Election day – 8 in the morning, May 6th

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* Johann Hari outlines What we’ll lose if we reject Labour

* As polls open, Political Betting publish the opening markets for number of seats by party

* What election coverage would be complete without the obligatory hour-by-hour guide to the results?

* Sunder Katwala asks if David Cameron is the candidate of change in British politics, why are the right-wing tabloids “desperate to help him win”?

* Polls indicate the Tories may by 19 seats short of a majority according to PoliticsHome, who publish a rundown of seats re-graded in the last two days

* Laurie Penny implores the angry and disillusioned to vote.

* The Conservatives have bought the front-page advert on YouTube for election day, reports tech bible The Register

* The Daily Mash runs with “Britain passes point of no return as importance attached to Cowell opinion”

And the election day front pages:

* The Guardian: Cameron eyes the prize

* The Times: The fate of the nation

* The Independent: The People’s Election

* Daily Mirror: Prime Minister? Really?

* Daily Telegraph: Day of destiny

* The Sun: Our Only Hope

* Financial Times: UK bonds reach highs as markets gamble on Tory triumph

* Daily Mail: Burning issue for Britain