Comments | gillyp: We live in interesting times.

gillyp

We live in interesting times.

May 10, 2010 17:36

Anyone else watching BBC1?

election, politics

Comments 13

snailbones May 10 2010, 16:49:34 UTC

Ayeeeeee!

gillyp May 10 2010, 17:06:57 UTC

I feel like I'm living in a wind tunnel.

snailbones May 10 2010, 17:10:27 UTC

Well, we're certainly getting our money's worth... excuse me while I hide behind the sofa *g*

getting our money's worth gillyp May 10 2010, 17:14:02 UTC

Oh yes indeedy! I remember when Elections used to be rather dry affairs, the swingometer was about as exciting as it got. I suppose this is the result of celeb culture, taking reality TV to its logical conclusion.

weggsley May 10 2010, 17:02:06 UTC

Hee! I've just got in and put it on. It's all happening!

gillyp May 10 2010, 17:08:56 UTC

I swear to God, I'm getting whiplash. I was working, telly on quietly in the background when they suddenly pulled the plug on kid's TV... O:!

It's all go, ain't it? :o)

gillo May 10 2010, 17:14:26 UTC

Caught it on News24 on the website - astounding and fascinating. Where now, I wonder?

gillyp May 10 2010, 17:18:58 UTC

It's... Fascinating...? I think. ::bites nails. looks frightened::

gillo May 10 2010, 17:22:38 UTC

I think we have to agree it's interesting. I think a progressive alliance, if they can make it stick, would reflect the will of the electorate as closely as you can get in this system. But it's interesting in a scary Chinese sense too, isn't it?

gillyp May 10 2010, 17:25:56 UTC

I have to admit I'm loving all this. It's about as interesting as politics has been since the 1970's.

ETA: Malcolm Tucker's Alastair Campbell's on...

vamysteryfan May 10 2010, 17:36:57 UTC

I just read on BBC.co.uk that Brown stepped down. The complications continue

gillyp May 10 2010, 18:20:06 UTC

The Libs were holding talks with the tories and it looked like a done deal, now Gordon's stepped down in what's clearly part of a deal and the Libs are 'officially' holding talks with Labour and I'm getting whiplash and glued to the news. :o)

rhianne May 10 2010, 19:10:45 UTC

LOL! Yep - I work in an office with lots of government-focused magazines, so we've had News 24 on permanently right through the election. I was expecting them to officially announce talks with Labour (clearly part of a warning to the Tories to give them what they want or else...) but for Gordon Brown to step down so quickly was new - I thought they'd have to lever him out of No 10 with a crowbar!