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Astonishing but there was the closure of the steel plant (and much of the shenanigans regarding Tata and carbon credits hasn't been properly reported in the national media).21.8% swing to LD in Redcar!!!
We are seeing traditional Labour voters willing to turn to Lib Dems in big numbers in specific northern constituencies where there are local issues (Burnley being another with the expenses scandal). Ironically the localised first-past-the-post system is helping the Lib Dems here."The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat, 1848.0 -
right i'm wimping out
Catch you guys laterIf you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly
I've only ever been wrong once! and that was when I thought I was wrong but I was right0 -
Bye!
Jacqui Smith lost by over 5000!0 -
Must be very close as the FT are still claiming Balls has held on:BBCjust said they think heas lost, in the hundreds and likely re-count!
4.33: Tim tells us political monitor Tweetminster thinks Ed Balls has hung on in Morley and Outwood.
edit: Sky claiming livewise on its live blog:
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Sky sources: Children's Secretary Ed Balls holds his seat in Morley And Outwood for Labour."The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat, 1848.0 -
The Conservatives had a mountain to climb to get a majority at this election. It all goes back to that annihilation in 1997 (and not having Ken Clarke as their leader in 2001 and 2005.)0
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Think the Beeb were wrong, they've since said they expect him to hold!0
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Balls pi@@ed it!0
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Yep, Ed Balls won
. Odd how the BBC were the only media outlet to say he'd lost *insert conspiracy theory here*. "The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat, 1848.0
How's Hudd tonight?
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