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

allthepies – Member

Vince out

Oh dear … 😯

Very sad for Cable clearly absolutely devasted, good MP

Tories on course to be second largest party in scotland

Murphy gone….ya dancer!

mefty – Member
Tories on course to be second largest party in scotland

Don’t be thinking that’s a mandate from the Scottish people… 😀

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-on-here-voting-tory-why
Quite a few it seems
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-on-here-voting-labour-why-
not as many
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pleasant-thought-for-the-day-48-hrs-from-now-and-they-could-be-out-the-door
a little premature?

That’s the half century of SNP MPs now.

Balls has lost

Cleggy holds

It seems that the country, unlike Stephanie Flanders, isn’t going to get screwed by the two Eds.

🙂

allthepies – Member

Cleggy holds

I would rather Vince Cable to hold his seat rather than Cleggy.

😡

mefty – Member

Balls has lost

I hope so …

Cleggs eyes were red, he was a man who had been through a long night…

Boris seems frighteningly confident…

Only Tory in Scotland holds his seat 😯 😆

duckman – Member
Murphy gone….ya dancer!

+1

Norwich south is held by Labour, Greens may not get a second seat…

David Laws… Gone.

So what’s it to be; a minority Tory government with a wafer thin majority, or another coalition with the rump of the lib-dems?

And surely this will reignite the smouldering Scottish Question.

Lib Dems would be mad to go into coalition again with just a handful of MPs, so much less negotiating power…

Charles Kennedy… Gone.

Rest of the Lib Dems? Hardly worth talking too, was that Charles Kennedy just leaving the game…

How far from a conservative majority? The 3 Sinn Feins won’t turn up so the majority is lower.

Might be hard for [insert name here] to get all to agree to oppose.

They were mad to get into bed with the tories the last time, yet it didn’t stop them. They have ben cut down to their minimum, so they really don’t have any more to lose by doing so.

I was wrong, Labour took Norwich South from the LDs, greens actually saw areduced share of the vote…

and no resignation from Ed …. Thought he might jump

so they really don’t have any more to lose by doing so.

What does Cameron have to gain?

Only Tory in Scotland holds his seat

Just – 798 votes. Slim majority.

Sounded like Ed Milliband was conceding there….

and no resignation from Ed …. Thought he might jump

It’s not over til it’s over. But the fat lady is gargling.

Bercow must be nervous!

Tories and DUP may just have enough with the UKIP guy. The rest are too fragmented.

Strong argument that Sinn Fein should swallow their pride and properly engage with the democratic process.

Jeez – Tories taken another Welsh labour seat – Plaid splitting the Labour vote and letting the Tories in?

Shockingly low turn out in places – 56% in Millibands seat

Cameron gains a working majority for the eighteen months he’ll want to consolidate his position, then try again for another mandate.

Labour Rochdale & Heywood and Middleton – but UKIP are 2nd place in both constituencies.
That really worries me.

Cameron gains a working majority for the eighteen months he’ll want to consolidate his position, then try again for another mandate.

Fixed term parliament act.

Can be sidestepped.

Section 2 of the Act also provides for two ways in which a general election can be held before the end of this five-year period:

If the House of Commons resolves “That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty’s Government”, an early general election is held, unless the House of Commons subsequently resolves “That this House has confidence in Her Majesty’s Government”. This second resolution must be made within fourteen days of the first.
If the House of Commons, with the support of two-thirds of its total membership (including vacant seats), resolves “That there shall be an early parliamentary general election”.
In either of these two cases, the monarch (on the recommendation of the prime minister) appoints the date of the new election by proclamation. Parliament is then dissolved 25 working days before that date.

There will be problems for the tories to come, keeping them in line for EU issues will be very tough, there will be defeats potentially of lots of trading to do.

Poor Ed
Not sure if its the stupid economy or all that negative press campaigning but he’ll surely go
I’m off to a bunkhouse for 3 days now so I will be spared the post mortem

Surprised Cameron didn’t thank the Scots people in his victory speech.

Sterling up 2% against dollar and euro overnight

My con maj bet not looking silly, even if I think it will fall short by a few seats.

Let the left wing whining commence.