Been watching betfair, the TV and online coverage and have noted the following:
- SNP odds dropped from 2.22 to 1.03
- Labour odds lengthen from 1.5 to 5
- a single rumor gradually spreading to several normally reputable places
- Labour campaign manager looking decidedly downbeat on the bbc
- SNP commentator on the BBC election programme looking chirpier and chirpier
- Margaret Curran arriving at the poll with a candidates fixed face on
I’m going to put all these together and call the Glasgow East By election for the SNP. (it’s 00:42)
As an aside, involving Dougie Alexander in a debate about his sister was inexcusable. If I’d been in his position on the programme tonight, I’d have been arrested for assault.
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July 25, 2008 at 7:52 am
Chris Norton
I think it’s becoming more and more obvious that Gordon isn’t up to the job and people/voters don’t believe in him anymore. His only strong point was his fiscal skills and now they have been shown to be pretty weak too.
A prime minister who wasn’t even elected is going to be beaten by the conservatives at the next election unless Labour do something very quickly to restore voters confidence.
August 1, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Craig McGill
Yeah, I blogged a little about the election, passing on some gossip, but Alexander showed remarkable restraint. The thing is, he must have known it was going to come up, so it was either poor thinking, no one else wanted to do it or, like Curran, he was put forward for it.
As someone who used to live in the area (for more than 20 years) it is a surprising result. I kept meaning to blog more about it, but got overtaken by events as they say.