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Anyhoo the Guardian says exit polls are pointing to a hung parliament -- presumably meaning too close to call. Well, that was unexpected!<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 9 Jun 2017 00:11 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.34&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.34"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_35"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_35"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 00:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Voltane <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 07:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">35 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.35">41931.35</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.32">41931.32</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There seems to have been several of these fuck-ups. The Newcastle-under-Lyme result isn't in yet but it's a marginal and at least 50 voters have turned up with voter registration cards who aren't on the lists. Same in Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport where the council not only screwed up the voting lists but also postal votes <em>and the current Tory majority is 523.</em></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.35&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.35"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_36"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_36"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 00:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 09:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">36 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.36">41931.36</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_34" target="_self">41931.34</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm always on tenterhooks about these things and I can't trust myself to believe good news. I won't relax until the results are all in.<br /><br /> That said, I have my fingers crossed for Hastings just along the coast from me where my son lives. It's the Home Secretary's constituency and she appears to have called for a recount - which means she must have lost the first count. Apparently the local Labour party are very happy which suggests we aren't looking at 1 or 2 votes difference.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.36&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.36"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_37"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_37"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 05:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 09:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">37 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.37">41931.37</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_36" target="_self">41931.36</a></div> <div class="message_body"> She held, but only by 346. That would have been a huge loss. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.37&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.37"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_38"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_38"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Voltane<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 07:40</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 09:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">38 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.38">41931.38</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_35" target="_self">41931.35</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Our constituency held as Tory, but by about 365 votes.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.38&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.38"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_39"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_39"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 09:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 09:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">39 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.39">41931.39</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_36" target="_self">41931.36</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I was very very surprised this morning!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.39&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.39"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_40"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_40"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 09:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">40 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.40">41931.40</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Well, I didn't see that one coming!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.40&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.40"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_41"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_41"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 10:03</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 12:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">41 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.41">41931.41</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_37" target="_self">41931.37</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yes, I think the messages coming out of the count were wrong. I think the recount was probably ordered by the returning officer because the numbers were so close. I suspect Rudd was ahead on the first count. Very disappointing.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.41&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.41"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_42"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_42"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 10:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Voltane <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 13:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">42 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.42">41931.42</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_38" target="_self">41931.38</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Commiserations. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.42&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.42"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_43"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_43"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 9 Jun 2017 10:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Jun 2017 12:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">43 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.43">41931.43</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.34#a41931_39" target="_self">41931.39</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think it's fairly clear that Labour managed to get out loads of new and infrequent voters and attracted back its share of UKIP voters (I imagine these are working-class voters who see Labour as their natural home in spite of their actual views). Unfortunately many Scottish/UKIP/Stupid voters swung back to the Tories as well with the result being a more two-party kind of election across the UK than we've been used to in the last few years.<br /><br /> I hope that the Labour euphoria at getting a better-than-expected result doesn't get out of hand. When these supposed new voters find that in spite of making the effort to leave the house, walk down the road, and vote, we aren't going to get an end to austerity, nationalised railways, a publicly owned utility service alongside the private ones, reinvestment in housing and healthcare, etc. and that quite to the contrary, Theresa May will press ahead with her agenda, quietly dropping the difficult bits, will they stay energised of drop off to sleep again?<br /><br /> The worst possible outcome is the prospect of May resigning and Boris Johnson taking over. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.43&return_msg=41931.34" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.43"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41931.44" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>