1992 BBC Election Night Coverage Part 2

[@Bungle-UK]

Neil ‘man of the people’ Kinnock who happily left the working class behind while both he and his wife landed cushy jobs in Europe, and is so down to earth his son is married to a former Prime Minister.

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

Were you the Loony candidate on stage?

[@Bungle-UK]

@@lucianopavarotti2843 Do feel free to let us know which bit of my statement you think was wrong?

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

@@Bungle-UK I do feel perfectly free but am not sure there's much point.

[@ksay7649]

Very nostalgic, thanks for posting

[@redsaxmax]

This is hilarious - this was my one and only on-air BBC credit, at about 6am with eleventy billion other people listed.

[@ajs41]

What job were you doing?

[@RSDonovan]

Thanks for this.

[@softnflabby]

Is Peter Kellner just permanently 57? Here we are over 30 years later and he still looks exactly the same.

[@Hertfordshire247]

I was only 7 in 1992 and interesting to see that the SNP, 30 years ago, as today still spout the same old crap and still play victim but also still take the money "south of Birmingham".

[@insertclevername4123]

I know that the fringe/independent candidates realize that there's no chance that they will win, but having to stand next to Lord Buckethead on the stage has to be the second-most embarrassing part of the night (right after getting fewer votes than Lord Buckethead).

[@marcokite]

TBH Boris seemed to relish it at the last election

[@insertclevername4123]

@@marcokite A polite response would be that it's easier to enjoy it when you win. A less polite response would be, of course Johnson enjoyed it--Lord Buckethead makes him look dignified by comparison.

[@Compleme_Cunm]

In fairness to Lord Buckethead, he appears statesmanlike and dependable by comparison with most politicians today.

[@JK-br1mu]

They should have had Neil Kinnock on in defeat and kept playing the "We're alright" clip over and over and asking him questions about it.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

It did not contribute to defeat no matter the myth. Labour's loss thirty years ago today was a tragedy and one of the saddest days of my life to this day. I was 22 and hoped for change. I still believe it was a missed opportunity for a different kind of society. The issues of 1992 remain unresolved today and we find ourselves in the dytopia of grotesque inequality and outcomes for millions that Kinnock warned against while Labour leader. I think he moved the party too far to the right but he would have been a good Prime Minister. He failed with tragic consequences but faced defeat with dignity both at the constituency count and on the steps of Walworth Road in the early hours of the morning.

[@JK-br1mu]

@@eightiesmusic1984 No worries, that society would have been trash, and the common man would have a lower standard of living today than he currently does. Leftwing, statist, economic policies are horrible, and only make things more equal in that they lower everyone down to a poorer shared existence. So it's better that things panned out this way. Though there's much room for improvement.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@JK-br1mu Sub Daily Mail nonsense. Given how ill considered your comment is it is unlikely you are aware that John Smith's shadow budget would have made the average family better off, refuting the lies of the Conservatives about tax. Does your thesis have any evidence you would like to provide?

[@JK-br1mu]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Just remember when you're lost in Dreamland, fantasizing about how wonderful things would be under your failed Marxist religion, that free people making free decisions in the economy brings about the highest standard of living for the most people.

[@jgsh8062]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Of course he doesn't.

[@harrypreece6680]

No real political leaning either way but it’s hilarious to watch the changing of tones from Jack Cunningham and Bryan Gould over the night. Weren’t so smug after 11:30 were they 😂

[@dlamiss]

At 2 hours 2 minutes in Patten was almost correct with his prediction about the Tories winning again in 97. It was to be their worst result in 165 years

[@matthewkeane7292]

Until last month lol 😆

[@tubularbill]

A good night for the UK, not a good night for the BBC….

[@ajs41]

Why?

[@dlamiss]

@@ajs41 Because the BBC was MASSIVELY out with its exit poll guess

[@67Parsifal]

And, as it turned out, a great night for Labour as 1992 was the BEST EVER election to lose! :)

[@RMStudios2021]

3:59

[@leeball4585]

12:10 Mike Gapes!

[@carlingblacklabel2864]

11:56 - ITN wrongly forecast that Tony Banks had lost Newham North West when in fact he held it with 61% of the vote (Whilst the tory only got 25%)

[@merrymonarch]

Thanks Karl

[@CA-ee1et]

An idiotic forecast. Where did they get that from?

[@carlingblacklabel2864]

@@CA-ee1et No idea, Newham NW was one of the safest Labour seats in London. They also claimed Labour had gained Medway when it stayed safely tory

[@marcokite]

@@carlingblacklabel2864 - sensible Medway

[@joshratcliffe7378]

51:12

[@RMStudios2021]

3:59:00

[@Hertfordshire247]

Interesting that 30 years on, I wouldn't of voted Tory or Labour. Kinnock, no chance, and as a Tory voter, if I could vote for the new leader in 2022, I wouldn't vote either Truss or Sunack. You couldn't pay me to vote Labour with Starmer who represents the working man with Sir at the start of his name. It really is a mixed-up, shook-up world. Was Heseltine never not a creep?

[@rah62]

There is no such thing as "wouldn't of". It's "wouldn't have".

[@Hertfordshire247]

@@rah62 That's wonderful Jim and thanks for your insight, but this is KZbin dear heart, not a spelling bee so take your dictionary and your imaginary friend called Helda and go sit in the corner and think about life's priorities. Good lad.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

No mate. If you want to be taken seriously, at least learn basic grammar and spelling. There’s a good lad.

[@Hertfordshire247]

Well here's some basic grammar even you can understand - piss off, chap. @@andrewrobinson8305

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@Hertfordshire247 Grammar and spelling matter in every other country except Britain.

[@Stephenpaulreynolds2866]

The walking dead

[@CA-ee1et]

"We now go to Islwyn..." (Welsh windbag takes up the next 4 hours) (A vicar in a dog collar giving it in sign language - why? How many deaf Christians were there at the count?)

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Unpleasant comment. His speech was not long winded.

[@kailashpatel1706]

An utterly disastrous night for the British people but a victory for the British ruling establishment and the night New Labour was truly born.., the Tories only fell on a good economic policy following the ERM exit months later, they record between 1989-1992 on many issues was frankly terrible..Kinnock was woeful...but the Tory victory locked in the NHS internal market changes introduced in 1991, ruled out any possibility of an investment based approach to tackle the huge economic and social issues facing the nation...you get the governments you vote for...Major had some achievements to be honest but that comprehensive programme the nation needed was gone...