BritDopers (and nosy foreigners) - The general election 2010

[Captain_Amazing]

@Pushkin

A reasonably close thing given the reasonably staunch Unionist support in that area. He lost the seat to a member of the terribly middle class, middle of the road (politically) Alliance party.

Not to mention that thing with his wife and her lover.

And Labour holds on to Durham. Tonight has to be really disappointing for the Lib-Dems.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

More on voters being locked out or turned away: The Times & The Sunday Times: breaking news & today's latest headlines

What a terrible, terrible shame. I hated seeing it happen in Florida and Ohio in 2000 and 2004, and I hate seeing it now in the UK. Under British law, could the poll workers have sworn in everyone standing in line, confirmed their identities where possible, and written down their names and addresses so that they could vote later?

[Baron_Greenback]

I’m really enormously pleased that Gordon Brown’s constituency returned him with a big increase in his vote. It’s his home.

[An_Gadai]

@Gyrate

And Peter Robinson loses his seat in Belfast East!

[Nelson Muntz]

Ha ha!

[/Nelson]

QFT

[Elendil_s_Heir]

@Pushkin

A reasonably close thing given the reasonably staunch Unionist support in that area. He lost the seat to a member of the terribly middle class, middle of the road (politically) Alliance party…

Heh - the “Swish Family Robinson”: The Times & The Sunday Times: breaking news & today's latest headlines

[Captain_Amazing]

@Baron_Greenback

I’m really enormously pleased that Gordon Brown’s constituency returned him with a big increase in his vote. It’s his home.

I liked the “Land is Power” candidate there, who spent the entire time standing there with a clenched fist.

[penultima_thule]

@Baron_Greenback

Cheers, it’s hard to test that from here.

Am following your link here in Aust.
Love the coverage.

[Baron_Greenback]

@Captain_Amazing

I liked the “Land is Power” candidate there, who spent the entire time standing there with a clenched fist.

A real arm, or some sort of artificial extension? The fucking thing didn’t move at all!

[MJinks]

My internet went down for a couple of hours. It never does that!

It might be time to bring out the heavy drink…

So much for the Lib Dem surge shakes head…

[MsWhatsit]

Yes, thanks greatly for the working BBC link; I too am following the coverage with great interest.

[Baron_Greenback]

Wtf Wales, I hoped there’d be a bit of Celtic solidarity there. Mind you, newly unemployed former MP Lembit Opik had a quite spectacular mid-life crisis. It happens, doesn’t always get you re-elected.

[Baron_Greenback]

@MJinks

It might be time to bring out the heavy drink…

So much for the Lib Dem surge shakes head…

I’m going to have to break out the strong drink, soon. But yeah, wtf happened to the Lib Dem vote? Surely they weren’t all students who turned up at closing time?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

John Cleese, in 1983, explains proportional representation - good stuff: TLS Dev

[Captain_Amazing]

@Baron_Greenback

Wtf Wales, I hoped there’d be a bit of Celtic solidarity there. Mind you, newly unemployed former MP Lembit Opik had a quite spectacular mid-life crisis. It happens, doesn’t always get you re-elected.

Well, Plaid Cymru picked up Arfon.

[Baron_Greenback]

@Captain_Amazing

Well, Plaid Cymru picked up Arfon.

I didn’t catch that one, cheers

[Baron_Greenback]

David Milliband is positioning himself.

[Captain_Amazing]

Tories just picked up Carlisle.

[Baron_Greenback]

I hope nobody is currently watching the BBC feed. “Hey, unconvicted sex criminal Bill Wyman, who do you want to win the election?”

" Huh, the conservatives, like, man"

Jesus fuck.

[Qin_Shi_Huangdi]

Good to see the Conservatives winning.

[BrainGlutton]

@MJinks

I voted Labour because I want a hung parliament.

Looks like you get your wish.

Now, drop your pants and bend over for the Hung Parliament!

(Another time, we will discuss how the Long Parliament evolved into the Rump Parliament. )