Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Back in January 2007, Alex Salmond was unequivocal: "There is a real difficulty with public acceptance of onshore wind." "There should be a cap on future developme
Havering On (Free subscription) | yesterday
Back in January 2007 Alex Salmond was unequivocal. "There is a real difficulty with public acceptance of onshore wind. There should be a cap on future developments. We should concentrate the development of onshore wind into suitable areas. He went to say that financial support for onshore wind farms should be looked at again as he believed there was a danger onshore wind developers were getting too...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Mike Weir shares the early lead at the Canadian Open in Thursday's opening round in rain-soaked Oakville, Ont.
NHatky (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party lost a key by-election in the Scottish constituency of Glasgow East, according to results announced on Friday. John Mason of the Scottish National Party (SNP) defeated Labour's Margaret Curran by a margin of 11,277 votes to 10,912 votes, reversing a Labour majority ...
Free Internet Press (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Scottish nationalists Friday night dealt a massive blow to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership as the party pulled off an historic victory over Labor in the Glasgow East by-election. In a devastating knock back for the prime minister, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond delivered the "earthquake" result he had predicted. The newly elected SNP Parliament member, John Mason,...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mike Weir is off to an excellent start at the RBC Canadian Open and is near the lead after 11 holes.
Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Tomorrow’s by-election for the Glasgow East constituency will no doubt assume much greater significance in the triumphant narrative of the victor than it will be accorded by the defeated party. Margaret Curran is the candidate that Labour hopes will retain its Westminster seat, and she must fend off a challenge from John Mason, of the Scottish Nationalist Party. O’Neill has been assessing Labour’s...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ontario's Mike Weir and Alberta's Stephen Ames lead a field of almost 30 homegrown golfers to the tee on Thursday for the Royal Bank Canadian Open where they'll face a large but thin field of PGA pros.
Miserable Old Fart (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A fantastic result! Well done John, Alex Salmond, the SNP and the whole of the national cause. Scotland, England, Cornwall and Wales are all nearer to self determination as a result of this historic win in Glasgow East. Hearty Congratulations John Mason MP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Mike Weir gave Canadian Open fans what they came to see on another rainy day at drenched Glen Abbey. The Canadian icon shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Anthony Kim and Eric Axley during the suspended first round. Only half of the players were able to finish the round that was delayed for 5 hours, 42 minutes.
Tim Worstall (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Tee Hee indeed: In a stunning coup, the Scottish National Party overturned a huge 13,507 majority in Glasgow East and clinched the former Labour stronghold by 365 votes. The result followed a call by Alex Salmond, the SNP leader, for voters to deliver a "political earthquake" and punish Mr Brown and his Government. Before the disastrous result, Downing [...]
icWales (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Labour has sensationally been beaten by the Scottish National Party in the Glasgow East by-election.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Gordon Brown’s worst nightmare was realised early today as the Scottish National Party triumphed by taking Glasgow East, one of Labour’s safest seats.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The Scottish National party's remarkable victory in Glasgow East ranks alongside a handful of shock results in Labour strongholds
The Exile (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As you will know by now, Nu-Labour has been hammered by the Scottish National Party in the Glasgow East by-election. It is just so nice to see prediction after prediction from this blog coming true. Last night I had a bit of a wobble when I saw the opinion polls, but my earlier instincts were correct : Nu-Labour is now a corpse, just waiting for the undertaker to arrive in 2010 so that it can be given...
