The Continuing Adventures of Pax-Man

[davidn]

They're still going! Truly, David Dimbleby must be an android. 26 seats remain undeclared, but nobody can win now, so there will have to be dealing either way to form a stable government. Or you could believe the Daily Mail and just accept that this means we're all going to die (as hung parliaments are just behind mobile phones and talcum powder in things that cause cancer).

In tribute to one of the real stars of the evening, who managed to turn "What do you think of the exit polls?" into a loaded and confrontational question, and was heard to say "Look, it's 2:30am, just give me a straight answer" to struggling politicians throughout the night, here's the best thing that radio Dead Ringers ever did.

The Continuing Adventures of Pax-Man

Apart from anything else, I have to admire the Jimmy-Harting of the theme music... coming so close to the actual tune without actually being it.

Comments

[crassadon.livejournal.com]

Wow, the Liberal Democrates have won over 50 seats. That is a not-insignificant amount.

[ms-noone.livejournal.com]

Myself and shoe__gal were just saying that David Dimbleby now looks almost asleep. The BBC should give the man a break. At his age, this could finish him off. I'm half expecting to see a Dimbleby obituary on the BBC news website tomorrow.

[kjorteo]

I am amused by the difference in perception of "what happens when one party in Parliament doesn't have more seats than everyone else combined." In Canada, it's called a minority government, and they've had a three in a row now, going from a Liberal-almost-led minority government to a Conservative one to the same Conservative one. (The Conservatives gained about 19 seats in 2008 but still didn't reach majority status, and nothing else really happened, and that election was seen in hindsight as a bit of a waste of time.) There are at least a few people out there who actually prefer it to majority governments, given the somewhat terrifying thought of the Prime Minister being able to do absolutely anything he wants.

In the UK, of course, it's called a hung Parliament and we're all doomed.

Edit: Why do I know this, anyway? I'm American.

Edit 2: Now with more facts.