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And that wouldn't be the case under PR. The Conservatives should welcome it with open arms.

The 5% threshold in the German system isn't bad. As for the same people permanently holding power, if people are aware in advance that a Lib-Lab pact is the likely outcome of any election under PR where those two parties get 50%+ of the MPs, they can vote against that possibility. (This is one reason I don't think it's a given that PR will actually be a good thing for the Lib Dems!) And more to the point, their vote will actually count, in a way that a vote for a non-Labour party in the barren wastelands of the north-east usually doesn't.

you *** cunt *** = gay. He's not, Kev. Lord knows I've tried to turn him often enough. Even tried to turn him over once or twice, but he wasn't having it.

Maybe someone told him how long the last two hung parliaments lasted. He has my deepest sympathy. I'm not just saying that because I don't like the Tories. Just seeing him on the news there again and he had a genuine look of fear / dread in his eyes. Diddums Should've won the election by a mile and failed miserably. No wonder he looks haunted.

She really is, to be honest, and I say that as a die-hard Lib Dem. She's the kind of MP who'll shape the future of parliament, and I wish there were more of them on every side, Tories included.

Any situation in which people in this country are happy to elect someone called Rees-Mogg to parliament is bad shit.

...for voting Lib Dem more than ever before, and being denied their desired result as usual. A round of applause for the status quo! As for the "cabinet", I pray to nonexistentcloudbeing that Vince doesn't end up anywhere near the Chancellor position. Let Osborne take it on and fuck it up in his own unique way.

Still an utter fucking cunt. Nice to know that some things never change.

Not only did he lose, he lost bad. One of the few highlights of a rubbish night.

Fortunately the euro is going down the shitter too, so our trips to Lanzaro'eee will remain just as cheap/expensive. Pity anyone who has a trip the US planned though.

That is literally all I want right now. The two-party system might not have been shattered last night, but I still think it's on the cards if they can just hang tight and keep their hands clean until the next election, whether it's in October or 2015...

Except under PR at this election, Labour and the Lib Dems would basically have 50% of the vote = Lab-LD coalition = no Tory government.

...which he's just said he won't support. Simples.

LM as Immigration Minister. You're nailed on for Home Secretary. I'd actually vote for that cabinet. At least it'd be entertaining. Stevie would be far better suited to the Foreign Secretary rule though. The negotiations with the Italians would be interesting.

Well hung. Still stuck in his car. Either way, I really, really hope the Lib Dems say to the Tories "there you go - rule with a minority government". And I'm really, really worried they won't.

I bet the Murdoch spin on the "amnesty on ALL long-standing, non-criminal ILLEGAL immigrants" policy didn't help, either. Ultimately, though, people flee to the two big parties when the result is tight.

And they did. God bless the two-party system.

Newcastle Central stays comfortably Labour despite the BNP's campaign against a brown person representing it. Based on those figures, East and North will stay easily red too.

A good old Gossy High mate of mine is responsible for the Eastbourne campaign, so I'm delighted for him. It's all about the personal stories now as far as I'm concerned - the aforementioned, Bridget, and hopefully some good news in tomorrow's locals too.

I suspect they won't get an overall majority, but they'll have enough of a minority to rule, if that makes sense.

Tories have taken several seats in Wales, including Lembit's. Cameron's our next PM now, I'd say.

I hereby backtrack. Exit poll looks a lot more feasible now - high turnout = bad night for the Lib Dems.

Small swing from the Tories to the Lib Dems, even. Shows that the exit polls simply don't reflect the Lib Dems' strategy of focusing on the seats where they have a chance and completely ignoring the rest. I wonder how many "Con gain from LD" seats are factored into that original exit poll. And I wonder how many of them the Lib Dems will actually hold. And I wonder if that'll be enough to prevent an overall majority...

George Osborne. Cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt. He's a cunt.

Well done Bridget, fantastic stuff.