I was going to write a review of the election leaflets, but I don’t think I have the energy to do it. I would have done it earlier in the week, but I have had exams to concentrate on.

The worrying exam was today, and I was rushing to get the train back home — I had bought a cheap day return, and in some kind of mad post-exam suicide mission I thought that I would easily be able to catch the last train before peak time kicks in.

Of course I didn’t catch it, so that running around with heavy books in the hot sun was all in vain, and I ended up spending the next hour and a half pottering around Princes Street (with heavy books) because that is the sort of idiot I am.

I have decided to subject myself to a punishing schedule of blogging about the elections and staying up all night. Because that is the sort of idiot I am.

But I’m not the only one. Plenty of us will be liveblogging. You will find me here at Twitter (where else?), but the odd post might appear here as well. Keep an eye on Scottish Roundup, because a few posts will appear there as well this evening.

In case you’re wondering how I voted, I voted for the Liberal Democrats in both Scottish Parliament votes. It could have been the SNP for the constituency vote, purely as an anti-Labour vote. The SNP were second last time around, but the Lib Dem candidate has built up a high profile in Kirkcaldy since she booted the old Labour councillor out last time round (she is hardly out of the paper, and is seemingly quite popular). On balance, I decided on the Lib Dems.

I am only hoping for a collapse in Marilyn Livingstone’s support. She sorely deserves based on the stories I have been hearing. I have heard bits and pieces about the wheels falling off the Kirkcaldy labour campaign. It seemed as though it was typical Scottish Labour arrogance getting the better of Marilyn Livingstone.

Apparently at the polling place today she was complaining about the size of the Lib Dem sign (!!), squealing, “But I’m the MSP!” No you’re not. Nobody’s an MSP during the election.

It’s this kind of nonsense that is sickening people about Labour in Scotland. It is childish and a turn off. Labour think they have a God-given right to be in office. They totally take the voters for granted, or even look down their noses at them. It was for this reason that our local Labour councillor lost last time around. I can’t help feeling that this is the situation right across the country.

Talking of local government, here is how I voted.

1. Liberal Democrat
2. SNP
3. Conservative
4. Solidarity

In case you were wondering — yes, that it everyone except Labour. I wrote before about how queasy I felt about voting for anyone apart from the Lib Dems.

But I decided I really wanted to maximise my chances of kicking Labour up the rear, so I just decided, “what the hell, I’ll just vote for everyone but Labour.” Who’d have thought I would have ended up voting for the Conservatives and Solidarity — and both of them at the same time as well!

I delayed the posting of this until 10 o’clock. I’m not a fan of that thing that newspapers do, when they tell you who to vote for. I have my opinions, but I expect the readers of this blog to have their own opinions. I certainly wouldn’t like to tell anyone who to vote for.

But it might be of interest, so I have stated who I voted for just so that it is there. Plus, I probably should be held to account for it.