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[Dutchling]

That sounds illegal. At least, I know it is here.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I'm not sure what Uckland's laws on it are, but in the US I always have a fun time seeing the campaigners finding inventive ways to skirt the 150-foot coercion-free zone around voting areas.

[mainiac]

It's like a little ring of politics with a politics center.

[GreatJustice]

General election tomorrow, polls open at 07:00 and close at 22:00. I sincerely hope all UK-based Baywatchers exercise their franchise.

My money is on Labour winning a plurality of the vote. Actually, I'd be willing to bet money on a Labour-SNP coalition.

You're on - what will it be? Five bucks or a beer?

I'll take a beer for this one.

[Helgoland]

The labour-SNP coalition, right? That's what I meant, at least. In ~five hours we'll know more

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Shows what you losers know, I'm all in on Labour-UKIP. It's a dark horse race, and I'm walking out of it rich.

[FearfulJesuit]

Shows what you losers know, I'm all in on Labour-UKIP. It's a dark horse race, and I'm walking out of it rich.

A minority UKIP-SNP government that declares Britain's independence from Scotland by kicking the latter out of the Union.

[mainiac]

Finally everybody is happy!

[MonkeyHead]

Got my Plaid vote in a few hours ago - Labour and PC are neck and neck here, and the rest are nowhere. Amusingly not that far from the polling station was a big 5ft square UKIP advert board, coated in a thin layer of sheep excrement. It is fair to say that here in rural Wales, they are not well liked.

[GreatJustice]

The labour-SNP coalition, right? That's what I meant, at least. In ~five hours we'll know more

Yup. Also, if the Tories manage to form a government I'll eat my own socks.

[RedKing]

Got my Plaid vote in a few hours ago - Labour and PC are neck and neck here, and the rest are nowhere. Amusingly not that far from the polling station was a big 5ft square UKIP advert board, coated in a thin layer of sheep excrement. It is fair to say that here in rural Wales, they are not well liked.

What's UKIP's stance on Wales (and the Welsh)? Best as I can tell it's "pander and promise money, and try to make the Welsh hate the Scottish".

[MonkeyHead]

Got my Plaid vote in a few hours ago - Labour and PC are neck and neck here, and the rest are nowhere. Amusingly not that far from the polling station was a big 5ft square UKIP advert board, coated in a thin layer of sheep excrement. It is fair to say that here in rural Wales, they are not well liked.

What's UKIP's stance on Wales (and the Welsh)? Best as I can tell it's "pander and promise money, and try to make the Welsh hate the Scottish".

AFAIK they don't really have one. They raise the same points that are relevant in the urban deprived areas of England as if they are relevant here, when they totally are not. I do not think they really understand anything other than their heartlands.

[Owlbread]

My understanding is that Plaid have a good chance at taking Ynys Mon and Ceredigion in addition to holding onto their 3 seats due to a handy surge in Plaid's favour. If UKIP are as popular as they seem to be in the Anglophone parts of the Welsh-speaking territories (e.g. Holyhead) then they'll split the Labour/Lib Dem/Tory vote, arguably letting Plaid in through the back door.

I put some very small bets on seats I think will go ways I don't want - East Renfrewshire, Berwickshire, Glasgow North East and Edinburgh South if I remember correctly. I've got bets on East Renfrewshire, GNE and Edinburgh South staying Labour while Berwickshire goes Tory from Lib Dem. The odds are still in the SNP's favour in some of these seats but I'm preparing for the worst. I put a bet on the SNP winning less than 50 seats too. If it all goes "badly" I should win around £25 that I can spend on a 1ltr bottle of Teacher's whisky and drink until I forget.

Of course, I've been reminding myself all day that if the SNP win 15 seats it'll be the best result they've ever had. If they win 25 it'll be an earthquake, if they win 35 it'll be incredible (the first time they've ever won a Scottish Westminster election), if they win 45+ it'll be astounding...

[Grim Portent]

Shows what you losers know, I'm all in on Labour-UKIP. It's a dark horse race, and I'm walking out of it rich.

A minority UKIP-SNP government that declares Britain's independence from Scotland by kicking the latter out of the Union.

I expect UKIP would then invade us to liberate the proud english inhabitants of Scotland from oppression. 

[Owlbread]

I've got to be up for 05:30 tomorrow morning so I can't stay up to see how things go, but maybe it's for the best. Who knows. The exit poll will be at 10 past 10 as far as I can tell.