Inverclyde by-election

[minionofmidas]

Parties other than Labour/SNP unlikely to get more than 10% in total.

Individually, you mean?

[minionofmidas]

Up until the past week this by-election has had remarkably little coverage, and now that it's actually getting some most of it is dreadful; just the usual collection of Scottish by-election clichés ('turnout is key', 'you can't rule out an SNP upset', etc)

'are they naked under those kilts', 'how do you keep the natives sober long enough to go down to the voting booth'.

[minionofmidas]

Is there any chance of this result maybe causing our beloved Westminster hacks to cover by-elections (especially in Scotland) a little more... er... rigorously in the future?

No.

[minionofmidas]

I know.

[minionofmidas]

I know.

But still something that needed to be said.

No.

[minionofmidas]

I know.

But still something that needed to be said.

No.

You would think differently if you'd seen Michael Crick's horrific linen suit.

No.