Finally a development

Well, over the last 24 hours, there have been developments within the chaotic scene of Thai politics. I think they have gotten more chaotic.

There was a proposal for a way ahead put forward by Abhisit, the Prime Minister. It seemed as if things were quietening down and people might go home but then it has all come to the fore again. Why? The red shirts accepted the PM's proposal but asked for one more condition - that Suthep report to the police for his part in ordering the April 10 action that resulted in anumber of deaths. Well he reported to the police but to a department where he is the boss. So the red shirts did not accept this, while the government said that he reported to the police as requested.

So now the PM has withdrawn his proposal and the red shirts remain determined to stay their ground. So who knows what next? The army has a plan to blockade the red shirts in their base site in Bangkok. From there, who knows what?

These developments don't appear as involving much action but they are important and much more subtle than any on the ground action taken by either side. These could lead to much more turbulence or just to a longer period of sitting it out.