UK General ELection 7 May 2015

[Plaything]

so much for polling data that showed its too close to call.
Sterling through the roof vs dollar

Interesting. If this remains the case, may be an excuse to take a break from the media dullards and go rip it up in Chicago for a few days...

Buddy Guy's Legends.

Plaything incoming. Catfish at the bar. Shoot some pool at the back.

Still got the blues...

[flabbybody]

Holy shit, this is as big as Thatcher's margin in early 80's

[Laphroaig]

Holy shit, this is as big as Thatcher's margin in early 80's

The difference is that Thatcher had a (big) majority. This time Cameron and the Conservatives won't hold an overall majority and with the Lib Dem losses, the current coalition may not hold enough seats for a majority either.

Current running total (after 398 out of 650 declared)

Labour 162
Conservative 156
SNP 53 (out of 57 declared)
Lib Dems 6

Last night Nicola Sturgeon was playing down the exit poll results. She must be doing the Highland Fling now. At the moment the SNP are up 48 and Labour are down 40 seats in Scotland.

Again, last night, Paddy Ashdown was so confident that the BBC exit poll was wrong and the Lib Dems would win 20-30 seats that he actually said he would eat his hat live on TV. Watch this space...

[Laphroaig]

Just shows you how quickly things can change.

After 483 seats declared

Conservatives 205
Labour 195
SNP 55
Lib Dem 6

Conservatives are now predicted to have a narrow overall majority.

Will Paddy Ashdown be the first politician in history to keep a promise?...

[peejaye]

I'm in mourning. I'm afraid our friends "North of the border" have probably let these animals into power, sorry Laphroaig!
This will be the ONLY reason Labour havn't been elected, despite Milliband not being "Leader" material, far right press havn't helped either.
Londons stockbrokers, bankers and millionaires will be partying into the small hours, as for the rest of us.......
"hold on tight"
Only good thing, Ed will be gone later today I suspect.

[Jericho]

Looks like it's sodomy, then!

[Laphroaig]

Peejay, do the maths, even if Labour had won ALL the Scottish seats they still couldn't have formed a government. It's their failings in England that have cost them.

[peejaye]

Yes, it appears that way now. They were only 39 in front when I wrote!
I'm coming North, can't stand 5 more years of this....

[Plaything]

Sincerely hope that none of you find need of Fire and Rescue in the coming years. There will not be many of us out there...

Kurt Vonnegut suggested that he could think of 'no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man, than a fire engine'

Cameron see's things a little differently.

It is what it is.

Buckle up.

[Laphroaig]

Yes, it appears that way now. They were only 39 in front when I wrote!
I'm coming North, can't stand 5 more years of this....

Peejaye, you're welcome up north. But, having rejected both the Tories and Labour, unless Scotland gets the devolved powers it was promised, we could face a difficult political period here.
The SNP may be the new 3rd force in Westminster but with a Conservative majority, they are effectively toothless.