Amusing to see Ed Balls lose his seat. But I will always give him credit for sacking on the spot the despicable Sharon Shoesmith over the Baby P case. Now I know she got a big pay out in the end, but that was not his fault, and he actually did the right thing, even though our disgraceful legal system protects scum like Shoesmith.
Well, I knew Labour would be comfortably beaten but this is a surprise. The Midlands and London are the two places I know, Scotland was easy, but I thought Labour would do better in the NW.
The Tories deserve to enjoy themselves this weekend, then it gets serious: they have a country to save. Let's hope it is not too late.
Yes indeed Southam, and I don't think they can do it. The Euro referendum has all the hallmarks of the event that will kill the Union. In my heart of hearts this result isn't a surprise although the scale goes beyond what I expected. The complete lack of enthusiasm did scream 1992, and the voters have gone for the devil they know.
Labour needs to reflect properly on where it went wrong and what it stands for in the C21, and take time to choose a new leader. Having a couple of credible female candidates would be a very good start. With a Nicola Sturgeon type in charge who could actually communicate with ordinary people, they could have been at parity in this election.
I'm afraid that the unions are a massive millstone round Labour's neck. They are backward looking and unwilling to challenge comfortable beliefs forged many decades ago. Labour needs to start again, but can't because of the unions.
Amusing to see Ed Balls lose his seat. But I will always give him credit for sacking on the spot the despicable Sharon Shoesmith over the Baby P case. Now I know she got a big pay out in the end, but that was not his fault, and he actually did the right thing, even though our disgraceful legal system protects scum like Shoesmith.
We would rue the day when a politician can sack a public worker on a whim without due process. Sorry - but I totally disagree.
Well, I knew Labour would be comfortably beaten but this is a surprise. The Midlands and London are the two places I know, Scotland was easy, but I thought Labour would do better in the NW.
The Tories deserve to enjoy themselves this weekend, then it gets serious: they have a country to save. Let's hope it is not too late.
Yes indeed Southam, and I don't think they can do it. The Euro referendum has all the hallmarks of the event that will kill the Union. In my heart of hearts this result isn't a surprise although the scale goes beyond what I expected. The complete lack of enthusiasm did scream 1992, and the voters have gone for the devil they know.
Labour needs to reflect properly on where it went wrong and what it stands for in the C21, and take time to choose a new leader. Having a couple of credible female candidates would be a very good start. With a Nicola Sturgeon type in charge who could actually communicate with ordinary people, they could have been at parity in this election.
I'm afraid that the unions are a massive millstone round Labour's neck. They are backward looking and unwilling to challenge comfortable beliefs forged many decades ago. Labour needs to start again, but can't because of the unions.
I'm not sure I share this view but leaving that to one side, the Conservatives are up half a percentage point in votes and have swept to victory. This was won by Jim Messina and the voter-targetting boffins imo.
Congratulations to all those who did well commiserations to all those who did badly. I think the public usually get it right and realistically Ed wasn't really up to it. Nonetheless the personal always trumps everything else so particular commiserations to Nick Palmer a great contributer to this site.
From a personal point of view the only result I really cared about was Edinburgh South which by the most extraordinary piece of good fortune Ian Murray managed to win.
Finally congratulations to Jack antifrank and Pulpstar for excelling at what the site's designed to do and to Mike and Eagle for making the contest so interesting
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Balls Gone
Before 2010 the Conservatives were ahead in local elections in Morley & Outwood yet Balls won.
Since then the Conservatives have lost all their councillors in the constituency but now they win !!!
Antony Calvert must be stunned as well.
WOW!!!!
Nite nite all sweet dreams.
Behold, for I am Morris, Destroyer of Balls!
Life cannot get any better
Good riddance!
And I don't like the man, but well done to him for his dignified and magnaminous reaction.
This hopeless smug prick gets his just desserts.
[another tip of mine, I forgot!]
A 1990 Bollinger will toast his loss this evening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000884
Mark Reckless
David Herdson = PBer of the year
Next time could we also have Alisdair Campbell banned from the airwaves in perpituity ?
He won't be able to sit there anymore
Hell you might be right.
We're still waiting for Farage loss.
Totally shaken.
You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh.
From a personal point of view the only result I really cared about was Edinburgh South which by the most extraordinary piece of good fortune Ian Murray managed to win.
Finally congratulations to Jack antifrank and Pulpstar for excelling at what the site's designed to do and to Mike and Eagle for making the contest so interesting