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Depressed lefty red-eye thread

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policywonk · 07/05/2010 02:21

hello

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WetAugust · 07/05/2010 06:30

Clegg's result due in 3 mins

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:33

Hooray for Lucas

Boo for Goldsmith

Hoping for a LibLabNationalistGreen coalition

Overall, not such a bad night for the depressed lefties I think

Going to be an interesting weekend

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LeninGrad · 07/05/2010 06:34

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WetAugust · 07/05/2010 06:34

Clegg's in

justaboutkeepingoutthetories · 07/05/2010 06:35

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Nymphadora · 07/05/2010 06:35

Caroline Lucas- they arsked about siding with Labour over Tories. She said something about they have voted with Tories in the past when they made an effort (or something similar) as if that wasn't the norm!

Nick Clegg in

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:35

lol. someone on twitter: 'the people have spoken, and they're not making any sense'

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Nymphadora · 07/05/2010 06:37

Cleggs area had trouble with voters

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:39

I can't see Lucas voting with the Tories, I just can't. She might not formally join a left coalition but she is totally of the left.

Brighton FTW!

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Nymphadora · 07/05/2010 06:40

Lets all move to Brighton!

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UnrequitedSkink · 07/05/2010 06:44

Utterly confused - what happens now?!

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:45

Yes. LibDems - wtf happened? Wonder whether the Greek situation drove lots of waverers towards the Tories?

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Bucharest · 07/05/2010 06:45

Morning......Have you been here all night Policy?

Not quite an overall majority is that right? Haven't been and looked at beeb website yet, I prefer my politics the MN way....Italian tv is talking about Labour sunsets.

It's a lot better than I went to bed thinking it was tbh.

(thought we were going to be proud and valiant, not depressed? )

Good news about Barking. Need to catch up with thread and dress child.

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PfftThePinkoLeftyDragon · 07/05/2010 06:46

70% turnout in Brighton Pavilion

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:46

Skink - your guess as good as anyone else's

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PfftThePinkoLeftyDragon · 07/05/2010 06:47

I loved the Labour message to the BNP in Barking

"get out and stay out"

Pendulum · 07/05/2010 06:47

Leningrad, I am beginning to think that I would prefer a wafer thin tory majority to a lib/lab coalition which is forced to make very unpopular decisions and faces another election shortly afterwards.

Apparently the bookies have slashed the odds on an october 2010 election.

Best outcome might be for them to "win" it by a few seats and take the flak. Icould still take comfort in the fact that it has hardly been a landslide.

Nymphadora · 07/05/2010 06:48

Quite a few turnout in the 70%s

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policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:48

Pretty much Burcharest. I conked out for about 40 minutes and was woken up by the Lucas result.

Given that we were staring a large Tory majority in the face a few months ago, I can't find it in myself to be depressed today

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WilfSellOut · 07/05/2010 06:49

Morning

WEll, I'm vaguely cheered by the fact we don't have a Tory govt this morning.

policywonk · 07/05/2010 06:50

No no no! Cons-Lib coalition wouldn't deliver PR. We have to get a PR referendum at least

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