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we've got blogs and ashington and also how and some gloves south. look at the something themselves. a result of labor goes $18000.00 votes. the number 2 was real full with 11000. so i think the showing of this reform party might be another piece of the story also. no. so the voter in scotland of the, the scottish national policy, they've had a very, very bad night, is the projections are right. projections. say that only going to get 10 seats. well, in 20195 years ago, the last election, they got 48. so it's clearly i think going to push the cause of scottish independence back quite a bit. james, thank you. a but spring in the best one of it, shoes as a counting sentiment bonnet to north and on. now at 3 constituents is, i mean counted the end, it's viewed as one of the capitals key areas. so you are at one of the most important backgrounds in what's happening that in the month. that's why we housing is that the way here there will add force museum 8th the 3 constituents? is that how the traditional conservative hotline is? one of them has had the same since having to them uses 2005

the northern part going into the new blyth and ashington seat, a strong labour area, the southern partfor the election. the question is, has he done enough? there has been investment in this area, a new railway line which is going to be opening soon, but a huge battery factor which was promised, bringing lots ofjobs, hasn't materialised. huge disappointment. this area could be among the first to declare on thursday night, so we will see how it goes. thursday night, so we will see how it noes. . ~ thursday night, so we will see how it noes. ., ~ i. thursday night, so we will see how it noes. . ~' ,, , thursday night, so we will see how it noes. ., ~ i. , . and now let's cross to winchester. emily. this seat was won by the conservatives on 2019 but with a majority of less than 1000. the man who won it, the former health minister is standing down. that makes this seat very high up the liberal democrat target list. they have held it before and they have run the council for the last five years. key issues coming through here is about cost of living crisis and affordability of homes, mortgag

say, "ah, look at the 1% swing change in blyth and ashington. that must mean this."e of the night. but there is a sort of practicality of when results drop. and i've, you know, certainly sometimes you think, "0h, we're going to definitely talk loads about that," but then a candidate pops up and gives a speech and another count in another event and launches a massive attack on their party leader. and you end up actually not even using all the boring homework you've done about that seat where you thought it was going to be a huge story because genuinely, just something else happens at the same time. and that's the live excitement of elections that you can't predict, notjust you can't predict what's going to happen, but you can't predict when. the second bit of it, though, is that, of course, all of us, i suppose, kind of, you know, you can have, have in your dna in a sense, it's important to understand instinctively where is there going to be somewhere where something interesting and significant is going to happen, because it might be a test or a symbol of the other ki

well it might be blyth in ashington, northumberland this year.t will probably be quite slow. a bit of a trickle for that from there on in. and then once you start getting towards 2:00 you just start getting bang, bang, bang, bang. right. let's zoom out. and because i've realised what we've been discussing in the last 20 minutes has been very kind of political and quite tactical. and 0k, laura, you made your very passionate point there about the importance of your local representative. oh, i thank you. but it is the night before an election, and everything we've talked about has seemed a little bit, almost, almost a bit like spreadsheets or like westminster and like we're about to have like... what? john swinney and a frog bin? point made. um, give me a big thought. and can i start off with david dimbleby�*s big thought on newscast this morning when we're doing the epic, he said, "we're facing a really, really hard time. really, really dark days. don't know what this country's going to do". not holding back. are we going to listen to it? no, we do

the ashington -- washington actor, rendition of the award- winning series, john adams. >> the constitution of the united states! >> the constitution of the united states. so help me god. ♪♪ >> it is done. god bless george washington, president of the united states! >> are we cheering for person, principal, idea, that is a question we have throughout our history, washington set the standard, whatever his other failures or foibles, it was a big deal. when he gave his address leaving, he said, quote, in the present circumstance of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to retire. those simple words from a man that often spoke simply set this tradition, they mattered. they separated america from many other countries not able to find a way to have peaceful transitions of power, which we have almost always had with the exception of what donald trump uncorked on january 6th. you can look around the world, in new zealand last year, their prime minister, jacinta carter, shocked the world with the announcement she was going to voluntarily give up power rather than seek re-election, sh

we're getting in blyth and ashington.m second place. and again in washington and gateshead south reform second place once more we've got bridget in houghton and sunderland south reform second place. so what we're looking at across all of these seats that have declared in the north east is a second place finish for reform. but perhaps what we're also seeing in the other seats that have declared, for example , that have declared, for example, down in swindon, is actually a less positive result for reform. this is where their latent support is. and what's that doing to the vote? share prediction that we're looking at? well, look at that 16.9. that's down a little bit for reform very high of course, compared to where most pollsters were. but down on the original projection from the exit poll. and how's this all going to play out? what are the next knock on effects? well, one seat to look at is basildon and billericay . at is basildon and billericay. thatis at is basildon and billericay. that is where the conservative party ch

writing in his op-ed in the ashington post" that the united states is the only constitutional democracyhat gives lifetime seats to its high court. term limits would help ensure court members change with some regularity, and that would make the timing for the court's nominations more predictable and less arbitrary. you will note that former president trump had three picks to the supreme court in joe biden one in his four years in office. the president saying in the op-ed, i support a system in which the president would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the supreme court. the court turning over every 18 years. getting your thoughts on those proposals, asking you what changes you would make in the supreme court or if any changes are needed at all. this is gary and fletcher, north carolina. good morning. caller: yes, sir. i hope that maybe you can inform some of the listeners who are calling saying they are making laws that are favorable to this party or that party. they are not partisan. the one thing everybody is missing is they do not make laws. the

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