Comments on: Election special and live blogging…

By: Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:10:18 +0000

For the sake of historical accuracy, I should point out that, in the posts above, Martha Kearney was in fact nowhere to be seen (it was the Beeb’s southwest anchor who flickered across my eyeline) and Harriet Harman was actually Tessa Jowell. How *that* got confused in my brain I’m not sure. BBC1 was *so* bad last night, it must have rotted my synapses.

By: Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:13:09 +0000

Back to Stalin and Bean AGAIN. Good grief, the Beeb has moved to a witless, dignity-less universe. Playschool, but with less intelligence and irony.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:10:55 +0000

I think Vince Cable should charge commission on Stalin->Bean.

By: Sunny Hundal

Sunny Hundal — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:57:56 +0000

Ha ha! Ed is pretty bullish tonight. I like his line of thinking, I’m, just not convinced the govt will be able to make that case clearly…

By: septicisle

septicisle — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:50:17 +0000

However awful Caroline Spelman is, it really doesn’t get much worse than “Buff” Hoon.

By: Sunny Hundal

Sunny Hundal — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:34:40 +0000

Nah, I dunno, I liked John Denham.

Dan – agreed. And I think even Vince Cable was looking uncomfortable at how far the BBC were taking the whole analogy and gleeing over it.

By: Unity

Unity — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:31:52 +0000

Labour holding Sandwell was never in doubt – we could have lost all seats tonight and still had a majority

By: septicisle

septicisle — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:27:27 +0000

Sunder: I thought he was poor frankly, saying that Labour’s supporters had stayed at home whilst the Liberals had collapsed, and I’m usually more than partial towards him.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:27:10 +0000

I like how Stalin (responsible for millions of deaths) is the most positive image they have for Brown and Mr Bean (cut the head off his teddy in one episode) is the worst. Do they even understand what Cable was saying?

By: Sunder Katwala

Sunder Katwala — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:24:29 +0000

Agree with Sunny.

Denham fantastically good and clear at getting his argument over. And sounds very straight-talking, not politico-speak

He’s giving a Fabian speech on Thursday about Labour in the south.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:22:21 +0000

Haha they’re really padding this aren’t they.

By: septicisle

septicisle — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:18:30 +0000

BBC just flashed up that Labour have held Sandwell.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:10:03 +0000

Always good to see the twunts losing seats.

By: septicisle

septicisle — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:10:01 +0000

God, give it up Tessa. You’re taking a pasting and much of it is your fault.

By: Unity

Unity — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:04:04 +0000

From the wards in so far, the BNP vote is about half of what it was last year, round here.

By: Pennyred

Pennyred — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:04:00 +0000

http://pennyred.blogspot.com/2008/05/election-feverdreams.html

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:55:38 +0000

Whew, thanks Unity!

By: Unity

Unity — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:51:26 +0000

Let me cheer everyone up… the BNP vote is collapsing in Sandwell

By: Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:47:01 +0000

On the bright side, ‘Peep Show’ is back later today

By: Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:45:54 +0000

I think the BBC has been using Andy Millman scripts for this stuff. Only logical explanation.

By: Sunny Hundal

Sunny Hundal — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:44:06 +0000

I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!

By: Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:44:05 +0000

… and the worst American accent *ever*. Has someone just put Class A drugs in my tea, or is this really happening?

BBC online is doing better:

0029 Rat news: Oxford academic Dr Frances Kennett who claimed that fortnightly bin collections had led to an infestation of rodents has lost his bid to become a Conservative councillor. She was taken to court by the council after she withheld part of her council tax over the matter.

By: Pennyred

Pennyred — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:44:02 +0000

do it for him = do it for them. *handface*

By: Pennyred

Pennyred — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:43:31 +0000

The paper haven’t endorsed him, they’re just allowing their selection of ‘vox pops’ to do it for him. Oh, and their style section. Ken looks ‘like a baby’ and wears ‘charity shop clothes’, apparently.

What’s the article?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:43:30 +0000

My God this is awful!