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| Spoiler alert - we did |
After Adam's heartfelt (and beautifully written) demolition of the Tories yesterday I realised, as starkly as I've ever realised, that my hatred of the Conservatives and everything they've stood for over the last fourteen years, is as nothing compared to how Adam and millions more like him have been directly affected by them.
So after a very long night (I personally stayed up till 5:30am this morning) we have all woken up to Day 1 of a five, if not ten, year Labour plan. What pitfalls lie ahead can only be best guessed as I'm sure the recently departed blue rosetted cunts have left many, many UXBs along the way.
James O'Brien threw out a left field question this morning: "Do you feel euphoric?" To which I thought the best reply, paraphrasing massively, was: "Not yet. We've just escaped from a 14 year abusive relationship. Euphoria, I'm sure, will follow. But, right now, it's a massive sense of relief coupled with a large helping of guarded optimism." It's also how I feel. You may feel totally different. But, you know what, I am feeling good. Ask me again in 3/6 months and I'm sure I'll update you...
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"... a massive sense of relief coupled with a large helping of guarded optimism" is exactly how I feel too.
ReplyDeleteWhat JM and C said
ReplyDeleteYep, what you all said. Some mild euphoria mixed with tiredness but mainly relief that they've gone. Finally.
ReplyDeleteC/Ernie/Adam - I think because we've all waited so long for this day we can't quite believe it. It's gonna take time to sink in; historians when writing about this period will struggle to put into words the palpable sense of relief the whole nation is experiencing today.
ReplyDeleteRelief and hope at Amusements Towers.
ReplyDeleteI think they're the two watchwords that'll carry us forward for the short term. Then we're all going to be praying they can actually deliver and that it's not all been hollow promises. Interesting times ahead, for sure.
DeleteI never believe the polls nowadays but that Exit poll looked encouraging so I stayed up 'til 3.30am to make sure. There will definitely be trouble ahead and a few pitfalls on the way but feeling relief too that this chaotic period in our history is over.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Alyson; tho the EPs have been scarily accurate in recent times.
DeleteI too couldn't go to bed till I knew it was safe to do so!