Welcome to Election night. A little over 2 hours until the polling stations close and the race begins.
This will be an election night chat thread. Anyone in the UK , regardless of your political persuasion , is welcome to join in. The only rule is that everyone is polite to each other. People may disagree but anyone resorting to trolling , name calling or being abusive will be asked to refrain , leave the thread or even be blocked.
So , inspired by @ArtieKat , have you got your election night drink and nibbles. I've got mine
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Well, i trundled along and did my bit.. can't say I am happy about my vote.. but that's how it sometimes is with me.. The choices seemed poor.. My daughter voted for the first time ever, she's 18.. so it was kinda a cool moment even if the people running were all lacklustre
@Adaydreambeliever I voted in a General Election for the first time today too - at the ripe young age of 66!
When I was in my early teens I read a joke: "It doesn't matter which party you vote for because the government always gets in (elected). I have regarded it as a truism throughout my life. I always maintained that I would vote only when my way of life was threatened - that time has come.
(My first vote ever was in the Brexit referendum.)
@ArtieKat makes sense.. I struggle with it.. it feels like they are all useless tossers and I can't say I support any of them.. so it was tough voting.. and I really didn't want to .. but I am obedient like that
