I made such a big thing about the election this year and how Adrian Ramsay was on the brink of becoming the first Green MP or at best coming second. In the event he came 4th and the celebrated first went to Caroline Lucas. How did it go all horribly wrong!

Activists seemed to be working themselves into a real belief that Adrian could win including me.

The same thing happened this September when activists were pretty much claiming that the Green Party would take control of it’s first council – Norwich. Sure they’re so close – the significant difference from the General Election was that the Green Party was and still is the opposition at Norwich City Council (currently Labour 16 and the Greens 14). But it was the almost ‘surety’ of taking control that on reflection was foolish.

I was persuaded to stand as ‘paper’ candidate in an un-winnable ward in September on my condition that I did absolutely nothing. Being at a count again was exciting. What was disappointing was certain ex-Lib Dem colleagues deciding that I didn’t exist. And can someone please tell me why practically all the Lib Dem activists at the count were sporting one of those mini, stupid ‘winning here’ stickers on their right shoulder. Perhaps that was foolish. If I was still in the Lib Dems I would have declined to look silly. On the night the Lib Dems lost a seat and are now a tragic vestige of when I was involved in the early 2000s.

I have been asked to stand again for the Greens next May. Possibly in a target seat. No I can’t – it’ll have to be in an un-winnable ward again. But I’ve missed the deadline for nominations and I’m glad. I’ve been insanely busy with work and will have make sure I continue to be if I’m to survive what this Government plans to do to this country (oops! silly me being foolish again).

But really at the core I’m Green, always have been. Then again I run a business - perhaps I’m an incy-wincy bit into fiscal conservatism. But I believe in social justice. Maybe I’m a mess. One of those political quizzes claims that I’m a left social libertarian.

So where does that leave me politically? I think I’ll have to declare myself achromatic.