SNP victory in Glasgow East - the Christians won it |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 2:51 am |
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The seat has loyally returned a Labour MP in every election for almost 60 years - virtually since the Labour Party was born. It was as Red as Ken, as safe as houses (if, indeed, houses may any longer be considered safe), and this by-election defeat will go down as one of the most dramatic ever. The SNP overturned a majority of 13,500 - a result that will send shockwaves throughout the entire parliamentary party - and the new MP, John Mason, is a committed Christian. But why did Labour lose? There will be much talk in the mainstream media of a tedious, dour and unpopular prime minister in Westminster, chatter about an increasingly ascendant SNP or Margaret Curran's misinformation and lies, and much analysis of why people did not come out to vote - the turnout was just 42 per cent, compared to a general election turnout of 48 per cent. It is evident that traditional Labour voters either defected or stayed at home because they felt that Labour had ceased to care about their low life [ Full article ] |
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