When the Going Gets Tough*

Given yesterday's inclusion in an Observer piece on the Top Ten political blogs, I feel under something of an obligation to raise my game and blog a bit more. The more observant amongst you may have noticed that I've barely even tweeted over the past few days, and good intentions of blogging last night ended instead with falling asleep on the sofa to the sound of the Boyzone tribute to Stephen Gately concert. (And no, not a fan, and their version of the godlike Billy Ocean's "When the Going Gets Tough" is a travesty, but I felt under a moral obligation to watch. One in the eye for Jan Moir, etc.)

Actually, in the absence of any other contenders, I'm coming to the conclusion that "When the Going Gets Tough" - Billy O version - should be our election song on the grounds that:

a) Things have got tough, but you need Labour fighters and a tough guy at the helm to deal with it, and Labour has comprehensively risen to the challenge of difficult economic and political circumstances;

b) It has an amusing reference to Alistair Darling in it. Sort of.

c) We can have a lot of fun on Twitter with "When the Going Gets Tough, the Toffs Get Going"

d) See above re godlike genius that is Billy O.

e) When referred to a panel consisting of: Blog the Week's Conor Pope; the Stilletoed Socialist herself, Bevanite Ellie; and Twitter's @BenMosley and @BenCooper86 (collectively known as BenSquared) over brunch on Sunday, it met with virtually unanimous approval.

OK, we may have some explaining to do when it comes to the line about "Gonna make you stand and deliver, and give me love in the old-fashioned way", which conjures up frankly disturbing images, but I think we can deal with that.

Anything to stop that big-haired pomp rock nonsense, "Don't Stop Believing". I may have to resign the Labour whip if we choose that.

*I may well have used this title before, but hey, worth a reprise.