Well, here we are.

So that's the end of the UK, then. Scottish referendum at least now inevitable, even if it takes a while. What an absolutely fucking stupid idea having a Brexit referendum by proxy on FPTP was. We now face the most brutal of Tory Brexits on a minority vote. Every single opposition party and every ex-Tory MP who couldn't stomach Johnson, and yet voted for an election rather than working together in parliament, is as responsible for this as him, letting party and the fantasy of a ride to power in a Brexit election win out over the need to actually behave in the interests of the country. Every person who couldn't bring themselves to vote tactically is also responsible. Every person who stayed at home "because they're all the same." Corbyn, Swinson, Sturgeon, all should hang their heads in shame at what they have done. People are going to die because of their vanity, and collusion in the destruction of the NHS will be their epitaph.

Corbyn, I have always considered unelectable as a Labour leader for a number of reasons, and maintained my party membership solely to vote him out. Not sure who is left to vote in. This is the ultimate revenge of the voter for the party's not instituting proportional representation when they had the chance. It would have meant short term losses, but enormous long term gains on so many fronts.

I suppose the SNP got their election before Alex Salmon's trial for sexual assault and thus gained a few seats, but they have lost all hope of a referendum for 5 years and I expect attempts to muzzle Holyrood. Bit of a Pyrrhic victory, that one.

On the plus side, Jo Swinson lost her seat. That's what happens when your UK election strategy is a Borgen fanfic.