The result

It was Nandalot and a calm John MacDonald to put it forward.

And guess what it is YOU. Making the personal attacks GGm2 I have made a point. Not a personal attack. You started that!

Go back to your lovely catty chatty thread then.

Byeeeeeeeeeeee

Daphne, I didn't say the young were stupid ,

Annie, like you I was very worried about Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. Not because I didn't agree with him but because I thought he would take us into the wilderness years and mean we were in opposition for years. I also thought he did not have the charisma to take the electorate with him. He's proved me wrong. Forget about Momentum, etc. Which of his policies do you disagree with?

ab Having read GG's posts, I consider she does think for herself - as do I!

I think it's astonishing that a Labour Party supporter is so negative this morning. You thought that Corbyn was unelectable, as did I until a few weeks ago. You were wrong. Get over it!

I think the young people in my family are more capable of critical thinking than you will ever be AB. They looked at what was being said and voted accordingly.

(That is critical thinking AB, not criticising thinking. I know you are very capable of that)

But you can't bring yourself to say you were wrong about Corbyn can you annie

You implied it ab.

They cross your name off when they give you your voting slip, so they can tell whether you voted but that is surely to prevent people trying to vote twice rather than pin pointing those that didn't.
I can't answer your other questions gilly

No I am NOT suggesting that at all whitewave she asked me what happened to the slips after they were counted and I said I didn't know, and I still don't. They must be kept for a certain length of time in case there needs to be a recount but what about after that? Simple question, no agenda.

Daphne, I didn't say the young were stupid

No you just inferred I cannot think for myself AB. The slurs and attacks have started. I think it's time I left you to it.

Thank you nina at last someone who is trying to answer my serious question. I knew that they would know who had voted and who didn't.

Clearly a huge hammer blow for the Tories. Labour supporters deserve their period of celebration after the earlier projections of a Tory landslide, but let's not forget that the Tories still managed to get a lot more votes and seats than Labour. What might really put the cat among the pigeons is if (despite what Gerry Adams has just said) Sinn Fein were to take up their seats and support Corbyn. I think that would leave the tories with less than an overall majority even with DUP support? Politically, TM is a dead woman walking, but Tory pundits saying a leadership election now would be like shooting themselves in the other foot have a good point, especially given the likely candidates. I'll bet there are swathes of tories wishing Ruth Davidson could get herself on the ticket! For the UK in general, it feels like the old Chinese curse of "interesting times".

I am proud of the young this morning and proud of the Labour Party for giving them hope, not just of free tuition fees but hope for a fairer future for all. My generation had great hope, if it were the only thing I could leave to my children I would die a happy woman.

GG At the top of this page you mentioned my name but I'm not quite sure what you were trying to say. Would you please clarify?

Hear, hear Nightowl

Interesting comment; the Cons may be able to put together a government but will they be able to put a legislative programme through.

Sorry Nandalot - missing comma. It was in reply to your post and should have read:

It was Nandalot, and a calm John MacDonald to put it forward.

Biggest surprise for me? Labour took Sheffield Hallam, one of the most affluent constituencies in the country, for the first time in its history! Maybe if anyone other than Nick Clegg had defended the seat, the Lib Dems might have hung on to it, but it has an ever increasing student population and I think that must have been a big factor.

All clear now,. thanks GG.

Nandalot, Corbyn fought a clever campaign and certainly improved in the last few months.

I have said many times I did not agree with no tuition fees and free school dinners, too many promises . If labour had won some promises would be broken and could have ended the Labour Party.

I think there is a need for calm thinking and discussion , not possible here,

On a personal note I am thrilled Welsh labour won back Gower, I worked my socks off there ?

gilly Used voting slips kept under sealed storage for six months in case of a recount or other legal checkup, then put through an industrial strength shredder.

Thank you Elegran but what about the list where they tick off/cross out who has voted and who has not? Genuine question?

Sea of red and green in Brighton and Hove. Strong academic vote here with two universities.

gilly get a grip!!!!