Confusion

Neither the commentators nor the politicians have slept, nobody knows what is going to happen, some people, a good many, could not even vote. That is very bad. On top of this, the outcome thus far has one very big surprise; the failure of the Liberal Democrat campaign to make the headway thought certain. It is too early to analyse what has happened, not least because it is not over yet. There is, however, one set of figures worth mentioning.

A few moments ago the Tories were on 285 seats with just under 10 million votes. Labour and the Lib Dems combined had the same number of seats but with 14 million votes. This is because the Lib Dems with 23% of the votes have less than 9% of the seats. This is why electoral reform is a must. No other modern democracy works this way. The next hours will show whether our unwritten constitution can deliver a worthy outcome or whether we have to endure a Florida moment.