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Article: Why the PM should visit Glasgow East EDITORIAL

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July 13, 2008
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John F Kennedy's father, Joseph P Kennedy, is credited with the wisdom which advocates "when the going gets tough, the tough get going". Phrased in hard-ball language, all Joe Kennedy meant was that running away from a hard problem was no solution at all.

As the by-election in Glasgow East enters its second week of campaigning, to say Labour have a tough time ahead fending off an SNP growing in confidence is an understatement. Labour's control of the electoral process looked tilted in its favour, what with a brief campaign period, a polling day held during Glasgow's fair fortnight holiday and uncomfortable legislation at Westminster, namely the

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