PH
I'd forgotten the voting chaos and that a certain leader of UKIP had a plane crash on election day...
VM
Nick Robinson had been blogging general elections since 2001.
Paxman enters a new age by asking if Peter Mandelson’s “twittering”, which makes it the first mention of social media in a BBC general election coverage. Five years later and they’re giving live updates on a Twitter account called Paddy Ashdown’s Hat.
(unless there’s a mention of MSN Messenger in the Blair years that I missed)
(unless there’s a mention of MSN Messenger in the Blair years that I missed)
Nick Robinson had been blogging general elections since 2001.
DV
Craig Oliver reflects....
Odd feeling seeing #election2010 which I edited. 20 mins before exit poll had a row with big boss who didn’t want us to give numbers, fearing wrong. David Dimbleby walked off saying: We’re on air soon, please sort it out!
— Craig Oliver (@CraigOliver100) May 8, 2020
John Curtice said he was sure: went with him & was spot on https://t.co/aXgAIxViFl
JW
Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter:
Joan Collins WAS #Election2010
— Duncan Golestani (@DuncanGolestani) May 8, 2020
Asked later her thoughts on the results she said she didn’t know, she’d been at a dinner party.
Icon.@afneil @Joancollinsdbe pic.twitter.com/3ljTDYdBum
BA
2010 doesn't feel all that long ago, but 10 years later it has aged visually. BBC Parliament in SD helps with that aesthetic.
BU
I imagine the worry was that an exit poll predicting a hung parliament is quite a bold statement as it's within the margin of error, and last time that had happened in 1992 it wasn't correct (and would be incorrect again in 2015).
The wording is usually quite careful these days e.g "Conservatives largest party", which is true whether they can form a government or not.
The wording is usually quite careful these days e.g "Conservatives largest party", which is true whether they can form a government or not.