Twitter Iain Martin @iainmartin1 14m14 minutes ago Fellow Brexiteers, as a Scotland fan I can help here. There is no such thing as a moral victory. A win is a win, a loss is a loss.
Twitter Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
I didn't exactly "crawl over broken glass" to vote LEAVE today, but expended about 5 hours and a Virgin West Coast return train fare between London and Coventry, and nearly got soaked exiting my local Tube station. Nearly
Twitter Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
14% voted UKIP in Newcastle Central in the general election, 13% nationally, so it does not lean Remain it should be a key marginal, Curtice's model looks wrong to me!
Narrative fairly negative at the moment. How soon till the betting crossover? As I intimated earlier, my feeling at the polling station here in North Birmingham this afternoon was definitely that Leave was in the air, and didn't tally at all with the feeling online that Remain was going to do it. If the polls are wrong again and have fooled the punters again, that'll be absolutely remarkable.
Twitter Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
Edinburgh shd be a par of 73%.
Liberton is posh Edinburgh. Places like Wester Hailes will be 60%+ Leave.
I didn't exactly "crawl over broken glass" to vote LEAVE today, but expended about 5 hours and a Virgin West Coast return train fare between London and Coventry, and nearly got soaked exiting my local Tube station. Nearly
Twitter Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
Edinburgh shd be a par of 73%.
Liberton is posh Edinburgh. Places like Wester Hailes will be 60%+ Leave.
I'm at the stage which I call "pleasantly hammered" right now. Watching Farage embarrassing himself with conspiracy theories and Ashdown apologising to Curtice. My waters are telling me that 52% remain is now optimistic (sadly), almost of which is on the basis of the insanely high turnout in those areas (NE and NW England) who usually don't bother.
Lets say it, Leave looks to be miles ahead of where it needs to be to win. This isn't even close at the moment.
Early days, early days
We could have a very polarised result where leave areas are more leave than expected and remain areas are more remain than expected. We could do with some indications of how Wandsworth is doing.
Can anyone explain Crawley? Leave 60% seems very very high for the area.
Unlike the rest of Surrey Crawley is quite wwc
Also, it has had a lot of immigration due to the airport. I remember some people telling me (and don't know if true) that airport jobs used to pay really really well & pretty cushy, but with EU migrants lots of competition for those roles.
As I said on the last thread, soak this all in people. History in the making. The GE last year was incredibly exciting and history making. This is the most significant single election in our history.
People will debate it and re-watch the coverage for decades. We're here now watching history.
Twitter Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
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Iain Martin @iainmartin1 14m14 minutes ago
Fellow Brexiteers, as a Scotland fan I can help here. There is no such thing as a moral victory. A win is a win, a loss is a loss.
Still think Remain are favourite.
In any respect, 60% is over expectations. 52-55% leave is about par.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRE59IkgeRREISpM75I8gR0MdkGe1diParW0hVO109Y/htmlview?sle=true#gid=881507152
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hCtN3IY76azcr_6OiFPvZI0eXi_8JJqxT7d8vNhW2Do/edit#gid=0
Stephen Daisley @JournoStephen 16m16 minutes ago
Remain campaign tells @STVColin that in Liberton (average middle class area in Edinburgh), so far it's 75% Remain/25% Leave. #EURef
I didn't exactly "crawl over broken glass" to vote LEAVE today, but expended about 5 hours and a Virgin West Coast return train fare between London and Coventry, and nearly got soaked exiting my local Tube station. Nearly
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hCtN3IY76azcr_6OiFPvZI0eXi_8JJqxT7d8vNhW2Do/edit#gid=0
Leave might win now!
Or maybe not!!
http://cdn2.spectator.co.uk/files/2015/05/suzanne.png
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlLCC_gF8QY
Tense.
These 60-70% turnouts in post-industrial English towns is terrific for Leave. #EURef
The answer to that, Paddy, is tough shit!
People will debate it and re-watch the coverage for decades. We're here now watching history.
Whatever side you are on, try to enjoy it!
Bill Pullman gave me hope.
What does the night have in hold....