Ed Miliband may soon be gone. But let’s remember what he got right

Most Conservatives I have spoken to in the last couple of hours are optimistic, hoping the prospect of RedEd in power has inspired a higher turnout amongst Tory voters. The Tories could still win, the polls could be as wrong as they were in 1992. But my concern is about the campaign. I hate to say that I think the Labour party fought the better one (not saying much, admittedly). Just as after the Scottish referendum I felt depressed that the unionists had relied so heavily on negativity, I find it depressing that the Tory campaign relied on anti-SNP sentiment. Yes, it has proved the most effective card they played – but let’s not pretend that it was inspiring.

Ed Miliband is utterly wrong on almost everything and his government would be a Hollande-style calamity. But his campaign was not one never ending bacon sandwich, as so many on the right thought it would be.