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Brown under fire as allies rally |
2008-07-26 |
Critics have increased the pressure on Gordon Brown after Labour's defeat in the Glasgow East by-election, but colleagues have leapt to his defence. The head of one of the UK's top unions has demanded a leadership contest, while Tory leader David Cameron has called for a general election. But Chancellor Alistair Darling urged Labour to "rediscover the conviction" on which it won three elections. Members are at Warwick University for the party's National Policy Forum. The SNP won Glasgow East - previously considered one of Labour's safest seats - by 365 votes, achieving a 22.54% swing. John Mason, the victorious candidate, said the result was "not just a political earthquake, it is off the Richter scale". It followed Labour's recent loss of the Crewe and Nantwich seat, the London mayoralty and poor results in local elections. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Glasgow East is the twelfth safest labour seat (full of benefit parasites). i.e. in a General election the Labour party would have under 11 MPs. We should hopefully be looking at the end of socialism in the UK for a very long time. BUT Cameron is a common purpose stealth socialist. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-07-26 17:11 |
#4 SNP = Scottish National Party. More like the Natural Law Party (if it still existed) or a nativist version of the Greens winning in Conyers district. |
Posted by: Pappy 2008-07-26 14:37 |
#3 Translation: Gordo is toast. The SNP victory is comparable to the Republicans winning in Conyers' district. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-07-26 14:12 |
#2 Right. Unfortunately Fred's Translate button only works on stories about Pakistan/Afghanistan. |
Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-07-26 13:52 |
#1 maybe a british rantburg reader could translate as to what this means. |
Posted by: Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-26 11:51 |