Thursday 7th May

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:39 am

It'd be pretty sickening if Beaker survives as well as Clegg.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:39 am

refitman wrote:
pk1 wrote:I didn't realise Rupa Huq was the sister of Blue Peters, Connie.

Live and learn something new every day.
And sister-in-law to Charlie Brooker.

2 new things today so far !

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:39 am

Con gain Somerton & Froome from LD

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:40 am

Labour gains Bradford East!

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:41 am

SNP gain Argyll & Bute from LD

utopiandreams · Post by **utopiandreams** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:41 am

Blimey just seen Esther and wondered at her, apparently genuine, words of pride and somewhat doubted them thinking she had held onto her seat judging by her smiles. Hard to tell now that I realise she lost her seat, maybe she really does believe in what she did. That's one of the frightening things about IDS for example. If they really knew they were wrong, let's call it lying, they may actually be slightly less dangerous.

Anyway rather than be cruel I shall try to be magnaminous. Don't aspire to politics, Esther, those who had you marked for great things were deluded. I'm sure you can do better elsewhere..

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:41 am

Witney: Con hold (Cameron)

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:43 am

utopiandreams wrote:Blimey just seen Esther and wondered at her, apparently genuine, words of pride and somewhat doubted them thinking she had held onto her seat judging by her smiles. Hard to tell now that I realise she lost her seat, maybe she really does believe in what she did. That's one of the frightening things about IDS for example. If they really knew they were wrong, let's call it lying, they may actually be slightly less dangerous.

Anyway rather than be cruel I shall try to be magnaminous. Don't aspire to politics, Esther, those who had you marked for great things were deluded. I'm sure you can do better elsewhere..

They were deluded. She was deluded. It would appear that the electorate is deluded too.

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:45 am

Pollsters, you're kinda redundant.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:46 am

StephenDolan wrote:
utopiandreams wrote:Blimey just seen Esther and wondered at her, apparently genuine, words of pride and somewhat doubted them thinking she had held onto her seat judging by her smiles. Hard to tell now that I realise she lost her seat, maybe she really does believe in what she did. That's one of the frightening things about IDS for example. If they really knew they were wrong, let's call it lying, they may actually be slightly less dangerous.

Anyway rather than be cruel I shall try to be magnaminous. Don't aspire to politics, Esther, those who had you marked for great things were deluded. I'm sure you can do better elsewhere..
They were deluded. She was deluded. It would appear that the electorate is deluded too.

Seconded, both of you.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:46 am

Oh stfu hamface

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:47 am

BBC FORECAST UPDATE

CON 325
LAB 232
SNP 56
LIB 12
UKIP 1
GRN 1
5:36 AM - 8 May 2015

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:48 am

Bloody Grant Shapps has held his seat

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:48 am

Results so far:

Con 176
Lab 176
LD 6
UKIP 1
SNP 54
Others 21

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:50 am

Now the Wood Pidgeons are going.

Listen don't be too disheartened. This looks like being a minority Tory government that will struggle to pass any new legislation without serious compromises.

It's not going to be like the last five years.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:51 am

Caroline Flint holds her seat as does Lucy Powell

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:51 am

Cameron's vote is up on 2010.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:52 am

Lab and Con now neck and neck in terms of seats with 207 left to declare

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:52 am

Lab gain Cambridge from LD

Wow, so even Julien Huppart is out !

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:53 am

Danny Alexander is gone !!

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:54 am

Inverness,Nairn, Badenoch, & Strathspey: SNP gain so Danny Alexander OUT

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:54 am

pk1 wrote:Lab gain Cambridge from LD

Wow, so even Julien Huppart is out !

Like to see them fall when Labour benefit.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:54 am

David Laws has gone too !!

OMG, bad as this night is for Labour, at least there remains a party whereas the LDs are wiped out.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:54 am

pk1 wrote:Danny Alexander is gone !!

Small mercies.

TheGrimSqueaker · Post by **TheGrimSqueaker** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:55 am

It would appear that the electorate is deluded too.

Indeed. We as a nation had a chance to vote for hope, for fairness, for equality; instead we swallowed the Big Lie and have voted for a divisive, vicious and unprincipled party. If they get the majority and, astonishingly, that is looking possible then we deserve every single thing they do to us. I am despondent and I am also desperately worried for many people who post here who will continue to be exposed to the cruelty of the Conservatives; if they carry out half the policies some of them suspect they may then I doubt I will see the next election.

To the SNP I can offer nothing but my utter contempt. They've repeated what they did in 1979 and gifted the Conservatives a win; I saw Salmond interviewed earlier and he did not look as happy as could have been expected largely, I suspect, because he realises that Cameron will be in a position to punish Scotland for what they have done and so ultimately they will have achieved nothing.

A very dark day.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:55 am

SKY News think all LD members of coalition apart from Clegg have lost their seats

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:56 am

The SNP has a huge job to do. They have Holyrood elections next year & won't want to lose the momentum they currently have but they will be severely curtailed by being in Westminster.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:56 am

Lib Dem Paul Walter said an hour ago they might struggle to get the 10 projected seats.

I did try to log onto Twitter and the Guardian, finally brave enough, and they crashed my laptop.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:57 am

Con gain Solihull from LD

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:58 am

Steve Webb has gone !

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:58 am

Peter Jukes @peterjukes · 1h 1 hour ago
"Were you up for the moment Nick Clegg kept his seat but lost his party?"

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:58 am

yahyah wrote:Lib Dem Paul Walter said an hour ago they might struggle to get the 10 projected seats.

I did try to log onto Twitter and the Guardian, finally brave enough, and they crashed my laptop.

Lib Dems currently on 6 (-36).

utopiandreams · Post by **utopiandreams** » Fri 08 May, 2015 5:59 am

The thing I find hard to understand is LibDems losing seats to Tories. I'd have thought those disenamoured with them for the coalition would not have swung to the right and ensured that Tories were not the benefactors by voting tactically.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:00 am

Bury North

Con hold with a 0.8% majority, 67% turnout

candidates votes %
David Nuttall 18,970 41.9%
James Frith 18,592 41.1%
Ian Henderson 5,595 12.4%
John Southworth 1,141 2.5%
Richard Baum 932 2.1%

So sorry, Ernst

utopiandreams · Post by **utopiandreams** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:02 am

Hearing the term discontent being applied to backbenchers rather clouds the issue in my book. What about the discontent of the country? I fear things may not go well.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:03 am

Just read that the Greens have beaten the Lib Dems in 60 constituencies, compared to just 1 in 2010.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:04 am

Beaker out it seems.

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:05 am

When Clegg was being asked about going into coalition with the Tories, I didn't realise it nearly meant him on his own.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:06 am

RobertSnozers wrote:
yahyah wrote:Lib Dem Paul Walter said an hour ago they might struggle to get the 10 projected seats.

I did try to log onto Twitter and the Guardian, finally brave enough, and they crashed my laptop.
Braver than me, yahyah. I think Twitter would crash my brain.

Peter Kellner thinks that the Tories will have a 6-7% lead in vote share

I have stayed off Twitter too, sending only one tweet to Oliver Coppard & one of his campaigners who has worked so hard to oust Clegg.

yahyah · Post by **yahyah** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:06 am

StephenDolan wrote:When Clegg was being asked about going into coalition with the Tories, I didn't realise it nearly meant him on his own.

Gotta keep a sense of humour.

TheGrimSqueaker · Post by **TheGrimSqueaker** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:06 am

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Now the Wood Pidgeons are going.

Listen don't be too disheartened. This looks like being a minority Tory government that will struggle to pass any new legislation without serious compromises.

It's not going to be like the last five years.

No, it will be far worse. A Tory Party with the backing of the DUP? You thought they were intolerant bastards before, the last five years are going to seem like a picnic.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:07 am

StephenDolan wrote:When Clegg was being asked about going into coalition with the Tories, I didn't realise it nearly meant him on his own.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:07 am

Naz Shah has beaten galloway by ~11k.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:08 am

Tristram Hunt keeps his seat

StephenDolan · Post by **StephenDolan** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:08 am

TheGrimSqueaker wrote:
Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Now the Wood Pidgeons are going.

Listen don't be too disheartened. This looks like being a minority Tory government that will struggle to pass any new legislation without serious compromises.

It's not going to be like the last five years.
No, it will be far worse. A Tory Party with the backing of the DUP? You thought they were intolerant bastards before, the last five years are going to seem like a picnic.

Have to agree.

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:08 am

refitman wrote:Naz Shah has beaten galloway by ~11k.

Get in !

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:09 am

Nicky Morgan holds her seat

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:09 am

Loughborough: Con hold (Nicky Morgan increased majority)

pk1 · Post by **pk1** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:10 am

Cons hold Colne Valley.

Paul won't be happy with that.

LadyCentauria · Post by **LadyCentauria** » Fri 08 May, 2015 6:11 am

refitman wrote:Naz Shah has beaten galloway by ~11k.

Hurrah! Well done that lass