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[British Politics] Not As F****D As We Thought!

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    Saint MadnessSaint Madness Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Ooooh Sinners

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    ItalaxItalax Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Sinn Fein got one.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Only three results, but election night is turning out to be really interesting.

    David Dimbleby has had it with these motherfucking returning officers in thoses motherfucking polling stations.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Correction: Sinn Fein retains West Tyrone quite comfortably. No real upset.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Should be a poll soon

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    The Fourth EstateThe Fourth Estate Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Sinn Fein seat doesn't help if the buggers won't take it: Tories need fewer seats, the better they do.

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    Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    This really is not doing the whole 'people have lost faith in politics and democracy' thing any favours, whatsoever.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Tee hee, Sinn Fein is the second biggest party right now. :P

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    Saint MadnessSaint Madness Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Apparently the police had to be called to the polling station in Hackney.

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    Saint MadnessSaint Madness Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    The DUP have one.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    And Ian Paisley Junior wins his Daddy's seat.

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    ÆthelredÆthelred Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Nick is quite right - the sheer number of people voting has probably been higher in the past.

    I wonder if the large number of boundary changes this election has had an effect. Lots of rookie presiding officers perhaps?

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    ItalaxItalax Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Æthelred wrote: »
    Nick is quite right - the sheer number of people voting has probably been higher in the past.

    I wonder if the large number of boundary changes this election has had an effect. Lots of rookie presiding officers perhaps?

    Underestimating the amount of voters? Maybe they thought there would be record lows due to voter apathy?

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    Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I am fucking tired of seeing that fucking woman shouting her gob off.

    She's right but give someone else a say.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    You should have enough papers for every registered voter regardless and if people are in a queue at 10 they should be allowed in THEN doors locked.

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Margaret Hodge is lovely.

    Like a polar opposit of Griffin.

    [EDIT] Also, on the BBC website.

    BBC reporter Danny Carpenter in York says hundreds of postal ballots have gone missing in the city. The problems are being blamed on a printing error and a temporary closure at the local postal sorting office. In York Outer, the Lib Dems had a notional majority of just 203, meaning the missing votes could have a significant impact and pave the way for a losing party to challenge tonight's result in the courts.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    DUP Leader Peter Robinson in danger of losing his seat in East Belfast, apparently.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Bacon-BuTTy wrote: »
    Margaret Hodge is lovely.

    Like a polar opposit of Griffin.

    But shes cheaply riding the anti-fascism boat. She said fascism like 4 times in 10 seconds.

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    KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Right, I have to work tomorrow. Night all.

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    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Thought she was a Lib Dem. Damnt!

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    And Robbo is out!

    And...the Alliance Party won a seat! :D

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    ItalaxItalax Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Lib Dems have their first seat.

    Edit: Not the Belfast one, Thornbury & Yate

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Labout have 5 now.

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    ZedarZedar Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I never realised UK election counting was done in a perfect timeframe for us Australians to obsess over it during the workday. Your tallying process is way too slow though, the lack of partial updates is really painful.

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    If Allistair McGowan does an impression I am going to punch my screen.

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    Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    aaaaaaaaand that's bedtime. Back up at 5am to find out the results.

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    UGH

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    The Fourth EstateThe Fourth Estate Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    More Andrew Neil. Why do you hate us, beeb?

    EDIT: ARGGH! PUNS!

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Shut up McGowan!

    Fuck!

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Bacon-BuTTy wrote: »
    If Allistair McGowan does an impression I am going to punch my screen.

    Look out Butty's screen!

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Jon Culshaw is better.

    That may not be saying much, but still.

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    ItalaxItalax Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    There is a wonderful level of snobbery about the debates.

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    The Fourth EstateThe Fourth Estate Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    How's the alt election night? Turned away after 15 mins, wondering if I've missed much.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    The Fourth Estate wrote: »
    How's the alt election night? Turned away after 15 mins, wondering if I've missed much.

    Not really. I just switch back to it when BBC gets boring.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    A swing against the Lib Dems from Conservatives in the first seat they won of 4.2%. :?

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    And the swings continue to be ginormous.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2010
    Darlington held by Labour

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    ItalaxItalax Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Labour lose first seat in Wales.

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I would love to stay up and watch this go down, but I have work tomorrow.

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    BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    +1% overall for Lib Dems so far? Ugh, that is terrible. :?

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