Pause before the storm

I have no more clue than anyone else when the general election will be, but I assume it will be 6th May. Once the 'short campaign' begins (ie, once the general election is officially called), I will be taking a month off work to campaign full-time. As part of the quid pro quo struck with my wife, who isn't delighted at me being absent from household chores for a month, we went out as a family this afternoon to see three Disney performances at the Newcastle Arena, which was full of tots dressed like princesses, quite a sight to behold! Both my kids loved it, but I was struck by how expensive all the Disney paraphernalia is.