yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 So who will it be tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 AN Other??? Morag Balfour, Scottish Socialist Party Maurice Golden, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Peter Grant, Scottish National Party Louise McLeary, Solidarity - Tommy Sheridan Jim Parker, Scottish Senior Citizens' Unity Party Lindsay Roy, Scottish Labour Party Kris Seunarine, Ukip Harry Wills, Scottish Liberal Democrats Moan Jim Parker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sorry I forgot to add those significant others You best vote for other now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawrrrrrrr Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Labour SNP have been shown to be all talk and will be on the road back down from this point on:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 So who will it be tonight? What's happening in Glenrothes tonight ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 What's happening in Glenrothes tonight ? Incest... probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Incest... probably. Is that incest hopefully? You there already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 was it wise to hold this by-election today do you think? surely most of the electorate are shattered after an all night session of jigging around a burning wicker man, grinning like maniacs and all that jazz. sorry any fifers, bygones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Is that incest hopefully? You there already? Few more strokes and I will be. Oooo Incest. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The Nats will win. Watch the panic in Labour ranks next week when Darling announces his "autumn statement" or whatever they call it now. He'll be unable to produce any sort of meaningful fiscal stimulus and will have to admit that the UK recession is going to be pretty deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Weathers Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hopefully SNP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Early indications are that the Scottish National Party have overturned a 10K plus Labour majority and are on their way to claiming another seat. Yes We Can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Weathers Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Labour SNP have been shown to be all talk and will be on the road back down from this point on:) Early indications are that the Scottish National Party have overturned a 10K plus Labour majority and are on their way to claiming another seat. Yes We Can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It is tight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It is tight though. BBC are reporting it looks like SNP have taken it. Even if its labour but close its still a dent in labours win with almost 75% of votes in 2005. Oh and the fact prancer said Labour will take it easy usually means it will go the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedp6873 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 who cares burn it all down!!!!!!!!! hell hole of a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 What about Jim Parker? This will final nail in Labour coffin when they lose this tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 who cares burn it all down!!!!!!!!! hell hole of a place. Its that bad Peter Grants running for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 who cares burn it all down!!!!!!!!! hell hole of a place. Kind of agree got very lost in Glenrothes few years ago. Reminded me of Dundee with all the bloody roundabouts. I reckon places with that many roundabouts is just a way to make people stay longer because they cant figure a way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 What a tit that Willie Rennie is, he says that if the SNP win by a small margin then it wont be the political earthquake that Alex Salmond was promising. What he is failing to see is that if the SNP win by any margin then they will have turned around a deficit of over 10,000, is that not a "political earthquake" in itself? As I said, what a tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I just hope its straight forward and no recounting as I want to go to bed at a sensible time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I just hope its straight forward and no recounting as I want to go to bed at a sensible time. I got a call from work earlier on today letting me know that I am not required to come in at 10 as previously arranged but now 2.30pm so I'll be wide eyed right through to the second that Peter Grant pumps a victorious fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnejambo Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I have to work away tomorrow so its the driving bit then staying awake during meetings. will celebrate the SNP win proper tomorrow night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I got a call from work earlier on today letting me know that I am not required to come in at 10 as previously arranged but now 2.30pm so I'll be wide eyed right through to the second that Peter Grant pumps a victorious fist. What channel is reporting on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Weathers Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 BBC2 - Saying that Labour are looking good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 What channel is reporting on it? I'm watching live on the BBC website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 BBC2 - Saying that Labour are looking good now. So they are.... boooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 If its close then surely that counts as a win for SNP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Never been to Glenrothes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systemx Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The Nats will win. Watch the panic in Labour ranks next week when Darling announces his "autumn statement" or whatever they call it now. He'll be unable to produce any sort of meaningful fiscal stimulus and will have to admit that the UK recession is going to be pretty deep. Despite the bluster of Lord Wind of Salmond who arrogantly predicted a clear SNP majority it looks like Labour have retained the seat.Serves the Bassa right for becoming an East Fife supporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Never been to Glenrothes... Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Thanks for that. My pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Despite the bluster of Lord Wind of Salmond who arrogantly predicted a clear SNP majority it looks like Labour have retained the seat.Serves the Bassa right for becoming an East Fife supporter. Its close. Labour have lost tonight whatever the outcome. They had a 10K plus majority. Thats been decimated. Make no mistake, Labour have been hit hard today, the SNP will have won votes, Labour will have lost them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Obama Don't laugh too soon. Apparently, his name is sort of Scottish in origin. It's an Americanised mispronunciation of "Oi, ya bam ya". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchies75 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sounds like Salmond's in for a long overdue kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Its close. Labour have lost tonight whatever the outcome. They had a 10K plus majority. Thats been decimated. Make no mistake, Labour have been hit hard today, the SNP will have won votes, Labour will have lost them. That's utter nonsense given the results of the Scottish Parliament election. If Labour pull a victory off here, it's suggesting that voters in the midst of this economic mess are running away from the SNP. I really hope that Labour have lost though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sounds like Salmond's in for a long overdue kicking. Would you be happy if you had your house cut in half and one half given to one of your enemies, leaving you to live in half the space compared to before? Or in Salmond's case, would you be happy if your house doubled in size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systemx Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Its close. Labour have lost tonight whatever the outcome. They had a 10K plus majority. Thats been decimated. Make no mistake, Labour have been hit hard today, the SNP will have won votes, Labour will have lost them. Dont talk garbage When then by-election was called the Nats were creaming themselves.Salmond has been proven to be a political pimple over the last month or so .When the going got tough the smirk went missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 That's utter nonsense given the results of the Scottish Parliament election. If Labour pull a victory off here, it's suggesting that voters in the midst of this economic mess are running away from the SNP. I really hope that Labour have lost though. eh?? thats not true..... they've won votes unlike labour who have lost them since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 So Labour will still have a 10K plus majority in the Glenrothes constituency after today? If so then I will concede I am talking garbage. But dont hold your breath on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Its close. Labour have lost tonight whatever the outcome. They had a 10K plus majority. Thats been decimated. Make no mistake, Labour have been hit hard today, the SNP will have won votes, Labour will have lost them. ?!? Dude - it's a by-election, still 18 months out from a general election, in the third term of a generally unpopular government, at a time of recession! Take a look at what happens in all elections mid-term, be they local elections or by-elections, especially if the government has been in for a long time, and even more if the economy looks like it's going down the tubes. So what if they've lost a few thousand votes? They'll get them back in May 2010, and look to have held on by two or three thousand in any case. That's remarkable. It's a very encouraging sign for Brown and Labour: the first tangible evidence that they're on the way back. And it's a terrible result for the SNP: if they can't take such a seat in circumstances hugely beneficial to them, they have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 That's utter nonsense given the results of the Scottish Parliament election. If Labour pull a victory off here, it's suggesting that voters in the midst of this economic mess are running away from the SNP. I really hope that Labour have lost though. I think it's more complex than that. Who is the sitting government here, the Labour westminster one or the SNP Edinburgh one? Devolution changes the dynamics of bye-elections and the interpretation of any protest vote. A defeat for the SNP will be disappointing for them but an increased share of vote, if achieved, hardly represents a big failure. However, this sort of Labour heartland seat is the type the SNP need to win if they want to push on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 eh?? thats not true..... they've won votes unlike labour who have lost them since 2005. Er, the SNP won Central Fife in the 2005 Scottish Parliament election! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I think it's more complex than that. Who is the sitting government here, the Labour westminster one or the SNP Edinburgh one? Devolution changes the dynamics of bye-elections and the interpretation of any protest vote. A defeat for the SNP will be disappointing for them but an increased share of vote, if achieved, hardly represents a big failure. However, this sort of Labour heartland seat is the type the SNP need to win if they want to push on. I take your point but this by-election has been characterised as the test of the "Brown bounce". Coupled with Labour arguing (probably to good effect if they hold the seat) that small countries are hardest hit by this economic mess and that the Union protects Scotland (this is a myth but it's Labour's strategy) then the issues seem to be around testing Scotland's ability to stand alone. Therefore, if the Nats can't win it after winning Central Fife in 2005 I think they are the real losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praha06 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 ?!? Dude - it's a by-election, still 18 months out from a general election, in the third term of a generally unpopular government, at a time of recession! Take a look at what happens in all elections mid-term, be they local elections or by-elections, especially if the government has been in for a long time, and even more if the economy looks like it's going down the tubes. So what if they've lost a few thousand votes? They'll get them back in May 2010, and look to have held on by two or three thousand in any case. That's remarkable. It's a very encouraging sign for Brown and Labour: the first tangible evidence that they're on the way back. And it's a terrible result for the SNP: if they can't take such a seat in circumstances hugely beneficial to them, they have problems. I must admit that if will be dissapointing if the SNP havent managed to win this seat, given their confidence before a ball was kicked so to speak. But the fact that people have come out and voted for the SNP in direct opposition has to be looked at as a positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systemx Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Just look at the puss on Sturgeon.Priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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