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Neither Goldie nor Hague will have much influence with the voters, and my own suspicion is they're just trying to save their deposit to avoid losing face, while secretly wishing the SNP well - this time only.

The LibDem campaign seems much the same, with nothing from them on their devolution plans aimed at snatching votes from the SNP.

Re the above concerning the SNP is true as far as it goes, but their key selling point is that the SNP Scottish government is both fresh and popular while the Labour UK government shows every sign of being "doomed" and "demob happy" at the same time.

Some meaty gossip re the Curran (M) and Mason campaigns would provide us with more to chew on.

Is this a true reflection of the view from London about the Glasgow East By-Election?
Thouroughly underwhelming stuff!!

I wonder if the comments above would be so "in-depth" if the By-Election were in the so-called Home Counties??????

So the main story in Glasgow East is about an English Tory MP?

Nice to see that the ´óÏó´«Ã½ devotes such great resources and research to an election, with the potential for political significance even in remote parts of the UK like London.

Another woefully irrelevant posting from Newsnight's political editor. How does Mr Crick keep his job?

Spelman story has gone very quiet !

Re #3 oldnat

Trying to be fair, as always, I see.

Maybe Paxman is needed "at the coalface"? I can appreciate that asking straight questions and demanding straight answers from Maggie is a pretty daunting prospect and not one I'd willingly take on myself.

#4 britom

Fie, for shame! When did patronising the natives ever threaten the job of a London-based journalist?

#6 Brownedov

My middle name is "fair". I always liked Tony Benn's hanging the map of the UK in his office upside down to remind him that SE England was not the centre of the universe.

I see Michie has made some kind of statement, along the lines of "Independence would be great, but it's not politically or economically possible".

I don't think Labour or SNP will want to use his brilliant political analysis.

UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD OF TONY BENN

Oldnat #7. Not only that - he has a picture of Hilary hanging upside-down to remind him which end he is talking from.

#9 barriesingleton

Not sure what point you're making. Do you think that the SE of England is the centre of the universe, or simply that Benn had a number of loony ideas (in which case I agree).