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Originally Posted by Maranello That, and BNP getting 16% of the vote in Barking etc.
You are right, it was dull, but not as dull as 2001! Enfield Southgate was an interesting one, where Stephen Twigg lost; fortuitously, Portillo was in the ITV studio to offer his "personal" perspective! |
I was a bit sad for Stephen Twigg - an MP who, by all accounts has done a good job as an MP, who was a victim of Tony Blair's mistakes rather than his own. he's still a youngster in politcal terms, and I'm sure he'll be back. It remains one of my favorite moments of t.v, when that shy looking fellow with a cute smile and name beat the man who was supposed to be the new Tory leader - it was great stuff!!
My favorite moment of the night was watching Michael Howard give his speech after winning his seat with the guy from the Monster Raving Looney Party stood behind him wearing a big hat and silly outfit - I love that about our elections, the fact that they allow pretty much anyone to run, even if they are odd balls!!
That said, the BNP annoy me no end. Well, actually it's the fools who vote for them, I suppose. No matter how annoyed people might be about issues surronding asylem and so on, there is no reason to vote for an openly racist party like the BNP. It's very sad.
