PREDICTIONS 2010

As is customary, and I have been reminded about the success of my blog post making predictions, I thought i would come up with another effort.  Here goes;

(1) The New Labour Government will be ousted by a Westminster regime even more right wing than they are by a majority of over 70 - the good lady and I have a bet on this with a bottle of champers being the prize.  This will be as a result of fresh sleaze and economic mistakes.
(2) Gordon Brown and Iain Gray will no longer be the leaders of the British Labour Party or BLP (Scotland Region) by this time next year.
(3) The Tories will have less than 3 Scottish MP's in the General Election,  creating anther Doomsday scenario, which will usher in huge support for Independence.
(4) The Tories will end the year behind in most polls at a UK level.
(5) The Lib Dems will lose half their Westminster seats. They will come under huge pressure to support Independence after secret plans by New Labour and the Tories to oust the Scottish Government, and form a coalition are revealed.  The Lib Dems back a referendum for 2011 after initially voting it down.
(6) Glasgow's No.1 football team will go on a glorious run , and emerge victorious and win the First Division with a couple of points to spare. The Mighty Jags take points off the Old Firm in the first half of the SPL  season.
(7) The Evening Times sensationally back the SNP for the general election, after Glasgow is awarded Metropolitan Status by the SNP Government.  The Evening Times will run this as part of its Labour let Glasgow Down/ Rip off Scotland campaign.
(8) The SNP will win most votes in Scotland at the General Election, and polls comfirm throughout the year that the next Holyrood Elections could result in a landslide.
(9)  Holyrood the Musical will go into production, whilst a petition is launched to bring back Glen Michaels Cartoon Cavalcade.
(10) The SNP make the 20 seat target, and in Glasgow East, John Mason proves that lightning strikes twice when just like his Council seat ten years before he beats his by-election opponent twice, after a recount.  The SNP gains another two seats in Glasgow, before the real drama starts.  The tension mounts as Glasgow South West heads into its fourth recount.  After a tie is declared the result goes to a toss of the coin.  And the winner is ....................................