The Labour knives come out

Taking a moment to surf through the UK papers this morning in the aftermath of the Tory election win Thursday, I find that the usually Labour-friendly Independent has some unkind things to say about the both parties:

• With some of politics biggest players bowing out, just how did they take losing?
• Lord Mandelson twists the knife
• Billionaire Mike Ashley adds £100m to fortune as Sports Direct shares rise after election
• Now the election is over and David Cameron no longer needs to appeal to voters, he has appointed the controversial figure of Michael Gove as Justice Secretary...
• Mhairi Black elected youngest MP since 17th Century (for the SNP, of course)

The next few months will see the Conservatives trying to figure out how to govern in the center, so expect lurches rightward every so often. And Labour will have to figure out how to run a campaign. But with an outright majority, it seems clear the Tories will be in power until May 2020, by which time, if history is any guide, the UK should be even more stratified and illiberal than it was at the end of Thatcher's rule.

Thanks ever so, Ed.