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And Breath.

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This might be a handy bookmark for tonight.
Election Night 2015 Declaration Times In Alphabetical Order
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05 ... K+Politics

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Back from voting. Miserable overcast day on the way there, the sun burst out as I left the station. Which was nice.

On my own in there as usual but I did ask and they say they are busier than normal.

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David Cameron and Boris Johnson left stumped by angry voter's welfare questions http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-boris-johnson-left-5642063 “Do you think the UK’s current democracy-crippling voter apathy is caused by the fact that its Prime Minister, Mayor of the capital and Chanc...

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Sorry if posted.
Sun Harasses Teenage Girl
http://zelo-street.blogspot.co.uk/2015/ ... -girl.html

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Except they changed the wording on the stone, looks a bit tongue-in-cheek ? How bloody odd!! Just rechecked and the wording is right! What's going on with that ? First time it would not open so I copied and pasted, and the stone wording was going on about milk and eggs and bacon More water with it ...

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:http://www.citizensuk.org/citizens_uk_g ... y_may_2015

Cameron pulls out, at 24 hours notice.

This is pathetic.

Has anyone in the country actually seen a tory lately? Are they all in a bunker somewhere?

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Well, Labour either got double my donation or none of it. The site couldn't process it.

Is it busier today?

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PR, PR, PR.

David Cameron's BBC Question Time Performance Described The Same Way By Most Tories
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04 ... _hp_ref=uk

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FFS. And this isn't a debate. That's the whole point. It's just Cameron choosing to answer what he wants to ... which isn't much. Aye he'll be pumped up and letting it rip :lol: That image would win my nomination for the FTN Toby Latimer Award for Photoshopped/Adapted Image :) Waves to Toby, just i...

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Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 24m 24 minutes ago Liberal Democrats say they have a letter showing the 2012 Cabinet Paper on possible welfare cuts, including CB, shows it was initiated by PM Bit more confirmation of the Wintour tweet earlier .... Whose pants are on fire? Have the Lib Dems been clev...

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Something to try a cheer a few up. The last one is a belter if you know the show. 14 Photos Of British Politicians Improved By “Game Of Thrones” Quotes http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/an-election-is-coming?bffb&utm_term=4ldqphz#.chZrLWvyEj The Boris one is good, though he *wishes* he was Tyri...

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Tomorrow’s Guardian splash reveals the Tories are planning to slash £8bn in benefits

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis)
April 29, 2015

GUARDIAN: Revealed - Tory plan to slash £8bn benefits #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/edSSXA9Oty

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Something to try a cheer a few up. The last one is a belter if you know the show.

14 Photos Of British Politicians Improved By “Game Of Thrones” Quotes
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/an-el ... chZrLWvyEj

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The New Statesman's election endorsement: why it has to be Labour
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... -be-labour

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From over there. Here’s an update on the top Google queries today, which are all Russell Brand related: 1. Ed Miliband Russell Brand 2. Ed Miliband Russell Brand interview 3. Ed Miliband Russell Brand YouTube 4. The Trews Ed Miliband 5. Russell Brand Ed Miliband full interview Not that they are als...

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From over there.

Here’s an update on the top Google queries today, which are all Russell Brand related:

1. Ed Miliband Russell Brand
2. Ed Miliband Russell Brand interview
3. Ed Miliband Russell Brand YouTube
4. The Trews Ed Miliband
5. Russell Brand Ed Miliband full interview

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From the G.

Labour’s Keith Vaz has been disturbing the peace in his target constituency Leicester East. Tory rivals have lodged a formal complaint to the council over his use of a loud-hailer during his election campaign.

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The live G blog always tends to disappear from the main politics page when it gets something interesting from Labour. Kind of a pain to have to comment there just to find a quickish link to find it later during the day.

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Apologies if posted David Cameron just forgot the date of the general election http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/david-cameron-just-forgot-the-date-of-the-general-election-10209381.html Speaking to staff working for the radar systems company Kelvin Hughes, Mr Cameron said...

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Danny Blanchflower ‏@D_Blanchflower the made up fake letter from 43 tory businesses orchestrated by Tories has been removed from the torygraph website http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11564897/Exclusive-letter-to-The-Telegraph-from-5000-small-business-owners-who-back-the-Tories...

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Joe Halewood HSM ‏@SpeyeJoe 4h4 hours ago Edinburgh, Scotland Not only did IDS pull out of BBC #GE2015 debate, I hear he personally has ducked out of Chingford hustings tonight! #anyoneseenIDS What is it with these Tories that they think they don't have to answer or pitch to their electorate? We an...

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Well they have every right to be disappointed with Grayling - but to be 'upset by the unexpected withdrawal of party co-chairman Grant Shapps' is plain barking ... If a majority of 42 is not a marginal what is? Was that the question Douglas Adams was building toward? Anybody seen my coat ....... Ni...

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Hello, Ducky. I just saw you turn into a duck, a black one facing right, with a tail where the ape has a gun. The trick is not to look directly at the avatar. Oh yes, shrink the avatar down and there it is. Quick start a brain dead meme about whether you see a duck or a gorilla. Oh, please don't. B...

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It's a chimp holding a gun. I thought a monkey (I know it's an ape but...) holding a gun was quite representative of me with access to internet forums. @51A It's wearing a T-shirt. So who the heck would put a chimpanzee in a teeshirt and then give it a gun? I've been led to believe the producers of...

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Incidentally, Sky have been running ads for the upcoming New Royal Baby show (yet to be scheduled).

It also squeezes in David Cameron in the HoC congratulating them on their procreation.

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From the other place; Earlier he said he was “pumped up” and “bloody lively”, now the prime minister says he’s “fired up” and “hungrier” for re-election than he was five years ago. saf2008 ucic 4m ago 1 2 What a coincidence Dave - 1million people are hungrier than 5 years ago too - which is why they...

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letsskiptotheleft wrote:Anyone feeling passionate tonight?

Reminds me, Nate Silver and Panorama coming up, expect a flurry of activity from Hodges afterwards.

And with that, passion dissipated.

I FEEL BLOODY PASSIONATE! I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BLOODY DO!

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Here's Sturdy Alex's round-up of how the 5000 letter fell apart today. Also contains a link to Andrew Neil pummelling David Gauke into the ground. https://sturdyblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/small-business-letter-to-the-telegraph-an-attempt-to-defraud-the-electorate/" onclick="window.open...

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refitman wrote:Whew! That was a monumental catchup.

Have booked next Friday off work, means I can stay up late Thursday.

Great minds, I'll see you here.

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Rentoul and Dale on LBC just agreed that Ed Miliband will be PM.

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Bloody hell!!!! :clap: :dance: Courtesy of Smithson. https://mobile.twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/status/592427978908377090/photo/1 However I am not convinced this sort of thing is a vote winner. Most people don't actually want a new city dumped right next to them and I worry about environmental impacts....

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Guess what? Old Boris has responded wonderfully to his besting on Marr with this little gem: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11564637/Miliband-could-savage-our-cities-faster-than-any-bomb.html To recap, then: this morning, the Mail and May saying that an SNP/Labour coalition is...

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JamesBanton ‏@james_banton 2m2 minutes ago Just made a brew with cold water #WorstCrisisSinceTheAbdication Been there. SO ANNOYING when you do that. (especially given the forthcoming tea shortage) I did the same at work the other day with coffee. Used the last of the milk too. Didn't check the wall...

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If ever there was a headline that was a hostage to fortune ...... :rofl: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11561970/William-Hague-could-crush-a-mans-skull-between-his-legs-David-Cameron-says.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; good god. Something strong...

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Lord Ashcroft ‏@LordAshcroft 3 hrs3 hours ago Apologies to all but haven't been able on my time zone and schedule to finish my latest marginal seats research. Will be issued Sat at 9am. I need a translation of that. Suggested translations: "Sorry, I'm overseas and have been too busy with other...

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ohsocynical wrote:Lord Ashcroft ‏@LordAshcroft 3 hrs3 hours ago

Apologies to all but haven't been able on my time zone and schedule to finish my latest marginal seats research. Will be issued Sat at 9am.

I need a translation of that.

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Spacedone wrote:Anyone hear the Newsbeat interview with Miliband? Hard to tell how it went from Twitter.

Further investigation of Twitter makes it sound like the host did a Kay Burley.

Missed it but the LBC one was quite good and Iain Dale drips bias.

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The tories new website http://justnotuptoit.com/ Which party leader would you actually think this described? 'Too weak to stand up for himself' 'He just gets gamed out every day' 'No positive messages to communicate to anyone...no policies which will persuade them' Priceless really. [edit] and you ...

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The tories new website http://justnotuptoit.com/ Which party leader would you actually think this described? 'Too weak to stand up for himself' 'He just gets gamed out every day' 'No positive messages to communicate to anyone...no policies which will persuade them' Priceless really. [edit] and you c...

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So Survation poll tonight suggests that the Labour vote overall is down by nearly 1% since last election. More garbage. I stopped following the polls ages ago, they don't tally with general events which leads me to think they are heavily manipulated. Extremely possible with the right money and cont...

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Not sure if anyone mentioned it and I missed it but...

2 weeks to go!!

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Professor Stephen Hawking gives his backing Labour

http://labourlist.org/2015/04/professor ... ng-labour/

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frightful_oik wrote:Panelbase
Lab 34 Con 31 LD 7 UKIP 17 Green 4

At last!

Am I the only one that thinks about replacing my fences when I see the name Panelbase?

Hi all.

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UK becomes the first country to face a UN inquiry into disability rights violations

https://kittysjones.wordpress.com/2014/ ... iolations/

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That extra £358 per person that the DT claim that Miliband and the SNP will cost everyone apparently comes from 'independent Treasury analysis'. So how did Osborne get this given that the SNP manifesto was only out last week and who asked the Treasury to do this blatant bit of party electioneering?...

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Confidential email shows Tories secretly holding off hospital closures until after election "A confidential email from a Tory MP shows how local hospital closures are being kept secret from the public until after the election in order to avoid ‘sensitive’ issues arising during the election cam...

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Another reason I won't be voting Green - just seen that they want to introduce copyright terms lasting only 14 years. That would shaft anyone like me who attempts to make a living through creativity, and kill a lot of new writing as publishers could just reprint slightly older material without havi...

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RogerOThornhill wrote:This seems to come in the category of "Making any old shit up to frighten the voters"

I do hope Miliband implements Leveson at the earliest opportunity.

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