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Coming Up Austerity to Zzzzzzz

Coming Up  Austerity to Zzzzzzz

The shouting’s over, the fighting’s done and votes are cast.

There will be no more for the next five years. Apart from the Scottish election next year. And a possible EU referendum. And another Scottish independence one. Oh, and another general election if this one didn’t work.

Until the next one then, here’s Coming Up’s A-Z of the election campaign.

A Austerity A oneword way of saying “it’s not our fault”

B BBC Also “bias” just saying…

C Coalition Whose thirst for power will make them blink first in the postelection Game of Drones?

D Debates Many and often (unless you’re David Cameron).

E Endorsement A lack of celebrity action this year, probably because taxavoiding celebs and expensesladen politicians are both toxic brands.

F Fairness the buzzword of choice (again).

G Greens Standing on a threeway marriage ticket was always going to be a winner, right?

H Hung Parliament The masochist’s choice, bringing with it the enticing prospect of doing all this again pretty soon.

I Independence Many people forgot it was a general election, not the referendum revisited.

J Justice A great many parliamentarians will never again seat their behinds on those green leather banquettes thanks to switchedon voters.

K Kitchen Whether their coffee machines were housed in multiple rooms or they made do with just the one, the humble kitchen became a key election battleground.

L Liam As in Byrne, the Labour chief secretary to the Treasury whose 2010 “sorry there’s no money” note was a weapon produced at regular intervals by the coalition.

M Moustache Moustache man, Danny McAfee from Dundee was an unlikely hit with viewers during one debate.

N No “There will be no deal with another party to form a government. No, no, no. You’re offering what? Oh, go on then.”

O Omnipresent Wherever you looked, there was Nicola Sturgeon. And she wasn’t even standing as a candidate.

P Polls At least one a day and all the same. Even Prof Curtice must be scunnered by now.

Q Queen Must have been watching some of the exchanges through her fingers in anticipation of welcoming one of these to Buck Palace as PM.

R Red lines Every party has them. Coming days will show they’re not necessarily unwaveringly straight though.

S Scotland Remember when we were the rest of the UK’s best mate back in September?

T Twitter Apparently the medium of choice for the criminally insane.

U Underdog Plenty this year including the Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol party, the Beer, Baccy and Scratchings party and Hoi Poloi. And the Lib Dems.

V Viewers An election played out more than ever on TV has included the unnerving sight of Ed Miliband repeatedly “engaging” through the camera lens.

W Welcome Every candidate was welcome on every doorstep and enjoyed “brilliant feedback” (aye, right.)

X Xenophobia From UKIP to the SNP, they were all accusing each other of it.

Y Yoda Alex Salmond, what were you thinking?

Z Zzz What the weekend will be for.

See Friday’s Courier, including a special late morning edition, for all the election news.

There’s also some stuff about Dundee alumni Captain Kidd’s sunken treasure.

Put your X in the box marked Friday’s Courier for a brighter future.