May 2015 UK General Election Campaign.

[Agelastus]

Well, it looks like Britain is FUCKED.
I'll have to seriously reconsider my long term plans now, moving back home seems an ever more untenable option.

[Agelastus]

Well, that's it; the Tories may have somehow managed to hold Dumfriesshire but they've failed to take Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk (which the pre-election polls suggested they would.)

That leaves the pre-election "Big 3" parties with 1 seat each in Scotland. Even if it looks as if some seats will leak back next time (assuming there is a next time) given the majorities this is still a disaster for the Union.

[Liep]

Why's the difference between the counting times so big? From 23.50 to predicted 13.00.

[Sheilbh]

Ed Balls to become the next Portillo, I'd lay money on it.

I've moved back a stage to denial.

[Sheilbh]

Also Nate Silver really needs to stay away from Uk politics. He's exactly the sort of pundit he used to rail against.

[Maladict]

Miliband to resign, according to BBC sources.

[Sheilbh]

It begins

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/7239486

He's right.

[Syt]

Ed Balls

Sounds not so much like a politician, more like one of Yi's nicknames for Ed Anger.

[celedhring]

Also Nate Silver really needs to stay away from Uk politics. He's exactly the sort of pundit he used to rail against.

Didn't he fail badly the last time he covered them, too?

[Maladict]

Also Nate Silver really needs to stay away from Uk politics. He's exactly the sort of pundit he used to rail against.

Didn't he fail badly the last time he covered them, too?

Not to mention the mess he made of the World Cup.

[jimmy olsen]

Tories up to 323 seats, they need 3 more for an outright majority and there are 12 seats left open.

[Sheilbh]

They've got a majority, Sinn Fein never take their seats.

And yeah last time Nate Silver's was the worst prediction (100+ for the Lib Dems), this time he doubled down on the worst prediction of the night. Every cloud...

[Legbiter]

Ouch, after last night the Lib Dems could ride to work together in a Prius.

[Agelastus]

Well, Clegg now follows Farage by resigning his party's leadership. Just Milliband to go for the Hat-Trick.

[Legbiter]

After seeing Milliband's pic where he fought that sandwich to a hard-won draw, he's seemed like he'd be more at home selling handknitted tea cosies on Etsy.