One of the actual depressing stats so far is the turnout south of the border,still stuff in the 50-65% band. I guess people really don't care.
So WTF is Cameron going to do with Scotland now? It's going to be a bit of a headache. There's no way he can carry on as normal. Quite astounding really. I never ever thought I'd see a revolution in this country in my lifetime but this is not far from it.
Indeed. I'm very conflicted about this - very pleased the way Scotland is going, but we're still going to get a Tory government..
Please, is a Blair return a possibility?
Please, please, please god....pretty please....anything....
A gain from Labour in Clwyd for Tories, Labour losing in Wales
Besides, we were cool under Blair.Is Britain cool under Cameron?
**** no
but... no cos....
hmmm.... 😕
Tories have won no 1 target labour seat
Viva la revolution. 😀
Better Together played a dangerous game during the referendum and now it's starting to come back and bite them. The end of the union is getting closer.
Cheerio Jim Murphy.
And Murphy is out 😀
These Portillo moments are coming along like London buses
wanmankylung - Member
Viva la revolution.Better Together played a dangerous game during the referendum and now it's starting to come back and bite them. The end of the union is getting closer.
Or are the SNP getting votes despite their Nationalist policy? Remember Scotland voted not to be independent it was in the news a bit.
Sporting index 1 short of an effective Tory majority
bencooper - MemberIndeed. I'm very conflicted about this - very pleased the way Scotland is going, but we're still going to get a Tory government..
Patience my love, patience (Sméagol's talking not me) ... soon you will be free.
Freeeeeddddoommm!
😆
Or are the SNP getting votes despite their Nationalist policy?
We'll soon find out.
Weak Tory govt + 100% SNP Scotland = independent Scotland
I don't really see how the tories can resist whatever the SNP ask for. The referendum vote is irrelevant given the size of the SNP victory. The numbers will speak for themselves. The question is whether Cameron will now be held accountable for splitting the union as he would have been if they'd lost the referendum.
Well, that's it... I'm ****ing moving to Scotland so I can get a Scott passport.
Margaret Curran = Cheerio. 😀
New Statesman reporting Miliband to resign in the morning.
Tom_W1987 - MemberWell, that's it... I'm **** moving to Scotland so I can get a Scott passport.
You shall not paaaassssss! (said Gandalf the grey) 😆
I don't really see how the tories can resist whatever the SNP ask for. The referendum vote is irrelevant given the size of the SNP victory.
Amazingly it doesn't work like that, predictions say that the SNP will get around 50% of the vote so a little up on the referendum but this was a vote for MP's not independence and also that about 50% didn't vote for them. Perhaps it's just that the Scots don't want Labour and think that the SNP will deliver better MP's for them. If the question was do you want independence then maybe you would have a point.
timidwheeler - MemberNew Statesman reporting Miliband to resign in the morning.
The next Labour leader will be Chuka Umunna (or one of the Balls) with his large increase in majority ... ya, go on let him be the next leader ... let him agitate the tits out of everyone. 😆
New Statesman reporting Miliband to resign in the morning.
Good, he's made me genuinely wish for the return of Blair.
Milliband needs to be metaphorically shot at dawn for this.
The next Labour leader will be Chuka Umunna
Yeah, can't see that swinging over some conservative voters. UK politics will invariably degrade to "Obama Bin Biden" type comments.
I'm enjoying a more relaxed Paxman (when not reading a script).
Increasingly possible tories sneak a majority.
i must admit that while im not pro nationalist its good to see the swing to yellow across scotland. - at last count by me 9 out of 12 seats were taken out of labours hands up here - the other 3 were already SNP.
At least they have some bollocks to do something about what they believe in instead of just trying to maintain status quo and votes......
http://fivethirtyeight.com/liveblogs/uk-general-election-2015/
Interesting blog run by a yank statistician.
That would give some people confidence that the final polls were right, but I wondered aloud on Twitter today whether the pollsters were herding together, meaning some pollsters were pushing their polls toward the average. The polls seemed to converge rapidly in the final days of the campaign. Take a look at this local regression of the average Conservative lead by day and the standard deviation around those results:
Tom_W1987 - Member
The next Labour leader will be Chuka Umunna
Yeah, can't see that swinging over some conservative voters. UK politics will i[b]nvariably degrade to "Obama Bin Biden" type comments[/b].
😆 That's good! Very good!
Maybe be difficult to find 10 Lib Dems
They've lost all their scottish seats to a more left wing party. They've kept their Northern seats because they'd vote a baboons arse with a labour rosette in. Because there isn't an alternative. Yet! Made no gains against the Tories as they're perceived as too left wing
The Labour Party really is ****ed!
Vince Cable by no way guaranteed to keep his seat...
oops Galloway reported to the police for tweeting an exit pole. Ready for a return to celebrity big brother?
[url= http://www.ncpolitics.uk/ ]These [/url] were the guys who predicted over 300 tory seats yesterday
Is this the moment?
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Really didn't expect the Tories to do so well. Labour could well implode for a few months after this weak showing south of the border.
Feel a bit sorry for the Lib Dems being made the whipping boys for the coalition.
UKIP appear to have not quite made it anywhere. Suspect that is where the missing Labour voters have slipped away to.
binners - Member
They've kept their Northern seats because they'd vote a baboons arse with a labour rosette in.
Easy, easy ... if you said that in the NE they will hang you like they hung that monkey long time ago ... 😆 (I was told that they once hung a monkey from shipwreck thinking that the monkey was a spy coz they never seen a monkey before)
MoreCashThanDash - Member
UKIP appear to have not quite made it anywhere. Suspect that is where the missing Labour voters have slipped away to.
Yes, a disappointment indeed so perhaps that will change in future ...
That's the whitewash off the cards. Carmichael won in the Northern Isles.
tbf, he's nearer Oslo than westminster
MoreCashThanDash - Membertbf, he's nearer Oslo than westminster
They have been governed by proxy ... 😆
Shit Sticks. Boris to win...
and Simon Hughes goes, bad night for the Lib Dems, Nick and Ed off to sign on next week?
Salmond is back. 😉
Alex safely on his way south
Alex safely on his way south
I wouldn't be so sure, it's a really long journey to London, and accidents happen - every day...
Labour aren't extinct in Scotland after all.
and Borris surrounded but the Loony and Extravagant parties almost scripted 🙂
Vince out
