AS 2006 drifts to a close, the time has come to reflect on a year in central politics which has seen more action than Russell Brand on a Saturday night!
New Labour's term has gone from bad to worse, with the complete breakdown in relationship between the twin powers of the land: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
In fact, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that in a Daily Telegraph YouGov poll this month, there was more support for Tory leader David Cameron (28%) to be Prime Minister than there was for Blair (27%).
Then there is the small matter of ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke who admitted to not knowing how many illegal immigrants are in Britain or how many come into the country each year.
If you think that's embarrassing, look no further than the one, the only, John Prescott.
The Deputy Prime Minister is a laughing stock in his own party and is getting paid nearly £200,000 a year for causing mischief behind Labour lines.
Public dissatisfaction continues to gather pace for the way Labour are running the government.
You only have to look at Labour's record in Parliament to see the current problems with our society.
If it's not the prison crisis, it is the government's mismanagement of the immigration system. (Do you know how many illegal immigrants there are in this country?)
If it's not the state of our hospitals, it is the mounting chaos in Iraq. (When will the 3,000 British troops return home?)
