Labour is defending a 10,000-plus majority, but this week's byelection could be critical Labour is hoping to use a positive result in this week's Glasgow North East byelection as the springboard for a national revival of its fortunes, the party's candidate said last night. Willie Bain, an academic standing for Labour after the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin last June, said...
The battle for the parliamentary seat vacated by former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin could hand the British National Party its first major breakthrough in Scotland, it was claimed yesterday.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate for the Glasgow North East by-election candidate, Eileen Baxendale has had a busy week with visits in Glasgow North East with Leader Tavish Scott, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael and yesterday former UK Leader, Charles Kennedy MP. Eileen Baxendale hasn't taken a day off since she was selected to fight the seat made vacant over 120...
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The by-election to replace Michael Martin will finally take place on November 12. The winner will barely have become accustomed to their new environment before they are back on the campaign trail. The BBC has a profile of each of the candidates - a rum lot to be perfectly honest - other than Ruth Davidson. She will do well to increase the Conservatives' vote. This is a rather grim part of Glasgow....
Alex Salmond and key SNP figures admit nationalists have large gap to close to win seat on Thursday Gordon Brown today accused Alex Salmond's government of "letting down" the people of Glasgow as he sought to bolster Labour's campaign to hold one of the party's safest and longest-held seats. Labour are clear favourites to win the contest for Glasgow North East on Thursday, in what is expected...
Three members of the improvisational musical comedy group The Made-Up Musical Tara Copeland , Michael Martin , and Frank Spitznagel , demonstrate the art of "improv musicals." Suggest a song title, pulled from the headlines, for the instant musical.
Just been watching the Politics Show on STV. Willie Bain, the Labour candidate in the by-election really bothers me when he sits there with a wee smile on his face, agreeing that the constituency of Glasgow North East has some of the worst health and educational records, in other words, some of the worst luck, in the country. Apparently though, he lives here and cares deeply about all these things...
There is a byelection going on in the Glasgow North East Constituency which used to be occupied by Michael Martin, the thoroughly discredited former Speaker of the House of Commons ( and what the hell is Martin doing in the House of Lords? ), and the SNP Candidate David Kerr is making heavy weather of it. Traditionally candidates bend over backwards, forwards and sideways to appear local, but Mr Kerr...
Duke University Professor William "Sandy" Darity discusses the state of the African-American economy. Also NPR's Tell Me More with Michael Martin Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Economists who follow the economic outlook for African-Americans began warning more than a year ago that a recession would hit blacks particularly hard, which has proven to be true. Unemployment among African-Americans...
This afternoon's announcement by Cameron on his revised approach to giving the British people a say on Europe could be the important of his political career. His voter base is people who want to get rid of Labour rather than people who want to see Dave in Number Ten. To prevent this fragile promise of power from slipping from his hands, Cameron must make a clear and unambiguous commitment to allowing...
Both Rob Holland and Max Vekich are holed up in opposite towers of the Westin Hotel tonight. Rob on the north side and Max on the south side. Rob is the front-runner in his race: charming, young, gay, black, and the outright winner in his primary. The food: Ivar's clam chowder and some kind of wrap thingy in a chafing dish. The booze: wine, beer, a little whiskey. The crowd: Spare and confident. "It's...
David Kerr accused of misrepresentation after it emerges that campaigning leaflets for two previous byelection falsely claimed he had been 'born and educated' in Cumbernauld Alex Salmond has accused Labour of resorting to "desperate" tactics in the Glasgow North East byelection after the Scottish National party's candidate was accused of "fibbing" about where he was born. Labour...
Scotland Yard 'strongly refutes' claim by Michael Martin, the former Speaker, that the serjeant at arms was tricked into keeping details of Green's arrest from her superiors The Metropolitan police has rejected a claim from Lord Martin, the former Speaker, about a senior officer supposedly tricking a Commons official before the arrest of the Tory MP Damian Green. Scotland Yard issued a statement "strongly...
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