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Nearly Sane

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Shetland by-election
« on: August 29, 2019, 09:53:46 AM »
Can't see the LDs losing Shetland, if it was Orkney maybe. That said if the SNP were to take it, it would be a big coup. they have put a lot into it as the article makes clear. 


https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17863937.will-snp-efforts-unseat-lib-dems-enough-shetland-by-election-victory/
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2019, 10:00:56 AM »
To be fair, Tavish Scott will be a hard act to follow. He was dedicated to his electorate. I wish him well in his work for the SRU. I agree, the Lib Dems will take the seat...the Northern Isles, for the uninitiated, have been a bastion of Liberalism for decades. It migh be quite a close run thing, though.
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2019, 10:37:58 AM »
Yes, I think Tavish Scott has been a strong MSP even getting the Northern Islands out of their box.
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2019, 03:10:24 PM »
One of those by elections where everybody loses a bit. The LDs will be happy to have kept a reasonable majority, and the SNP to have had a 14% swing, the Tories almost static vote may well be the achievement of the day. SLab though ended up 6th - that's very very bad.
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2019, 03:35:33 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on August 30, 2019, 03:10:24 PM
One of those by elections where everybody loses a bit. The LDs will be happy to have kept a reasonable majority, and the SNP to have had a 14% swing, the Tories almost static vote may well be the achievement of the day. SLab though ended up 6th - that's very very bad.
 


It was a reasonable effort both by the Lib Dems (who had a hard act to follow) and SNP.
I'm not entirely surprised that the Tory and dismal SLAB showing was virtually ignored by the mainstream media.
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2019, 01:16:02 PM »
Just googled. Damn - the Fib Dems won.
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Re: Shetland by-election
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2019, 07:09:24 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on September 29, 2019, 01:16:02 PM
Just googled. Damn - the Fib Dems won.

Better them than the liar of 10 Downing Street or the wet blanket Brexiteer in the closet of wherever it is Jeremy Corbyn lives.
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