By the end of the year when I usually review my predictions, I'll have forgotten the nuances of the election, so I'll revisit them now to see how I did. Here's what I said back ay the New Year:

I suppose being the year of the election, I have to give some sort of punt... my prediction is I think it will be a tiny conservative victory, but relying heavily on an unofficial coalition with some minority parties. I think this will be a tiny remnant of an obliterated LibDem party, a UKIP bloc of about 10 MPs, and the SNP who will be led by Alex Salmond and use the position to accelerate devolution. I predict this year will mark the maximum size of UKIP in parliament. Labour will be obliterated in Scotland, and Ed Miliband will leave after the election. I don't believe climate will feature heavily in the election, except in the roundabout notion of green energy taxes. Ed Davey WILL GO THIS YEAR.

Tiny conservative victory - check

Obliterated LibDems - check

UKIP having 10 MPs - bzzzzt

Labour obliterated in Scotland - check

Climate not featuring in the election - check

Ed Davey going - CHECK!

Still waiting for:

SNP demanding devolution (or indeed another referendum)
Ed Miliband going (I'll buy in the jelly and ice cream this morning)

So I'm going to give myself a pat on the back for political pundit, far better than the wretched BBC.

Well we'll have the summer to see how the Conservatives are going to play Paris. My best hope is that they decide to let others take a lead.

With an actual majority this time, I hope they take a knife to more of the green bloat.