This blog is named after the West Wing episode where they try to bury a load of bad news by getting it all out on a Friday.
Are we seeing a similar principle with the Glenrothes by-election?
The date has been set for November 6. Now I'm sure there's something else happening around that date? Dentist appointment? Recycling? Saturn in conjunction with Uranus?
Oh yes; on the 4th it's the presidential elections so on the 5th news will be dominated by whoever wins as will much of the 6th (along with whatever the economic crisis du jour is).
Brown's not going whatever happens in Glenrothes; but it doesn't strike a confident stance if they pick a day designed for burying bad news.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
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