[Politics] The NSC 'up all night' election night laughathon #unofficial# thread

[Weststander]

We need better than Pringles. Just sayin'.

I'm already eyeing up olives and planning a sweep of canapes and dips the day before. I may even get some of the artisan scotch eggs and borderline-illegal imported cheese from Macknade.

There is a risk I may gain a full stone if the session proves to live up to billing.

Mr Creosote rides again

You haven’t got a sweet tooth?

As well as savouries, I’ll stock up with chocolate peanuts and raisins. Stunningly delicious.

 

[WATFORD zero]

@Harry Wilson's tackle, @Hugo Rune and @WATFORD zero …. did you stay up watching it to early hours/all night, when it was apparent from exit polls at 10pm that the Tories had won eg 2015 and 2019? Or only when that’s not the outcome?

I think I’ve done them all since 79, when just turned a teen.

Great move with the thread. I look forward to the night, talk of snacks etc.

You seem to think I have problems with the Tory party per se. I have actually mentioned on NSC before that I have voted for Tory candidates at elections frequently. What I have problems (and continue to have problems with) are the cabal that took over that party in the run up to the Brexit vote

Normally I would sit up , but I was in Spain for the Brexit referendum and I went to bed after a lovely meal out thinking (it appears, somewhat naively) that my fellow countrymen really couldn't be that stupid

And although it was fairly obvious Johnson had won in 2019, I was up until the early hours somewhat pissed and incredulous

 

[Weststander]

You seem to think I have problems with the Tory party per se. I have actually mentioned on NSC before that I have voted for Tory candidates at elections frequently. What I have problems (and continue to have problems with) are the cabal that took over that party in the run up to the Brexit vote

Normally I would sit up , but I was in Spain for the Brexit referendum and I went to bed after a lovely meal out thinking (it appears, somewhat naively) that my fellow countrymen really couldn't be that stupid

And although it was fairly obvious Johnson had won in 2019, I was up until the early hours somewhat pissed and incredulous

I can’t imagine a former Hunt Sab not minding the Tory party?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

You haven’t got a sweet tooth?

As well as savouries, I’ll stock up with chocolate peanuts and raisins. Stunningly delicious.

No. Nothing sweeter than cabernet sauvignon ever passes my lips.

I'm a salty man. Mmmmm salt.

 

[Eeyore]

Is it just me or....deep inhalation

Vennells is, I am guessing, absolute filth. A female to rival the debauchery of the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Welles.

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Well, you prove the point. She would be perfect for Westminster.

 

[Pevenseagull]

For me to stay up all night will need the Albanians not to have gone home.

 

[jcdenton08]

I don’t really follow what’s going on in this thread, but I’ll definitely be watching both the UK and US election nights - I absolutely love them. No joke, probably my favourite TV “event”. I have printouts and a set of highlighters, do my own “graphics” in downtime when awaiting results…

I just love everything about it, Sir John Curtice popping up. The classic grumpy and in denial politicians about to lose their jobs playing down the (usually entirely accurate) exit polls. “There’s still a long way to go and we’re remaining optimistic”

I actually bring in my other telly from next door and set them both up together, one on Sky News the other on BBC, and watch them Marty McFly style.

Already booked off the 4th (so I can sleep in the afternoon) and 5th (so I can sleep all afternoon). I cannot wait!

 

[studio150]

 

[jonny.rainbow]

I stayed up until 4am in 1997 and ran around the house in excitement when the three Brighton/Hove seats went to Labour.

I genuinely thought that politics had changed and the world would be a better place with the change of administration.

 

[Eeyore]

I'm happy to join the NSC overnight devotees. I may take the next day off as I am due some leave. So count me in.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I can’t imagine a former Hunt Sab not minding the Tory party?

Never had a lot of time for the swivel-eyed loons in the tories, but I am old enough to remember when they were an extreme faction (equivalent to the Militant faction in the Labour party) and the majority of Conservatives were very different. Sadly those swivel-eyed loons are now the leadership of the Tories and the Cabinet

 

[jcdenton08]

I stayed up until 4am in 1997 and ran around the house in excitement when the three Brighton/Hove seats went to Labour.

I genuinely thought that politics had changed and the world would be a better place with the change of administration.

Well Blair and Brown did some amazing things in government - introducing the national minimum wage for example. Sadly, as always happens due to the nature of politics, it all went sour. Very, very sour.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Problem for me is that so many of the xxxxs that are staring down the barrel of a Portllo moment have done a runner.

 

[jcdenton08]

Problem for me is that so many of the xxxxs that are staring down the barrel of a Portllo moment have done a runner.

They know the writing is on the wall and are saving face. Simply sidle into a nice City of London/consultancy job, wait for all this to blow over, and come back in 10 years when the new government burns out. Tale as old as time

 

[WATFORD zero]

I'm thinking a 7 -10 course may be in order, but all simple starter type dishes that can be served cold or prepared in advance and banged in an oven/air fryer/microwave for 5 mins

I'll start with mixed olives with crostini and balsamic/olive oil dip

 

[Stato]

Just hoping that Gove, Leadsom, Hancock, May etc. all standing down from very safe seats aren't opening rat run opportunities for some of the potential Portillos that we'll hopefully be raising a glass of whiskey to in the early hours of 5 July.

Rees-Mogg’s old rival odds-on to oust him and give Labour a new Portillo moment

Dan Norris had his parliamentary career halted when Jacob Rees-Mogg defeated him in 2010. Now he's getting a rematch

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This makes for fun reading:

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/gainloss.html

Some great names on there, but if they all came true, I'd need to get a few more bottles in.

 

[jcdenton08]

I'm thinking a 7 -10 course may be in order, but all simple starter type dishes that can be served cold or prepared in advance and banged in an oven/air fryer/microwave for 5 mins

I'll start with mixed olives with crostini and balsamic/olive oil dip

This is what I do - and a flask of drip coffee so I don’t have to keep making drinks all night. Mozzarella sticks, battered prawns are always winners

 

[Pevenseagull]

For me to stay up all night will need the Albanians not to have gone home.

Actually, seeing as Gove isn't contesting ....

 

[Gwylan]

I can’t imagine a former Hunt Sab not minding the Tory party?

It's not unknown. When I was at uni, one of the leading lights in the uni's FCS was also involved with the hunt sabs

 

[nwgull]

I usually stay up until 1-2am, by which time there are usually enough results in to show that the 10pm exit polls have got it there or thereabouts. This year however, I am taking Friday 5th off of work and intend to stay up all night for as many Portillos as possible. And so do lots of people I know.

Despite recent spate of resignations, here are still plenty of at-risk Tory names left for us to enjoy watching as they lose there historically safe seats. Should be loads of fun.