Billy POLLOCK (Scottish Labour Party) 2,552 Helen CANNON-TODD (Scottish National Party (SNP) 2,057 Robin MUNRO (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 1,009 David ROSS (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 450 Angela DIXON (Scottish Green Party) 183 Judith RIDEOUT (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) 183
Andy, I see just the text messages. No vidoes. However, the live coverage from BBC with half screen with text updates and half screen with live video usually work even from Italy.
Andy, yes, but I miss the tables, the bored asleep faces of counters, tellers looking clueless and the candidates' arrivals! And the declaration. I hope to find it on youtube tomorrow
BBC now speculating Labour lead is 2500-3000, i.e. much the same swing to Labour as other recent Scottish results. Tories to hold their deposit, not sure about the LDs, Greens and UKIP won't.
Where they are standing UKIP are doing moderately well, so far.
But doing moderately well is not enough, Mike.
The momentum of Rotherham and Eastleigh had to be followed through.
Luckily for Mercer and Yeo.
And Hancock of course, lest we forget.
The idea that Hancock is holding on for fear of how UKIP would do in a by-election is just batty.
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.
Where they are standing UKIP are doing moderately well, so far.
But doing moderately well is not enough, Mike.
The momentum of Rotherham and Eastleigh had to be followed through.
Luckily for Mercer and Yeo.
And Hancock of course, lest we forget.
The idea that Hancock is holding on for fear of how UKIP would do in a by-election is just batty.
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.
Where they are standing UKIP are doing moderately well, so far.
But doing moderately well is not enough, Mike.
The momentum of Rotherham and Eastleigh had to be followed through.
Luckily for Mercer and Yeo.
And Hancock of course, lest we forget.
The idea that Hancock is holding on for fear of how UKIP would do in a by-election is just batty.
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.
Why would Hancock resign - not even been charged.
Sometimes people resign because of fuss - regardless of what did or didn't happen. I'm saying the total lack of fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock is unusual - or maybe it's not now. Maybe it's the new normal.
Kieran Andrews @C_KAndrews ora Neither @S_A_Somerville or @cara_hilton are in the count venue yet. Apparently Lab aren't bringing their candidate in before the SNP. Mature
Where they are standing UKIP are doing moderately well, so far.
But doing moderately well is not enough, Mike.
The momentum of Rotherham and Eastleigh had to be followed through.
Luckily for Mercer and Yeo.
And Hancock of course, lest we forget.
The idea that Hancock is holding on for fear of how UKIP would do in a by-election is just batty.
Yes it would be. On the other hand the idea that the political class as a whole don't want a fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock in case it eventually led to a resignation isn't batty - which is why i said lucky for them.
Why would Hancock resign - not even been charged.
Sometimes people resign because of fuss - regardless of what did or didn't happen. I'm saying the total lack of fuss over Yeo, Mercer and Hancock is unusual - or maybe it's not now. Maybe it's the new normal.
America's Team will play the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley next year.
It's one of the 3 games at Wembley next season, up from 2 this year, and it looks like 4 games in London in 2015.
The NFL is bound and determined, for whatever reason, to have a London based franchise in the next decade or so, and a Superbowl at Wembley.
The logistics of making this work are nightmarish, but they feel there's money to be made by extending the NFL to London.
It means they either have to move an existing team to London (Jacksonville?), or add at least 2 new teams including the London team. Given the current shortage of good quarterbacks, the latter seems unlikely.
About as expected. Labour swing slightly lower than Don but Don vote featured a lost personal vote, so in his view comparable. Tory result marginally up but still basically stagnating. Very bad LibDem result in what used to be a good seat for them, UKIP result also fairly weak. Both Lab and SNP speeches unusually combative - not much love breaking out between the candidates and commentator observes there's a real chasm between between the rival camps.
Andrea, despite the Conservatives having absolutely no shout in this by-election, its interesting that their vote held up and increased slightly despite UKIP standing this time around.
Tory percentage increases in areas of Scotland where they are not normally strong are indeed a rare occurrence. What makes it even more notable, is the fact they are currently in power at Westminster and UKIP also stood this time in the by-election.
I have also once bravely kissed a lassie in the environs of Dundee.
Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, England, but I lived in Glasgow for almost 10 years. I also have some relatives in Orkney, so I've spent a little time up there too.
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Billy POLLOCK (Scottish Labour Party) 2,552
Helen CANNON-TODD (Scottish National Party (SNP) 2,057
Robin MUNRO (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 1,009
David ROSS (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 450
Angela DIXON (Scottish Green Party) 183
Judith RIDEOUT (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) 183
Neither @S_A_Somerville or @cara_hilton are in the count venue yet. Apparently Lab aren't bringing their candidate in before the SNP. Mature
LOL!
Shirley Ann has arrived now. So Cara can follow...
Labour candidate still missing...
https://twitter.com/ScottishPol/status/393539898822508544/photo/1
10% majority suggested. It would be a 6% swing. Donside swing was 9.1%
SNP 7402
LD 2852
Con 2009
UKIP 908
Grn 593
Ind 161
SNP 30.58677686
LD 11.78512397
Con 8.301652893
UKIP 3.752066116
Green 2.450413223
Jacobites 0.665289256
Lab +6.8
LD -7.9
Con +1.2
It's one of the 3 games at Wembley next season, up from 2 this year, and it looks like 4 games in London in 2015.
The NFL is bound and determined, for whatever reason, to have a London based franchise in the next decade or so, and a Superbowl at Wembley.
The logistics of making this work are nightmarish, but they feel there's money to be made by extending the NFL to London.
It means they either have to move an existing team to London (Jacksonville?), or add at least 2 new teams including the London team. Given the current shortage of good quarterbacks, the latter seems unlikely.
About as expected. Labour swing slightly lower than Don but Don vote featured a lost personal vote, so in his view comparable. Tory result marginally up but still basically stagnating. Very bad LibDem result in what used to be a good seat for them, UKIP result also fairly weak. Both Lab and SNP speeches unusually combative - not much love breaking out between the candidates and commentator observes there's a real chasm between between the rival camps.
Nite all!
apparently it was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee
I have also once bravely kissed a lassie in the environs of Dundee.