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Yes, we live in exciting times, technology wise. The time of the "communications revoluton", perhaps. The time when the internet joins tv as part of average joe public's everyday life (and maybe some totally unforeseen outcomes - things always move faster and are much more significant than most of us ever imagine).

Back to planet earth and the local elections, aswell as keeping us informed (with results, graphs, etc.) and listening to our views, how about some online opinion polls aswell.

Does the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's heavy bias in favour of Labour not diminish any authenticity this will have? So far we've seen very little equality in terms of the treatment of candidates for Mayor. Will this Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ team be able to contain themselves and provide balanced reporting on this occassion against all the odds?

If Gordon Brown really thinks and feels for the general public, he would stop taking the increased fuel tax as the fuel price rises at the pumps.
But as King of the stealth tax increases I doubt that he will do anything.

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Oh god help us!

Emily Maitlis was cring worthy when she appeared during last year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Local Election night coverage. She was even worse the other night on Newsight when she tried to interview a senior Tory (I do'nt think I've ever seen a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalist so badly briefed.)

Why does the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ keep having to try and re-invent the wheel? Why do you have to keep trying to appear 'young and hip'? 99% of people watching tonights coverage are going to be self-confessed political geeks so why not cater for them? Why not give us wall to wall political coverage with top notch analysis instead of putting people in pubs trying to pretend they are down with the British public? I say this as a young 20 something and a British Asian, so probably tick lots of boxes in terms of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ target audience. As John Major said get back to basics.

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BRING BACK THE SWINGOMETER!!!!!!!!!!
The graphics tonight are making me dizzy.

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I usually enjoy David Dimbleby's election night on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, but not tonight, somehow it wasn't the same.

Far too much chat and childish analysis, I turned off after the first hour or so after some of the results started to come in and listened to the election on Radio 4.... what a relief.

Why is it that politicians are always searching for excuses instead of blurting the truth.... poor Tessa Jowel she gave the impression she lost a wad of ten pound notes - sure glad I turned off.

Bring back the old style and the swingometer?.

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Any chance of releasing all the "awaiting moderators" comments above?

Was there any reason why the Lib Dems appeared third on the bar charts for the Projected Share of the Vote despite finishing second, ahead of Labour?

Wouldn't like the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to be accused of effectively, and inaccurately, depicting England as a two-party system.

Also, with the increased representation of the SNP, Plaid, the NI parties, Greens, UKIP and (unfortunately) BNP it seems strange to lump them altogether in the "Other" column in every graphic apart from specific council / constituency results. When it comes to the next election you could at least represent the nationalist parties as a distinct category from "Others".

Even being generous your local election coverage was inane, partisan, and totally unwatchable.

Dimbleby, as with Question Time, can't hack it any more and seems to view snide comments as wit, Robinson spent all night spinning the results for Labour and the least said about Vine the better. As for the childish graphic again you likened Tory leaders to lower levels of human development.

Whoever thought that was the way to cover an election needs to resign or be sacked.

To be fair the coverage of the Mayoral results was markably better.

Lets hope Boris will sort it all out! God created the World in 7 days, Gosh hes only got 4 years to sort London out , Its all a worry!!

sorry lads and lassies I guess I said the wrong thing yet again! Im sure I will get it right in the end|?

good job on covering the elections in the united kingdom....