/September time -- it's game over for Britain.

2. There are going to be a lot of strikes this year. Every time the word "cut" is mentioned the unions across the State sector and it's Corporate Monopolies will go mental.

They will fight tooth and nail to defend every penny of public spending even if it bankrupts Britain.

3. The surveillance state is going to continue to grow despite the fact it makes us no safer. Full body scanners are on their way. But I guarantee they won't stop more attempts to blow up planes or anything else.

4. And my election prediction. It will result in a very small Tory majority. But not enough for them to do much and I'm not convinced it will last very long.

Anyway, they're my predictions. Please feel free to add your's in the comments below.