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Article: Battle of Glasgow East could be a bloody affair After Wendy Alexander's forced resignation, passions are running high between Labour and the SNP
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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GLASGOW East could hardly be more Labour if every house was
painted pillar-box red. Going round with a Labour candidate in last
year's election campaign, I heard a similar message at every door.
"I'm going to vote Labour - my father would turn in his grave if I
didn't," was the answer from one woman.
"I'm Labour, we've always been Labour, and we're not going to
change," said another.
"The SNP? No, I don't think so. I'll go with what I know. I'll
vote Labour," said yet another.
Labour managers are confident that, of all the seats in the
country, they will hold on to Glasgow East when the by-election is
called, probably for 24 July.
They should be confident; it's not the sort of ...