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[MetalSlimeHunt]

Alex Salmond loses the constituency of Gordon to Tory Colin Clark by 5%. SNP's Messiah has fallen further still.

It did occur to me that the Laor politicians don't really like Corbyn so... maybe there's a chance enough of them will rebel and support the Tories, but that's also a risky prospect, seeing as that will very likely be looked upon as massive betrayal by the grass roots members.

I get the impression that some Laor figures might be suddenly liking Corbyn all along after tonight is done.

[smjjames]

In terms of actual representation, the whole absentationism thing Sinn Fein is doing seems really dumb because they're depriving their North Ireland consistuents of actual representation.

Also, what's with these various shadow secretaries and ministers that I keep reading about?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

In terms of actual representation, the whole absentationism thing Sinn Fein is doing seems really dumb because they're depriving their North Ireland consistuents of actual representation.

You have to understand, Sinn Fein aren't just political radicals or independence voters, they're separatists. Separating from and not being represented in London is what their voters want.

[hector13]

The biggest betrayal of all! The grand poobah bites the dust.

Jesus Christ Scotland.

Ah well, bedtime.

Re: shadow ministers: not sure if you're aware, but the opposition party has their own "cabinet" of sorts, mirroring (or shadowing, as that makes more sense) the actual ministers. Not sure if they have access to that ministry's resources or whatever, but they are basically responsible for debating with their counterpart in parliament and keeping up to date with what they're doing.

[RedKing]

In terms of actual representation, the whole absentationism thing Sinn Fein is doing seems really dumb because they're depriving their North Ireland consistuents of actual representation.

Also, what's with these various shadow secretaries and ministers that I keep reading about?

Agents of the Shadow Broker. Possibly in league with Cerberus.


Nah, it's a thing in parliamentary systems. I rather like it myself.


Tories continue to staunch their bleeding with bandages made of Scottish tartan. SNP is at -18 on the night, and 11 of those have gone to the Conservatives. The eastern Highlands are just a mass of blue.

[smjjames]

SNP bleedout is STILL not done, they just lost Coatbridge and Chryston, which is near Glasgow I think.

[RedKing]

Just noticed that there's a "Yorkshire Party" which advocates the creation of a Yorkshire Parliament, on par with the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament. 


EDIT: This also reminds me that I fucking love British constituency names.
"The honourable member for Coatrack, Doorknob & Pennywhistle recgonizes the honourable member for Thistleborough-on-Wuffington...."

Seems like most of England is named like a map for a shitty D&D campaign. 

[Reelya]

@reelya: you mean top left, lol.

No, I know what I meant.

[smjjames]

@reelya: you mean top left, lol.

No, I know what I meant.

Okay, lol. Now someone needs to photoshop Theresa May with a bucket on her head.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Keighley flips Tory to Laor with a margin of 0.5%.

[RedKing]

Just noticed that there's a "Yorkshire Party" which advocates the creation of a Yorkshire Parliament, on par with the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament. 

Kingdom of Norŝumbria.

More Jórvík than Northumbria. Northumbria extended further north to Hadrian's Wall.

But still, you don't see Cornwall or Essex or Norfolk calling for such a thing, and they were all proto-English kingdoms as well.

[RedKing]

Labour so far at +31 on the night, +22 of that coming from Tory seats.

EDIT: If you remove Scotland from the equation, it's a straight transfer: +21 for Labour, -21 for Conservatives. +1 for LibDem, -1 for UKIP.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Oxford West & Abingdon (+16.7) flips Tory to LibDem, the gimp-suit caning on top of Tory's other losses to the party tonight.

The Tory majority is now ten seats from dissolution.

[RedKing]

The unmitigated winners in all this? Liberal Democrats. Despite taking less share of the national vote than they did two years ago, they've nearly doubled their representation in Parliament. LibDems are back, baby! Still mostly a third nipple in British politics (as they were before), but they're back!


Also, SNP holds onto Argyll. Go figure -- the eastern Highlands bow the knee, while the auld Campbell lands hold to Scotland's dream.

EDIT: About a quarter of the remaining seats are in Cornwall.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Four seats of twenty-nine until the Tory majority is lost. It's all over but the crying.