The last lap

GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: Labour admit it’ll be a sweat to hold on to one of their safest seats; the SNP insist there’s a mood of change that will go their way. Our report looks at the battle for Glasgow East as it enters the home stretch ON THE pristine lawn of a smart bowling club that could well have been in the middle of Hampstead rather than Glasgow East, Alex Salmond yesterday launched the SNP into their final stretch of campaigning. Before rolling a specially chosen yellow bowl towards the jack, the first minister asked one of the Garrowhill club members: "Which side am I coming in from?" Late this Thursday night, when the ballot boxes from the by-election have been counted, Salmond believes the answer will be "the winning side". The Nationalists' optimism isn't shared by Labour and their candidate,... [read full story]