Scottish Parliamentary Elections Sweepstake

[pete]

Oh Jeez. May need to change channel to Family Guy. Wee Eck is on the pundit panel for the Beeb. Boke.

You love him really.

I like him fractionally more than I do our Johann. I'll give you that.

So are you landing planes on your other computer window?!

No! (they're right funny about that).

[campbell]

Good.

My former count centre, at the sports centre in Motherwell, is live on telly right now. Happy memories...and might find myself back there supporting the show next May...

[campbell]

Labour folding already?

(God, I feel like Tut...sat here posting to myself...anyone else still awake?!?!)

[pete]

Nope. Just you.

Former count centre? Did you used to count?

[tut]

Yep, just about to post that it looks as if Labour are already going downhill.

tut

[pete]

(I'm supposed to be booking the family holiday! Not wasting my time in here)

[pete]

I despair at Labour. They've had so many open goals in teh last few months and they've missed them all.

[tut]

I need to see a shrink as every time Corbyn comes on now it makes me squirm.

tut

[pete]

My dad looks just like Corbyn.

A man of principle in UK politics, what's not to like?

[tut]

Labour just lost Rutherglen, 11% swing to SNP.

tut

[campbell]

If I hear another SNP bod say "If it's the will of the people, we'll have another Referendum" I'm going to throw something heavy at my monitor.

[campbell]

Nope. Just you.

Former count centre? Did you used to count?

I managed the team that ran the technology service for one of the Count Centres (North Lanarks) during the 2012 Local Council elections. Logica had the service contract to operate all 32 Count Centres round Scotland. Very, very exciting project. Brilliant experience. Lots of scanner devices and computers needed due to the Single Transferrable Vote basis of those elections (unlike the manually-counted first-past-the-post basis of tonight's contest).

Rathmhor has since been selected to support the 2017 elections, as a subcontractor to CGI (formerly Logica) who have again won the service contract. We're delivering a fair chunk of the training scope, exciting and nerve-racking all at once. I may even be asked to run a Count Centre again, but my role as Training Architect and leader of the (small but perfectly formed) Rathmhor team may change all that

Exactly one year from now it's unlikely I'll be getting much sleep, whatever happens...

[j2 lot]

Just back from the count in Glasgow. Listening to Jimmy Krankies acceptance speech near the end of an 18 hour day is enough to turn anyone to drink

[tut]

Good news to wake up to, that will wipe the smirk off Corbyn's smug face. Talk your way out of that one after stating that there would be Labour gains.

Looks as if SNP may not have a Majority. NE to go with two seats and she would need both. Come on Aberdonians, don't let us down.

tut

[campbell]

Right then, cast your predictions people.

1st - SNP
2 - Conservative
3 - Labour
4 - Green
5 - Lib Dem
6 - Solidarity or whatever

Pound a go. Or should that be Groat...or Euro...

Morning all.

I think I called it right? More or less?! As did a couple of others

Teas all round then.