Managerialist Labour given a lesson in modern politics at Scottish polls..

Well, Scotland, whether it knows it yet or not, has just rocked the UK’s world. I would like to see Ian’s hypotheses that campaign’s don’t affect the outcomes of elections tested against Labour’s collapse in some of its heartland constituencies in Scotland yesterday in the face of a superb SNP campaign. In fact, I think he’s right. The SNP did not win this election on a powerful campaign. The powr of the campaign (and the lacklustre Labour, Lib Dem and …

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Late night Scottish Parliamentary blogburst…

Okay, briefly… – Malc’s Live blog on the excellent Better Nation blog… – Shuggy on the idiocy of loosing bravely in a respectable (Athenian manner) on #AV11.. – Lallands Peat Worrier: Will the Maximum Eck has been victorious – or stunningly trounched? Will the dead weight of the Gray albatross bury Labour in the sand, or astound Scotland by taking flight – and carry the hapless mariner to an unexpected triumph? If he does fail, who might replace him? Will …

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SNP steps out into the post Obama election era…

Here’s a fascinating story from the Scottish political space, not least wearing my own Slugger Consults hat. There is, and I think rightly so, some scepticism about whether all this activity and emphasis on social networking means anything in real political terms. As you know we’re running a series of Twitter election meet ups with UTV (there’s still spaces in Ballymena and East Belfast) but it’s a completely different matter as to whether it ever works for a political party. …

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