Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kodos
Well, I don't think any of us expected that. A 331 seat Conservative majority, 232 seats for Labour, 56 seats for the SNP and the pretty much complete decimation of the Liberal Democrats (8 seats, down from 57). An exceedingly good day for the incumbents, prompting the resignation of Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage (the look on Al Murray's face when he discovered Farage had lost in South Thanet really was something). David Miliband has said today that his heart goes out to his brother, but I am presumably not the only one wondering what might have transpired if he had gained leadership of Labour instead.
There will be questions to be answered over the coming days, weeks and months, not least how the polling which claimed the two parties were neck and neck could have proved to be so wildly inaccurate. I'm neither particularly happy nor particularly sad about this result. Jo Johnson (Boris' brother) triumphed in Orpington as expected, with 7272 votes more than the other four candidates combined. UKIP came second with Idham Ramadi. As the Pub Landlord would doubtless say, a beautiful British name.
I won't be joining my contemporaries in the "hell in a handcart" rhetoric that I've seen all over the internet today. This represents a pretty clear mandate from the British public, however unpalatable that is for those on the left to swallow. I think what is clear is that Labour will need to do a lot more in the future to present a viable alternative to what we have at the moment.
David Cameron has said today that the Conservatives will make Britain greater over the next five years. I hope he proves it.
There will be questions to be answered over the coming days, weeks and months, not least how the polling which claimed the two parties were neck and neck could have proved to be so wildly inaccurate. I'm neither particularly happy nor particularly sad about this result. Jo Johnson (Boris' brother) triumphed in Orpington as expected, with 7272 votes more than the other four candidates combined. UKIP came second with Idham Ramadi. As the Pub Landlord would doubtless say, a beautiful British name.
I won't be joining my contemporaries in the "hell in a handcart" rhetoric that I've seen all over the internet today. This represents a pretty clear mandate from the British public, however unpalatable that is for those on the left to swallow. I think what is clear is that Labour will need to do a lot more in the future to present a viable alternative to what we have at the moment.
David Cameron has said today that the Conservatives will make Britain greater over the next five years. I hope he proves it.
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