This is what we fought for???
Posted on 07/24/2008 11:41:19 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Gordon Brown’s worst nightmare was realised early today as the Scottish National Party triumphed by taking Glasgow East, one of Labour’s safest seats.
The hopes of Labour strategists that their disastrous run of electoral setbacks was about to end were dashed as the SNP’s John Mason achieved the enormous 22 per cent swing required to topple the long-time stronghold.
Mr Mason, a Glasgow councillor, overturned a 13,507 Labour majority at the general election in 2005 to win by 365 votes from Labour’s Margaret Curran. Turnout was just over 42 per cent. Earlier in the day, Labour had requested a recount, which delayed the result being announced by around an hour.
In his victory speech Mr Mason described the result as "not just a political earthquake, it is off the Richter scale. It is an epic win, and the tremors are being felt all the way to Downing Street”.
He added: "We have removed the dead hand of Labour control."
Mrs Curran admitted that the Labour Party had to listen to the voters. “I do believe the Labour Party has to listen and has to hear the message from the people of Glasgow East," she said.
While Mr Brown is not under immediate threat, it was the worst possible result as he prepares for a summer holiday and tries to chart a plan for his own and Labour’s recovery.
The result will intensify doubts among Labour MPs about Mr Brown’s ability to win a general election and could spell trouble at Labour’s conference in the autumn when a weakened Prime Minister will have trouble getting his way on a range of policy issues.
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"We have removed the dead hand of labour of Labour control. Labour MPs across Scotland will be quaking in their boots"
Although given the ideology of Labour vs. SNP, it wouldn’t be like Pelosi being replaced by a Republican, but by Greenie moonbat Cindy Sheehan.
Yeah. I can smell Brown’s stench from clear across the pond. He is nothing but a fascist socialist’s toadie. He was ramming through the EU agenda without the consent of the people.
"Best for Scotland, best for Scotland's people, best all round.
On the basis of this swing the next election would deliver, 50 SNP, 1 Labour MP, 0 Tory and 1 Libdem MP."
yitbos
Are you sure? I’m not keen on who’s who in that part of the world.
If so, then it’s like an “out of the frying pan and into the fire” kinda thing. You’d figure people in the UK would be fed up with their country’s Christian culture and traditions being erased and replaced with Islamic appeasement and the rapid erosion of their freedom of speech, not to mention loss of sovereignty and rule.
If Scotland becomes independent, it will have a bad government. On the other hand it will be difficult for Labour to win a majority in the British Parliament without its Scottish seats. A net plus IMHO.
Zero Tory. *smacks forehead*
Although I’m 1/4th Scot and it’s almost genetic the feeling/yearning for “muh people” to be free from the English, I know full well the only people to benefit from Independence won’t be the Scottish... it’ll be the English. A prime example of “be careful what you wish for... you might get it.”
That's a very good comparison actually, only very recently the SNP helped setup and fund the Scottish Islamic foundation with a £215,000 grant from it's ministers.......
Yes, any blow for Labour is a good one at the moment but trading them in for the SNP is like divorcing Whitney Houston and then marrying Amy Whinehouse when you know deep down you should have married Keira Knightley.
yitbos
I'm seeing much commentary along those lines but I think you summed it up best.
The election was about "change" and in this case, they don't even want the stuff left in their pockets...
That red x is hotter than Amy, and it still has all its teeth.
Scotland has no need to be ‘free’ of the English!.
Scotland JOINED the UK in 1707. Free to join,free to leave...
I won’t post this picture, but this is a “doctored” photo of Keira when she looked a wee bit too skinny in those bikini shots last year... yikes !
http://www.destinationcreation.com/informatives/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/keira_knightley_cc.jpg
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