Summary
The failure is a sign of how Britain is changing. The old patterns of anti-Tory politics are breaking down. From 1992 to 2001, the Liberals would take Tory seats in the shires while Labour would take them in the cities. Now they're more anti-Labour than anti-Tory. They're taking city seats from Labour and letting the Tories in by the back door in a few constituencies. But in rural seats they' re not doing well. Their ability to be all things to all men is falling apart.
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Weird - but Not in a Good Way
10.02pm Nothing illustrates the willingness of the media to fill space rather than report news better than exit polls. It's just gone 10pm. The first results are 45 minutes away. But as I write, assorted Dimblebys on various channels are announcing the findings of their joint exit poll, and Ann Widdecombe, Lord Falconer, Baroness Williams and Ian Hislop are babbling on about the...
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