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Yeah, I've got the BBC on too - although I have to leave the room every time Peter Snow comes on! He can be so irritating!

My "on the ground perspective" is that most people will have switched from Labour to LibDem - I don't know anyone who was going to vote Tory - but without a lot of tactical voting, it won't make much difference.

I thought the campaign was pretty interesting because there was no one clearcut issue, so it really meant people had to decide for themselves what matters the most. I had a kind of head versus heart battle about it, but then I couldn't actually vote today because I am away from home and didn't realise in time to apply for a postal vote. My vote wouldn't have made any difference anyway - it isn't a marginal seat. We should have proportional representation so that all votes count, not just the ones in marginals. Also I think they should computerise all the polling stations so people could vote wherever they are. Although most government projects involving computers turn out a mess, so maybe not ...

Josephine

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