Ken vs. Boris: It's So On

That Sunderland result is a nasty weathervane. RIP Gordon Brown.

Is Vine ad-libbing? Cos his style's just reminding me of bid-up.tv a lot (our Freeview box starts on that for some reason).

think I've missed some Maitlis moments. I think she's an attractive woman, really, but her talking about Bloggers earlier was not good. what are they gonna do? press buttons and ... write things ... off camera? ... pointless.

Vine is announcing results of a vague poll - doesn't mean much

sunderland representative of the national swing? not so sure.

Election nigh has always been about BS graphics, last time we had Labour digging holes.

Polly T is not official voice of the party: she is a decent progressive woman; bless her.

Ed, these graphics feel different to me -- a different level of BS. hard to explain.

This NHS poll is basically just based on people guessing, isn't it?

Nick Robinson has a blog too! Blogarama!

Nuneaton has swung to the Tories after 30-something years, with two seats gained by BNP. Fudge.

They have just upgraded their news studios, they have shiny new VizRT systems replacing Quantels which they have had for 3 or 4 years.

Labour lose Nuneaton council

I don't know where that is

Labour lose Nuneaton & Bedworth to the Tories, a council they've held for 34 years. Ouch.

Trent Valley.

xpost

Harlow goes Conservative.

I think the novelty value of "I am watching an election!" is starting to wear off again, and I'm about to become progressively more depressed while posting semi-frivolously, and maybe I would be better off sleeping.

They're not really updating that ticker graphic at the bottom, are they?

Don't worry PF, Jowell doesn't seem to know where Nuneaton is either. Tony King projects Labour gloom.

Hey guys, I don't think the rest of Britain is going to care much about Ken and Boris.

Unless Boris wins, of course.

Here's Culshaw. Apprently Boris Johnson = Henry Blofeld. And Gordon Brown is constantly teetering on the verge of Chris Eubank.

ASK HIM WHAT TOM BAKER WOULD THINK.

He still hasn't worked out how to do an impression of David Cameron, has he?

Shit, that Nuneaton & Bedworth result - that used to be a two-party council. BNP have picked up two seats there from scratch.

Maitlis / Culshaw - terrible.

Christ, Culshaw is not very good at impressions

and doesn't seem to know anything about politics.

He didn't even try to do Cameron. I think Maitlis probably thought he would ... and he didn't. He was awful throughout.

I think Maitlis' "Wolverhampton... primaries and Sheffield caucuses" line was quite possibly the low point, tho.

tessa jowell appaears to be slowly melting

oh WTF is this

"Perhaps I can go via Jeremy Vine. You'll enjoy this Charles."

"Or I might not."

No. He's not going to.

Kennedy's face before realising he was on camera there...

fuck me

Um...

this is going to be a youtube favourite

So... Boomhauer, then.

I turned off at the wrong time, didn't I?

privatise the BBC now

Tories have apparently got Southampton with a seven-seat swing.

Eight-seat gain. Crikey.

yes, that Vine thing will be on youtube ... if anything will. (I don't know how things get on youtube - but it's the kind of thing that does.)

Ditto. I know he's not my fault, but can I apologize to the world for Jeremy Vine.

WHO THOUGHT OF THAT ITEM?

WHY?

DERE LORD WHY?

Has he ever met an American?

it was silly ... but it's as if a kind of showmanship and silliness has taken over from all else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh3UlZcRQrY

"things are hotting up in blogland"

Lib Dem blog commenters not down with Vine. Maitlis "distancing herself from those... blog... comments..."

it's the drummer from blur!

This is some crap spinning from Southampton dude, here.

Jeremy Vine is now manning a graphic whereby the best result for Gordon Brown is that he is perceived as Stalin.

BNP pick up three in Rotherham, their first ever seats in South Yorkshire.

Conservatives lose Colchester and hold Plymouth.

Is there really no Labour-controlled council in the south of England?

Reading?