It is fairly easy to identify those who have gained from the Glasgow East by election... * Alex Salmond and the SNP for pulling off a triumph most of the so-called experts said wasn't possible. * Scottish Conservatives for overtaking the LibDems Some of the losers are pretty obvious too, the main ones being Gordon Brown and the Scottish Labour Party. However, there were two other big losers. The wheels really seem to have come off the LibDem by election machine. To lose their deposit in a seat where they have been in third place with ten per cent of the vote is quite some achievement. Following on from Henley and Crewe, one is beginning to wonder what has happened to the golden touch of Chris Rennard. Someone on a previous thread put their finger on one of their problems by asking: 'Excuse me, but could you tell me where Nick...
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