Hamish Macdonell: Battle of Glasgow East could be a bloody affair

Published Date: 01 July 2008 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 coun... The full article contains 1006 words and appears in The Scotsman... [read full story]