It was rather a surreal experience watching the BBC's election night analytics and opinion show on the BBC News Channel on Thursday June 8, from shortly after the closing of the poll at 10pm (I lasted until about 1am on Friday morning). It was the exit poll - a joint effort by the BBC, ITV and Sky News - that set the scene for a night of traumatic change for the ruling Conservative party led by Theresa May, and qualified jubilation for the fractious Labour party ('qualified' because they … [Read more...] about Theresa May’s fragile foundation