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UK General Election

Thurs 8th June 2017 - **Presentation related discussion only** (April 2017)

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A former member
Honestly don't know what to say, a completely unexpected result.

A much, much, more interesting result than expected.

This could go on for days if the poll is to believed.


YOU GOV got it right..
WH
Whitnall
Blind me, and we thought it would be boring.
VM
VMPhil
If we do actually have a hung parliament it'll be massively more interesting from a TV point of view… in any case a much more exciting night ahead than I think most of us thought, even if it does end in a Con majority.
BR
Brekkie
Looks like we'll be doing this again in a few months time.

ITV don't seem to have replaced Julie on the graphics - Tom basically having to get up and do it with guests. They could really do with one or two more studio hosts.
AL
alexhb01
Sky News very slick this evening. Best of the broadcasters so far tonight IMO.
RD
RDJ
There's some London skyline silhouette frostings in the background of the sides of the ITV set which actually resembles somewhat slightly the Thames Television skyline! Albeit a 21st Century version of course!
BM
BM11
If the exit poll is massively wrong- more than 40 seats out, the next election might not have an exit poll or at least as much attention devoted to it.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Maybe this again won't be David Dimbleby's last election.

If the exit poll is right Laura K and Peston won't be going on holiday any time soon, as it'll take a while to cobble together some sort of coalition
SU
SkyUser23
There was me hoping to get a bit of sleep!
BM
BM11
I doubt Laura K and Peston are due for a holiday until summer recess
AN
Andrew Founding member
A quick question, there is often talk of a "Scottish Six" because they feel half the news is irrelevant north of the border, but during election campaigns what do viewers in Northern Ireland make of the national news. Rather than half being irrelevant, it's almost entirely irrelevant, you can't move for the SNP being mentioned on the national news, but NI politics is barely ever mentioned and of course there is no NI Lab or Con.
BB
BBI45
I have a GCSE Exam in the morning. I was prepared to see an exit poll predicting a Conservative landslide and to go straight to bed. Well, that appears to have gone completely out the window!

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