Glenrothes By-election update

Hi again, latest news is that it appears Labour may have just held on to the seat but with a much reduced majority! I will be gracious in defeat, I do congratulate them, but I believe that they have won by scaremongering and negativity about the local council. I still believe that Peter Grant was the best candidate and would have made the best MP. Let's also be blunt, the SNP vote is up and Labour's is down, but the swing just wasn't quite enough to win. Is this a victory for fear over hope? I sincerely hope not!

Glenrothes by-election update

Hi again, I can now reveal that the turnout is good- 52%! Sadly, while there has been a significant swing to the SNP there is talk that Labour might have pulled it off! But it's not confirmed yet and we shall still wait and see. By the way I'm not getting my news from the count itself but rather just from bbc scotland's coverage so I don't have all the gossip I'm afraid.

Glenrothes by-election update!

Hi again, talk going about that the Lib Dem vote has collapsed. Once again, still awaiting a turnout figure but certainly enjoying BBC Scotland's coverage where Jim Sillars is speaking as I write!

Glenrothes by-election update

Hi again, next update just to let you all know that the feeling in the count is that the SNP has won!

Still waiting on a turnout figure.

Glenrothes by-election update

Well, the polls are now closed and a declaration is expected between 12.30 and 1am.

Early indications show that the SNP might just snatch it! So things are looking good so far!

Can we win? Yes we can!!

First of all I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on becoming not only the next President of the USA but also the first black president! This truly is history! It presents a shift in American politics forever! This is a new era, not just for America, but for the world as well!! Only a few years ago, few would have even dreamed that a black man could become President! But now it has come true! It shows that anything is now possible! It also shows that the world is ready for change! Enough of the old! Enough of the same, old tired message!! Things, now, will change for the better!

And just as America has voted for change, so will Scotland! I am certain that, as the rest of the world moves forward, Scotland will too! This, I hope, will begin tomorrow as the people of Glenrothes go to the polls to elect their next MP! I am sure that the ruling Labour party is in for a shock! Already, Glasgow East delivered a message for change! Scotland, as a nation, is moving to a future of significant change! And what exactly that change will be is ours to decide! But tomorrow, as Glenrothes votes, I urge them to usher in that change! Follow what America has shown us can be done! Vote for change, vote for Peter Grant and the SNP! When we win, you win! And can we win? Yes we can!

I'm certain were in for another thrilling night!

Secret minutes reveal disarray in Labour

We already knew that the Labour campaign in Glenrothes was in complete disarray, but I don't think any of us could have believed just how badly they were doing! Indeed, it has been revealed in several of today's Sunday papers that secret minutes from the Labour Party show them in disarray as they planned the by-election in Glenrothes. The minutes showed that even Labour's own activists believed the photo of Gordon Brown with Margaret Thatcher was "a big mistake". They also admitted, what we've known all along, that the Labour party in Fife wasn't geared up for modern campaigning. The minutes, which were written by Gordon Brown's election agent Alex Rowley, also said that "across Fife there is a 5.5% swing to the Nationalists!" He also said "They (SNP) work hard to identify their support and get them out!" Labour activist Judy Hamilton claimed that Labour had lost touch, had no attraction for young people and the party ethos was that of the South of England stating "It does not resonate in Scotland"!! Councillor Ian Crichton admitted that the SNP has momentum! And as if that just wasn't enough, a senior Labour campaign organiser said that the party reckoned they were 3000 votes behind!!!

Well folks, with only a few days to go till Thursday and the Labour party acting like this, I think we can all guess which way it will go! Anyone wish to place a bet :)