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[QuicheFontaine]

Who have we got left to go? Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy are the big two that come to mind.

He's gone mate

 

[Deleted member 231381]

All I want now is for Ed Balls and Nick Clegg to get the boot. Then I'm off to bed.

 

[popo]

The Union surely can't survive this, right?

Even the SNP don't really want another referendum any time soon. They will not even push for one until the oil price recovers and they think they can get at least 60% of the vote this time. The only thing that might force their hand in an EU exit.

If they re-ran the indie ref again tomorrow it would likely still be a chose thing. 40% wasn't enough to win the ref but it is enough to win all the seats.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

He's gone mate

That was Dougie Alexander.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Lib Dem lost deposits now up to £29k.

 

[kmag]

He's gone mate

Kennedy's gone too. Orkney and Edinburgh South (basically on the back of the Labour MP being instrument in saving Hearts FC) are the only two seats in question, maybe Mundell and other borders seats (I don't anything about those)

 

[QuicheFontaine]

That was Dougie Alexander.

Who??

Oh, maybe I'm confused

 

[Jezbollah]

He's gone mate

I think that's Douglas Alexander who's gone. No news on Danny (that I've seen) yet.

Edit: late dont worry Quiche - it's 3:30 am

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Kennedy's gone too. Orkney and Edinburgh South (basically on the back of the Labour MP being instrument in saving Hearts FC) are the only two seats in question, maybe Mundell and other borders seats (I don't anything about those)

Nah, the borders are gone. Literally just Edinburgh S and Orkney now.

 

[offshore]

Apparently Ed Davey is facing defeat.

Thank Christ. Worst Energy sec ever.

 

[CyclopsRock]

All I want now is for Ed Balls and Nick Clegg to get the boot. Then I'm off to bed.

Ditto I think. Well, I want Nick to stay, but I'll stay up for the results. Any idea when they're expected?

Ooh, and I'm interested in Bradford West.

 

[King_Moc]

Becoming an SNP candidate in Scotland was a pretty easy route into a £70k a year job. I fell like I've missed a trick somewhere.

 

[Kiever Sher]

Labour just nicked one, the comeback is on

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Maybe Labour should rebrand itself as 'Scottish National Party' (England)

Murphy strikes me as quite genuine here. Maybe it's just a well prepared script.

He has the cadence of a priest (I don't necessarily mean that as a bad thing).

 

[QuicheFontaine]

I think that's Douglas Alexander who's gone. No news on Danny (that I've seen) yet.

Edit: late dont worry Quiche - it's 3:30 am

Yep, I'm seriously flagging. Determined to make Brizzle West though

 

[Yen]

Dodds wins North Belfast. Sinn Fein also ran a sectarian campaign, but the DUP are homophobes, xenophobes, misyognist etc

 

[pootle]

The handful of speeches I've heard by departing Labour MPs in Scotland have all been polite, gracious, forward thinking.

More of that a year ago could have helped.

They've had ages to work on them. Time to look to the future and convince us all they are good people and not just three line whipped useless tubs of lard.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

'Danny or Dougie' is the political equivalent of 'Paxton or Pulman'.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Who??

Oh, maybe I'm confused

Douglas Alexander....Labours Chairman of General Election Strategy

What a strategy.

 

[Visualante2]

Lib Dem lost deposits now up to £29k.

 

[Mr Git]

Becoming an SNP candidate in Scotland was a pretty easy route into a £70k a year job. I fell like I've missed a trick somewhere.

I was just thinking that. My Scottish accent isn't good enough.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Ditto I think. Well, I want Nick to stay, but I'll stay up for the results. Any idea when they're expected?

Ooh, and I'm interested in Bradford West.

Balls' constituency is very close to coming in, apparently. Not looking good for him. No idea about Hallam.

 

[Arksy]

I think Cameron makes a fairly decent PM. I hope he realises what has happened in Scotland and actually makes good on devo max.

 

[Audioboxer]

I think Cameron makes a fairly decent PM. I hope he realises what has happened in Scotland and actually makes good on devo max.

Nicola just reiterated she won't do a deal with Cameron.

 

[CyclopsRock]

Balls' constituency is very close to coming in, apparently. Not looking good for him. No idea about Hallam.

Ohhoo. Now I'm very close to coming in.

 

[kmag]

Ed Davey gone, guess he won't be next Lib leader.

 

[fenners]

My BBC Scotland feed is completely, utterly dead

 

[Uhyve]

I always quite liked Ed Balls so I dread to ask, what did he do?

I had such high hopes for this election, such a shame. At least the UKIP isn't doing too well (seat-wise).

Nicola just reiterated she won't do a deal with Cameron.

Heh, I can't imagine any party will want to deal with the Torys after seeing what happened to the Lib Dems.

 

[AngryMoth]

What time are the floodgates expected to open on declarations? Still only at about 10%

 

[giant_frying_pan]

I think Cameron makes a fairly decent PM. I hope he realises what has happened in Scotland and actually makes good on devo max.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

... oh were you serious...?

 

[Jezbollah]

ED DAVEY IS GONNNNNEEE

Edit: Recount at Bury North declared

 

[Arksy]

Nicola just reiterated she won't do a deal with Cameron.

The way that the SNP talks about the Tories one would have assumed that the Conservative party had invaded and set the entire country to the torch. I don't think I'll ever understand it.

 

[nib95]

Who was the Scottish Labour fella who gave the speech on BBC, to an SNP loss? Shame he didn't win, as I feel he could have been a good Labour leader.

 

[Beefy]

My BBC Scotland feed is completely, utterly dead

A bit like Scottish Labour.

 

[twobear]

Now sit down and actually think about what you're saying. Suppose that Labour decides to try and attack the Conservatives about the cause and solution to the recession. People don't actually listen to political parties. About one in twenty people pays more than the most passing attention to politics. The rest take it in through secondary sources, often without applying a critical filter. Those secondary sources are the Sun, the Daily Mail, the Daily Herald, and so on. That means Labour has to try and get these arguments through those sources. That's never going to happen. Ever.

Miliband had the right ideas. He had great ideas. He did attack the Conservatives about the cause of the recession early on, before realizing how pointless it was. Criticizing him about that is just wrong, and unfair to him. Labour won't win until they win the press.

so your view is, labour will never win.

 

[Yellowtail]

Lib Dems now relegated to "Others" status on the BBC homepage:

 

[Audioboxer]

The way that the SNP talks about the Tories one would have assumed that the Conservative party had invaded and set the entire country to the torch. I don't think I'll ever understand it.

They pretty much have set the country to the torch.

 

[Jezbollah]

Lib Dems now relegated to "Others" status on the BBC homepage:

REKT.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

so your view is, labour will never win.

No. Labour certainly can win, they just have to suck up to the press.

 

[tomtom94]

Tim Farron holds his seat. Wasn't he tipped as a possible Lib Dem leader?

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

Lib Dems now relegated to "Others" status on the BBC homepage:

Brutalised.

No coming back from that one, Cleggy.

 

[Mr Cola]

Not sure whether I feel bad for Ed or not, he has absolutely 0 charisma in a race where the opposition has about 5% more, but thats not his fault.

 

[Atrophis]

Calling it a night. Work is going to suck tomorrow. What a depressing night.

 

[Kinky John]

Who was the Scottish Labour fella who gave the speech on BBC, to an SNP loss? Shame he didn't win, as I feel he could have been a good Labour leader.

 

[Danny 117]

Dodds wins North Belfast. Sinn Fein also ran a sectarian campaign, but the DUP are homophobes, xenophobes, misyognist etc

I just hate the fact that such a homophobic party are getting elected in. Says a lot about the population of this country.
I hope they lose assembly seats next year.

 

[offshore]

Caroline Flint is "proud of Ed."

Very funny.

 

[fenners]

Thumbs up.

 

[Empty]

Tim Farron holds his seat. Wasn't he tipped as a possible Lib Dem leader?

quite an impressive hold too

 

[QuicheFontaine]

#breaktheswingometer

 

[twobear]

No. Labour certainly can win, they just have to suck up to the press.

by shifting further to the right to appease the tories who own the press.

what you're claiming is that the left wing of the tory party can win, but the labour party can't.