Thursday 7th May

[pk1]

LD gain Newark from Con !!
LMAO

[pk1]

Con gain Portsmouth S from LD

[pk1]

Kate Green keeps her seat

[pk1]

Sky flashed up a LD gain in Newark but now saying its a Con hold ??

Nope, it's definitely a Con hold.

[yahyah]

Naz Shah has beaten galloway by ~11k.

[yahyah]

Looking more likely for a Tory majority.

John Humphreys sounds delighted. Not sure switching on Radio 4 was a good idea.

[LadyCentauria]

LD gain Newark from Con !!

LMAO

Far from it:

Newark

Con hold with a 35.3% majority, 71% turnout

candidates votes %
Robert Jenrick 29,834 57.0%
Michael Payne 11,360 21.7%
Brian Mapletoft 6,294 12.0%
David Dobbie 2,385 4.6%
Elayne Forster 1,792 3.4%
Helen Tyrer 637 1.2%

[StephenDolan]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

[utopiandreams]

Perhaps Osborne is quite the strategist after all and Cameron's view of politics can earn a First at Oxford. I find it somewhat troubling, under-handed plots and nasty schemes are not a right and proper way to govern a country.

[StephenDolan]

Perhaps Osborne is quite the strategist after all and Cameron's view of politics can earn a First at Oxford. I find it somewhat troubling, under-handed plots and nasty schemes are not a right and proper way to govern a country.

Indeed. Lie, lie when presented with the facts and lie some more.

[pk1]

IDS holds his seat

[TechnicalEphemera]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

The former I think.

Tories had largely given up on the second point.

[TheGrimSqueaker]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

Fear of the SNP. And for all those who think think this proves Ed should have talked to Sturgeon, that wouldn't have changed this outcome, probably intensified it.

To all Twitterers, probably best to stay clear for a bit, Rusty is lurking and being his usual unpleasant self.

[LadyCentauria]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

Not from people I met, as the polls were closing, who told me they'd voted Con because the economy's doing so well and wages are increasing. They looked shocked when I told them what's really going on. Just wish I'd seen them before they'd voted – not that a bare handful would have made a difference in this constituency...

[pk1]

Hillary Benn holds his seat with. 5.7% increase in vote share

[LadyCentauria]

Leeds Central: Lab hold (Hilary Benn)

[refitman]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

Fear of the SNP. And for all those who think think this proves Ed should have talked to Sturgeon, that wouldn't have changed this outcome, probably intensified it.

To all Twitterers, probably best to stay clear for a bit, Rusty is lurking and being his usual unpleasant self.

I noticed he tweeted us earlier. I resisted telling him to fuck off.

[StephenDolan]

Time for a cuppa, nearly time to get 'up'!

[pk1]

Con gain Lewes from LD

Norman Baker gone !

[refitman]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

Not from people I met, as the polls were closing, who told me they'd voted Con because the economy's doing so well and wages are increasing. They looked shocked when I told them what's really going on. Just wish I'd seen them before they'd voted – not that a bare handful would have made a difference in this constituency...

I had one person at work express shock when I pointed out that Osborne has borrowed more than all Labour chancellors and borrowing as share of GDP was lower under Labour.

Had another say "you're voting for Sad Ed?".

[pk1]

Time for a cuppa, nearly time to get 'up'!

Splash of milk in mine, no sugar.

If it's coffee you're making, black no sugar please

[TheGrimSqueaker]

Was it the 'scared of the SNP in coalition ' or 'he's too wierd and left wing' that caused this in England?

Fear of the SNP. And for all those who think think this proves Ed should have talked to Sturgeon, that wouldn't have changed this outcome, probably intensified it.

To all Twitterers, probably best to stay clear for a bit, Rusty is lurking and being his usual unpleasant self.

I noticed he tweeted us earlier. I resisted telling him to fuck off.

I just muted the little turd.

[pk1]

Fuck ! EVEL will now be on the table !

[yahyah]

Well, my contribution to the election play list is John Lee Hookers 'The Same Old Blues Again'.

[yahyah]

Fuck ! EVEL will now be on the table !

We've been stitched and we've been stitched up proper.
We've been outplayed.

[pk1]

Rachel Reeves holds her seat

Con hold Croydon Central

[LadyCentauria]

Leeds West: Lab hold (Rachel Reeves)

[yahyah]

& of course, no Levenson.

The media will get even worse. Murdoch's happy, Scottish Labour wiped out, Tories back in.
Harder for Labour in the future. Worst case scenario.

[TheGrimSqueaker]

Fuck ! EVEL will now be on the table !

We've been stitched and we've been stitched up proper.
We've been outplayed.

The annoying thing is that we weren't outplayed by Cameron, who has been dire. This election was won, again, by Murdoch and Dacre.

[LadyCentauria]

Well, my contribution to the election play list is John Lee Hookers 'The Same Old Blues Again'.

Mine is, "Look What They've Done To My Song (Ma)" by Melanie

[pk1]

Fuck ! EVEL will now be on the table !

We've been stitched and we've been stitched up proper.
We've been outplayed.

Dreading it.

Cuts worse than we've had this far; EVEL; Individual voter registration in full swing; boundary changes ?; EU referendum; loss of access to justice for the vast majority of us; no Leveson; Murdoch; Crosby and so much more.

[LadyCentauria]

& of course, no Levenson.

The media will get even worse. Murdoch's happy, Scottish Labour wiped out, Tories back in.
Harder for Labour in the future. Worst case scenario.

Oh fuck! I'd forgotten Leveson...

[pk1]

The pollsters have a lot to account for. This is what they said yesterday:

[pk1]

HS2; Airline expansion

They might be feeling delighted now but 5 years is a long time to govern when your promises can't be met.

[yahyah]

& of course, no Levenson.

The media will get even worse. Murdoch's happy, Scottish Labour wiped out, Tories back in.
Harder for Labour in the future. Worst case scenario.

Oh fuck! I'd forgotten Leveson...

Leveson even. Tiredness added the extra n.

[pk1]

Has Labour lost any shadow Cabinet MPs apart from the ones that were in Scottish seats ?

[StephenDolan]

HS2; Airline expansion

They might be feeling delighted now but 5 years is a long time to govern when your promises can't be met.

No top down reorganisation of the NHS.
The greenest government ever.

Unfortunately these don't matter. What does matter is Scottish MPs being in government. Perish the thought.

[pk1]

HS2; Airline expansion

They might be feeling delighted now but 5 years is a long time to govern when your promises can't be met.

No top down reorganisation of the NHS.
The greenest government ever.

Unfortunately these don't matter. What does matter is Scottish MPs being in government. Perish the thought.

Bedroom tax; increased tuition fees

Bollocks, Failing Grayling keeps his seat

[refitman]

Gonna lock this thread. I have opened a new one.