Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
It is a little worrying, no doubt.
You know what though, the Nationalists are not doing well, so maybe that blunts some of that problem, I dunno though.
This whole election is crazy - what the hell has happened to the Lib dem vote? Seriously, what the hell has happened?
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
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Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
Having just said that, the Tories have just taken two Welsh seats! Montgomeryshire by a 13% swing (albeit from the eejit Lembit Opik).
The Lib Dem vote appears to have completely evaporated. That makes it much more difficult for Labour to try and form a coalition, because their partners won't have any sort of mandate, even in just popular vote.
"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
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Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
Agreed. I am cheering on the Lib Dems here and they are seriously lettign me down. :(Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
Needed them to take some seats from the Tories and hold their marginals, let alone give them 13% swings!!! Blimey, I have no idea what has happened to the Lib Dem vote, GAH!!!!!!!!!!
Crazyness, Labour are holding onto every single marginal which isn't in the South and hasn't been super duper money'ed out by the Tories. It might be the Lib dems collapse which lets the Tories in.
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
Jean Paul Sartre - No Exit 1944
Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
Now I'm really confused. Lib Dems held Huhne's seat which was a absolute priority for the Tories as he only had a 500 majority. And they gained Eastbourne.
"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
Albert Camus "Noces"
Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
Yet they lose Tory target seat number 140+ on a 9% swing.... crazy. Maybe this is the ultimate showing of all politics being local.
I think it is clear though, in the North of England, Scotland, most of Wales and in some parts of the South - in the Lab / Con marginals the Lab vote is holding up and the Tories are not taking the seats. CRAZY!
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
Jean Paul Sartre - No Exit 1944
Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
What a thrilling night!
Alas, it is off to bed for Louis. Am already looking forward to see what surprises lie in store tomorrow morning!
Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
If this turns out be to as bad as Im thinking it could turn out for Lib Dems, I will just hope for a Lib Dem/Labour coalition to pass through the voting reforms it seems Britain needs. Seriously, Im getting sick of seeing in America (and now possibly Britain) the two major parties saying that since the broken system rigged in their favor has turned out in their favor that the public has spoken that the system does not need to be reformed.
Re: The United Kingdom Elections 2010
Where Labour had the money to fight the marginals the swing has been vastly inferior to the swing in the other marginals. For instance we just lost Carlise on a swing of 7.7%, probably because we didn't put the money in like we did in Tooting for instance where the swing was around 3% etc.
Crazy.
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
Jean Paul Sartre - No Exit 1944
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