General Election 2010

which way?

Hard to tell at this point, whichever way it went it left me winded.

Feeling thick about this hung parliament carry-on. If tories have the most seats but no majority, Cameron is still PM? would labour be the shadow cabinet? does all that go out the window?

i've had a 50ml swing into my glass, mainly voters floating from the whiskey bottle.

Feeling thick about this hung parliament carry-on. If tories have the most seats but no majority, Cameron is still PM? would labour be the shadow cabinet? does all that go out the window?

They can try to form a minority government, relying on smaller parties to support them: the Ulster Unionist will be rubbing their hands with glee at this point. Labout would be the official opposition. The LIbDems back where they were before.

Feeling thick about this hung parliament carry-on. If tories have the most seats but no majority, Cameron is still PM? would labour be the shadow cabinet? does all that go out the window?

They have to create a goverment with a majority (I think), so they would have to make a deal with someone to get a majority, so as to form a stable gvmt

Edit: Ninja'd by wiganwill this time

Quick Poll: should I go and have a hot bath or sit here all night stinking of cat and pesto?

My exit poll hurts, I think it was the crisps.

I think...

current govt have first dibs on trying to form a coalition. if the lib dems fuck brown off, then cameron gets a go. not sure what happens if lib dems fuck them off too.

meh - slow fat fingers and telly explaining it anyway.

Quick Poll: should I go and have a hot bath or sit here all night stinking of cat and pesto?

Hot bath with the cat.. just for giggles.

My exit poll hurts, I think it was the crisps.

My Pole has exited. I might join her soon.

i vote depressing bath in the cold, hard, light of the morning.

Quick Poll: should I go and have a hot bath or sit here all night stinking of cat and pesto?

+1 for Cat/Pesto pact.

Nice one. Cheers. Not far off what we already have then, given that you can't neccessarily rely on your own MPs to vote your way, and most of them don't even turn up for the votes.

The more things change the more they stay the same, and that.

is vine actually climbing stairs or is it the behind the sofa gaff? can't he just bugger off back to second life?

I think...

current govt have first dibs on trying to form a coalition. if the lib dems fuck brown off, then cameron gets a go. not sure what happens if lib dems fuck them off too.

The Tories won't form a coalition with the LibDems because PR is a prerequisite for the LibDems. The Tories could hang on quite a while as a minority government. Or fall quite quickly and there would be another election this year; with a new Labour leader.

bbc comparing queen to lager..brilliant

Unconfirmed reports of burnt toast in the West Country.

The queen will be 'activated'.

Sounds like Doctor Who.

No news on Norton. Over to you Tynan....

tbh if you saw a que at 6, perhaps your should have just waited?

I am getting news of dogging in the Heston services station off the M4.

Joanie making faces behind Andrew Neil

Tory till i die.

She's still hot.

It's not reporters, it's cameras - for some reason they are like hen's teeth at BBC News.
I spent 6 years in my old job setting up interviews with them and cameras are an incredibly precious resource. Guess they're expensive?

I can't believe that after spending all this money on presentation, they can't get a camera crew to check this out. What are the reporters paid for?