panik: (Difficult)
panik ([personal profile] panik) wrote2010-05-06 02:40 pm
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Been and done my bit for democracy...

have scratched my mark upon the scraps of paper with the blunt pencil provided. I've also been to Aldi for wine and chocolate, I have a feeling I'm going to feel the need. My palms are sweating. This election scares me.

[identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
The BBC are usually pretty good at this sort of thing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/default.stm

or Channel 4 are good too:
http://www.channel4.com/news/

But Twitter's probably going to be the place to be. It's going to be an interesting night, for sure. Can I ask why you're interested? I'm not sure I'd stay up to watch the Belgian election ;o)

[identity profile] ledh.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I study English, and Britain is one of my very favourite countries. not to mention this election has been frontpage news for a few days here too, even with one of our own coming up XD thankyou!

[identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, OK! I hope you enjoy it, it promises to be the most unpredictable election since the mid seventies. I'm staying up late, well plied with drink and drugs chocolate.

[identity profile] ledh.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, it's so interesting! and at least i don't get stupidly angry at the results like i do when i vote around here.

[identity profile] ledh.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
whooow, those stations close sooo late! ours usually open from around 7AM-1PM and we get clear results by around 8PM or so, i won't be staying up to follow this one! probably because yours is ona weekday, ours are always on sundays.

[identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com 2010-05-06 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
They're always on Thursdays here, since time immemorial. :o) I love the election coverage, with the presenters caught mid-sandwich and mugs of tea and all the daft glitches. I'll be flipping from the srz-BBC stuff to the C4 alternative election night, too, which promises to be pretty good.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/channel-4s-alternative-election-night

Whatever happens, it's always an *event*.