[Politics] The NSC 'up all night' election night *** OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD ***

[ROSM]

Not if Sophie does it surely?

One of our nsc number will be behind the scenes for the bbc that night. I hppe he can influence more of Victoria Derbyshire


although watching at 9.58pm when the exit poll is announced to see if there is a glimmer of a clue from LK (she will see the poll 3 mins before 10) as to whether

It's labour win sad face

Or sunak win happy face

Should be fun

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Deformed or reformed? He certainly isn't the latter

I wasn't sure, hence the '?'

What about Yaxley-Lennon?

 

[Weststander]

Here is my dream lineup

BBC1 Chris Mason with Alan Green
BBC2 Chris Morris with Michael Portillo
ITV 1 Chris Tarrant with Diane Abbott
Channel 4 Chris Hughton with Gary Neville
Channel 5 Chris Walken with Nigel Farage

Reminds me of my dream QT line up, in a 90 minute special:
Will Self
David Starkey
Alaistair Campbell
Peter Hitchens
John Lydon
Farage

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Reminds me of my dream QT line up, in a 90 minute special:
Will Self
David Starkey
Alaistair Campbell
Peter Hitchens
John Lydon
Farage

Do you mean "one question followed by a shouting match and a fist fight" time?

 

[KZNSeagull]

One of our nsc number will be behind the scenes for the bbc that night. I hppe he can influence more of Victoria Derbyshire


although watching at 9.58pm when the exit poll is announced to see if there is a glimmer of a clue from LK (she will see the poll 3 mins before 10) as to whether

It's labour win sad face

Or sunak win happy face

Should be fun

Victoria Derbyshire is known in this household (well by me anyway) as The Dementor. She can suck any joy from any situation.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Reminds me of my dream QT line up, in a 90 minute special:
Will Self
David Starkey
Alaistair Campbell
Peter Hitchens
John Lydon
Farage

This one might last a tad longer (and it meets diversity and inclusion criteria):

Gary Neville
Paula Vennells
Benjamin Zephania
Helen Mirren
Jon Robbins
Tom Allen

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If you are looking for diversity and inclusion …

Laura Kuessberg must be added to the panel

Comes under - Tory expert on exit polls

Oddly the tories think she's a labour stooge.

I always assumed she is a journalist. Not especially good, but so it goes.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This one might last a tad longer (and it meets diversity and inclusion criteria):

Gary Neville
Paula Vennells
Benjamin Zephania
Helen Mirren
Jon Robbins
Tom Allen

Sorry to reply to myself but here is another collection that would excite me.

Emily Maitlis
Tariq Ali
Victoria Coren
Frank Skinner
Rory Stewart
Ian Hislop

 

[Eric the meek]

Do you mean "one question followed by a shouting match and a fist fight" time?

My money's on Will Self. I reckon he would weigh in with some good hits to the head.

Alastair Campbell would collapse like a very collapsible thing. David Starkey would be hiding in the ladies' toilet, John Lydon would pretend to be involved in the fracas, but would be near the safety of the bar, where you would also find Hitchens and Farage tut, tutting at it all.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

My money's on Will Self. I reckon he would weigh in with some good hits to the head.

Alastair Campbell would collapse like a very collapsible thing. David Starkey would be hiding in the ladies' toilet, John Lydon would pretend to be involved in the fracas, but would be near the safety of the bar, where you would also find Hitchens and Farage tut, tutting at it all.

Nah. Wet ponces and slags, the lot of them.

Self would be chasing the dragon.
Campbell would be going on about the 1959-60 race to the league title
Starkey would be explaining why women
Lydon would be trying so hard to be nice
And Hitchens and Farage would playing a quiet game of Top Trumps (dictators edition)

 

[Eric the meek]

Nah. Wet ponces and slags, the lot of them.

Self would be chasing the dragon.
Campbell would be going on about the 1959-60 race to the league title
Starkey would be explaining why women
Lydon would be trying so hard to be nice
And Hitchens and Farage would playing a quiet game of Top Trumps (dictators edition)

Would you go for a pint with any of them? I wouldn't.

 

[Giraffe]

Already taken the Friday off. All nighter for me. I predict West Worthing turning red at about 6.30am. Poor old Peter Bottomley. He will have to take up bowls.

 

[Seagull58]

Well Blair and Brown did some amazing things in government - introducing the national minimum wage for example. Sadly, as always happens due to the nature of politics, it all went sour. Very, very sour.

Didn't Brown save the world and abolish boom and bust, or was that just political spin and bluster?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Already taken the Friday off. All nighter for me. I predict West Worthing turning red at about 6.30am. Poor old Peter Bottomley. He will have to take up bowls.

I miss-read that as 'up the bowels'

A more interesting but somewhat dangerous retirement pastime

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Didn't Brown save the world and abolish boom and bust, or was that just political spin and bluster?

Brown mitigated against the worst of the sub-prime lending global financial crash (that odd people like to claim he caused). And did so without crowing about it. Because it was a horrible time, with pain to follow. Can you imagine Sunk in his boots? he would have made it all worse then called it a great victory for Tory common sense.

And there was no boom and bust for Brown's (what was it?) seven years as chancellor. Given the inescapable malevolence of 'events, dear boy, events' that's not bad going.

I think the present GE will be as much about the apparent intent and the communication of impression of imperatives than anything else. Change, or more years of chaos under the Tories.

I was listening to an R5 call in today and a tory from Buxton summed it up nicely: we have been mucked about by people playing smart arses (Johnson the prime mover here), denigrating the honourable if perhaps naïve efforts of Grown Ups trying to Do The Right Thing. She cited Theresa May here. God, to think I look back on the days of Theresa May with regret at their passing. f***ed over by Johnson who came in and implemented the very plan he had voted against when May proposed it. That's badness, and the need to clean the Augean stable is palpable.

 

[5Ways Gull]

'Labour have taken Blue Rinse Valley and the Daily Mail have taken Umbridge'

Arthur Negus has held Bristols. That's not a result just a rumour.

Is Tarquin Limbim Wimbin F'tang F'tang Ole Biscuit Barrel seeking reelection.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Would you go for a pint with any of them? I wouldn't.

Me neither. Because Campbell is tee-total now.

But I guess he could watch me drink mine, while amusing me with anecdotes about some of the tomfoolery he encountered during his time at the top table. Brown's ranting and sulking, for starters. Shouldn't really laugh at an honourable man with skin as thick as a Durex Featherlite that had been stretched over a massive Hampton but, one would have to have a heart of stone to not.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Arthur Negus has held Bristols. That's not a result just a rumour.

Is Tarquin Limbim Wimbin F'tang F'tang Ole Biscuit Barrel seeking reelection.

I wonder if his team mates called the redoubtable former Charlton (and others) striker, Kevin Phillips: "Bong"? If I had been in his team, I would have found it almost impossible to resist. And if I ever change my NSC user name it will be to Jethro Q. Walrustitty

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Victoria Derbyshire is known in this household (well by me anyway) as The Dementor. She can suck any joy from any situation.

I've never quite got over the Radio 5 hoohah years ago, when Fi Glover - who I adore - left her show/took a sabbatical, due in part, I later found out, to her husband having an affair with Vic. D.
Still makes me sad inside
No Derbyshire for me thanks.

 

[Eeyore]

Arthur Negus has held Bristols. That's not a result just a rumour.

Is Tarquin Limbim Wimbin F'tang F'tang Ole Biscuit Barrel seeking reelection.

Brighton Pavilion, I believe.