The audacity of hope versus the mendacity of the weak ‘n’ wobbly. 20 years ago it took until the early hours before that ‘were you still up for Portillo?’ moment established the sheer scale of the Tories’ meltdown. Two decades on this was different. Firstly, the indicator, the exit poll, came a whole lot earlier, leaving viewers with hour after hour of ‘surprise’ results to look forward to.
Secondly, Labour’s triumph, despite missing the overall majority, was both so unexpected and based on such a radical appeal.
