Europhobia thoroughly liveblogged the election results 10pm to 8am – it was weird…

• Michael Howard’s resigned – I think too early. Should have left it six months to see the lay of the land and give the newly re-elected Malcolm Rifkind time to raise his (largely untainted) profile. Could split the party again like this.
• Lib Dems up to 62. The nation of Cornwall is entirely Lib Dem. But can they consolidate their gains?
• David Trimble is out. Northern Ireland continues to count. Slugger O’Toole keeps tabs on the situation. Looks like the Ulster Unionists are screwed.
• Blair spouts nonsense, looks like he’s going to be a lame duck. Prime Minister Brown within two years, depending on external events, I reckon (and hope).

For more good takes on the election (not that this one was necessarily good), pop over to new British group blog The Sharpener – we’ll look forward to seeing you.