OK, here’s the ten predictions I made last New Year’s Eve in my Eastern Daily Press column. Let’s see how many I got right…

Norwich City make the play-offs but fail to win promotion WRONGNorman Lamb becomes a Minister in a government reshuffle WRONGSeveral Norfolk councils enter talks to combine back office functions RIGHTThe British people say no to AV – as does Norfolk RIGHTTwo Norfolk MPs become government ministers RIGHTA Norfolk person wins a reality TV show WRONG (I THINK!) Nick Clegg survives a LibDem leadership coup WRONGDavid Laws wins back a Cabinet place WRONGLabour stage a massive comeback in the 2011 Norfolk council elections WRONGBruce Forsyth finally gets a knighthood RIGHT

So, not a very good performance. In 2010 I got 7 out of 10 right. Let’s see if I can do better this year…

  1. Boris Johnson will win the London mayoral election

  2. Vince Cable will leave the Cabinet

  3. At least one country will leave the euro

  4. Simon Cowell returns to the X Factor and invites Cheryl Cole to join him

  5. West Ham will be promoted

  6. Sarkozy loses the French presidency

  7. Obama beats Romney to win a second term

  8. John Humphrys leaves the Today Programme

  9. The Independent becomes Britain’s first free national newspaper

  10. England fail to proceed beyond the group stages at Euro 2012

  11. Sam Allardyce succeeds Fabio Capello as England manager

  12. Britain wins fewer gold medals at the Olympics than it did in Beijing