Your thoughts on the Glasgow North East by-election
What does the by-election result in Glasgow North East tell us about Scottish politics? Has Labour turned the corner? Is the SNP honeymoon over? And, with a record low turnout for a Westminster by-election in Scotland, was democracy the loser?
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Labour won.
Two thoughts spring to mind.
Don`t confuse us with the facts our mind is made up for those who voted and whatever happened to ignorance and apathy --don`t know don`t care - for those who didn`t.
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Its no surprise that Labour retained the Glasgow NE by election, when the entire Scottish Media, including BBC Scotland,ignored the reason why the election was called in the first place- that the previous incumbent, Labour's Michael Martin fiddled his expenses, along with the majority of the rest of the Westminster brigade. Why was this not an issue, at a time when Great Britain is bankrupt, fighting illegal wars, spending £100 billion on Trident? The Westminster gravy train goes on and no doubt Willie Bain will continue where Lord Martin of Springburn left off.
The SNP should not have been suckered in to fighting on issues which had absolutely nothing to do with a Westminster by election, and the media simply went along with it. What a shame.
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Hi Graham , to answer your questions in order
1.What has the glasgow north east result told us about Scottish politics?
It told us absolutely nothing we didn't know already
2.Has labour turned the corner?
The only country in the G8 still in recession could be your starting point. not long ago we were supposedly the best placed country in the world to hit the ground running after the recession! since when did last become best placed?
3. Has the snp's Honeymoon period finished?
It's what all your colleagues in BBC Scotland are wishing for. never mind ,it's nearly Xmas maybe Santa will help out if you all ask him nicely , preferably with out interupting him or being rude to him!
4.Was democracy the loser?
Of course it was, the fact that 2/3 of eligible voters couldn't be bothered for whatever reason is a very dangerous sign. someone somewhere should be finding out why that was the case.
Now there is an investigation into something that really matters that you and your colleagues could really get your teeth in to.
The only caveat being it has nothing to do with party politics it doesn't matter who the missing voters might have or might not have voted for , it simply matters why they didn't vote at all!
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