Election night update: 11pm – Paddy’s hat is trending

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By Paul Walter | Thu 7th May 2015 - 11:10 pm

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So far:

An exit poll has predicted 10 seats for the Lib Dems

Paddy says he will publicly eat his hat if that is correct

Paddy’s hat is trending

er…that’s it

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* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.

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Steve Way 7th May '15 - 11:14pm

If that BBC exit poll is right I’d rather be Paddy then Stephan Tall…
Liberal Al 7th May '15 - 11:28pm

This is going to be a depressing night.
Malcolm Todd 7th May '15 - 11:31pm

Steve Way
Best joke so far. 😀
I’m afraid more will be needed to get us through the night…
Jim Hughes 7th May '15 - 11:56pm

He’s not even wearing a hat….
JohnTilley 8th May '15 - 4:29am

In May last year Paddy talked a lot about hispreference for ‘Liberal Democrats for Cake’.
In May this year he talks about eating his hat.
Hywel 8th May '15 - 5:41am

How was Paddy so badly informed/briefed?
JohnTilley 8th May '15 - 7:49am

Paddy has just said to Dermot Murnaghan on Sky that NC should be “given a bit of space to make his own decision”.

It brought to mind those words that appear on the screen at the beginning of the first Star Wars film –
“…in a galaxy far, far away …”
Angela Davies 8th May '15 - 9:41am

I am broken hearted this morning, We have lost the best MP we have ever had in Surbiton, We have lost Simon Hughes and Vince Cable. All tragic but we have to pick ourselves up this am and get back to work.
Speculating about leaders wont help. Get back to the canvass cards and get out on the door step.Its the only way