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[NJW2000]

A quote from someone on twitter:

Hearing reports of emotional activists at the Glasgow count... It looks like there is going to be some groundbreaking news tonight! #ge2015

He went on to say:

friends at count are telling me Curran activists are upset.

Looks like Margaret Curran's lost her Glasgow East seat to the SNP. I've actually set my alarm clock on my phone so I can wake up in time to see her on the podium losing her 11,000+ majority, then I'll watch her melt into a pool of grease and hair dye with a pair of glasses floating in it like the Wicked Witch of Glasgow East that she is.

Having a little trouble working out the politics: SNP, or Tory gloater?

Or just want to watch an old woman melt?

I can sympathise with 1 and 3.

[Frumple]

Having a little trouble working out the politics: SNP, or Tory gloater?

Who, owl? Owl's a scot :V

... that's enough to answer the question, right? It seems like it at this point...

[Sergarr]

Having a little trouble working out the politics: SNP, or Tory gloater?

Who, owl? Owl's a scot :V

... that's enough to answer the question, right? It seems like it at this point...

But think of the future internet-archeologists! They'll never know that in 2015, Tories did not like Scots!

(I'm actually semi-serious, political parties can sometimes reverse their entire political platform in less than 50 years without them noticing that they're now an embodiment of their opposite element, like Republicans)

[Descan]

Ehhh... Tories have over 200 years of hating anything not English, rich, or powerful, so I think we're safe in that regard. ;P

[GreatJustice]

I'm still pretty confident Labour will pull a rabbit out of a hat and pull off a narrow win. My socks are still safe.

Also, UKIP has a pretty big voting base, but its mostly splitting from areas that are safe for one party already, unlike the LibDems that have a few areas that they win somewhat reliably. Thats part of why Labour has the edge, since UKIP will likely take a lot of Tory votes without actually getting enough seats to be part of a coalition (thanks to the wonders of FPTP basically).

But on the other hand, UKIP apparently is actually pretty good at picking up disaffected Labour supporters up north too, so who knows what their impact will be.

Having a little trouble working out the politics: SNP, or Tory gloater?

Who, owl? Owl's a scot :V

... that's enough to answer the question, right? It seems like it at this point...

But think of the future internet-archeologists! They'll never know that in 2015, Tories did not like Scots!

(I'm actually semi-serious, political parties can sometimes reverse their entire political platform in less than 50 years without them noticing that they're now an embodiment of their opposite element, like Republicans)

Political demographics can definitely change on a dime. Moscow and St.Petersburg were strongholds of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution, but these days they're among the most pro-Western places in Russia. Eastern Germany used to be full of illiterate peasants and aristocrats that supported authoritarianism and now it's a source of extra votes for left-leaning and socialistic parties.

...Actually, scratch the second one, things haven't changed so much.

[RedKing]

Spoiler: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT (click to show/hide)

The expressions are perfectly matched. Even Cameron looks a bit perplexed at that count. Milliband looks glum, Sturgeon looks pleased, and Farage....I'm picturing him channelling Ron Paul and saying "You could have stopped this, Britain!"


EDIT: Just found this election map thingy on the Telegraph.
What gives, Britain?? Are the constituencies actually laid out in a hex map?? 

[Helgoland]

Hey GJ, are there any interesting beers in your area?

[FearfulJesuit]

Spoiler: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT (click to show/hide)

The expressions are perfectly matched. Even Cameron looks a bit perplexed at that count. Milliband looks glum, Sturgeon looks pleased, and Farage....I'm picturing him channelling Ron Paul and saying "You could have stopped this, Britain!"


EDIT: Just found this election map thingy on the Telegraph.
What gives, Britain?? Are the constituencies actually laid out in a hex map?? 

Well, the alternative is to use a normal map that makes half the constituencies invisible because they're in urban areas...

[Owlbread]

I'm going to take a brief nap but the rumour mill is saying things are looking good for the SNP in Linlithgow and West Lothian. I mean good - like really, really good. There's also dark whispers that Ed Balls, Labour Shadow Chancellor, may lose his seat to the Tories...

[Descan]

No, actually, Britain is actually a Civ5 map that has been transported into our reality.

Travel is a bitch in the UK. Constantly zig-zagging, you can't really move in a straight line.

[Dutchling]

man scotland is tiny

[GreatJustice]

Hey GJ, are there any interesting beers in your area?

The area I'm from has a lot of good wines, but not many beers. There are some though.

Fortunately, the official results map still has Labour in the lead, so I'm not out yet

[da_nang]

So the True Finns got into the government and the Swedish People's party got kicked out.

Welp, I should pack my bags, just in case.

Now, do I set up an Alamo on Åland or try to endure Löfven's madness? Tough decisions lie ahead...

[Owlbread]

man scotland is tiny

5 million vs 60 million.

[Graknorke]

I think Dutchling was joking about how that is obviously not a scale map of the UK.