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Michael Howard conceded defeat at 4.20am this morning.

Our work here is done – for the time being.

…polling stations are open 7am – 10pm today.

Vote wisely and keep Michael Howard out of Number 10.

A quick roundup of our last minute pre-election reading:

• Nick Cohen’s Pretty Straight Guys is our favourite critique of the New Labour project
• Piers Morgan’s The Insider tells all on Blair and Iraq from the view of the then Mirror editor’s desk
• Christopher Hitchen’s Letters to a Young Contrarian stresses the importance of asking tricky questions
• The Liar by Luke Harding et al expertly disects the fall of Tory MP Jonathan Aitken

The Daily Mail peddles a despicable cocktail of hatred, bigotry and fear.

We’re delighted to learn that concerned citizens have knocked up a spoof.

It’s called – somewhat inevitably – the Hate Mail [PDF], and 30,000 copies are being distributed nationwide.

Middle England’s house paper is guilty of many crimes, not least supporting fascism in the 30s.

British fascist leader Oswald Mosley was praised beneath the headline Hurrah for the Blackshirts.

The paper’s proprietor Lord Rothermere also wrote to congratulate Hitler months before the outbreak of war with Germany.

The rag continues to offer a daily diet of spite today, with immigrants bearing the brunt.

An anonymous ex-employee sums the paper up perfectly:

“The ideal Daily Mail story leaves the reader hating somebody or something”