Friday 2 February 2007

So close - I can almost touch it!

The latest opinion poll was published this week and it is good news for the SNP. They still lead Labour in the Constituency and the Regional vote with less than 100 days to go until the election. Should Jack McConnell be preparing his final speech as First Minister?

Alex Salmond is so close, he can almost feel the comfy leather of the First Minister’s chair. Yet he is going to have to rely on some friends if he wants the keys to power. Yes, that’s right, due to proportional representation, it is highly unlikely a party will gain an overall majority so a coalition will have to be formed. Will Alex be able to persuade the Lib Dems to side with him?

One person not likely side with Mr Salmond, is Tony Blair. Phew, I can hear Alex saying! Then I can hear Alex popping open the champagne bottles when Tony Blair announces that he will be fronting the Labour campaign. Has no-one told him that he has no credibility left?

With all the odds stacking up against Labour, will voter apathy hand them a potential lifeline? What will the likely outcome of the election be?

The choice is literally yours!!

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