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How things change this time also depends on how you read the last election. Even at a time of huge dissatisfaction with the Blair/Brown axis, when the council in Newcastle was still Lib Dem (just) and the LDs were ploughing resources into what they saw as potential scalps in the north-east (Newcastle North, Blaydon etc.), the LD+Tory vote combined wouldn't have been enough to beat a largely unknown, black, female Labour candidate replacing a long-standing incumbent. Even with some drain from Labour to UKIP (which there undoubtedly will be), a Tory MP being elected in a city where there hasn't been a single Tory councillor since the mid-1990s would be little short of miraculous.

As I said when you confidently predicted a Cameron overall majority a few months ago:

Stevie's so Geordie he has ayes where lesser men have eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r_Ev4-BVgQ

Just had a tweet favourited by Paul Sinha too. This day goes from strength to strength.

I was on the verge of seeing Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. He was on the verge of the street outside. EDIT: I realise technically that doesn't answer your question.

Think I walked past Gok Wan tonight. It's a glamorous old life.

https://twitter.com/SummerRay/status/588410113909727232/photo/1

Hees all crazee now.

I was reading TT on my phone in bed last night and this auto-played at quite the volume. Disgruntlement ensued.

I like it, you should do it more often.

He's already said he sees "backing a side" in politics as akin to supporting a football team, so I suggest hiring a plane with a "Red Ed" banner to tail his taxi all day long.

World's most suicidal nation. Figures.

As if you'd say that in a thread where Fist is lurking...

Just read the piece linked to there, lovely stuff

Boys boys boys!

You were listening to the tune...?

https://twitter.com/politicshome/status/590538576313634816/photo/1

https://twitter.com/cooledmiliband

That's a bit harsh. On Cath's lad.