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The last lap

GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: Labour admit it�ll be a sweat to hold on to one of their safest seats; the SNP insist there�s a mood of change that will go their way. Our report looks at the battle for Glasgow East as it enters the home stretch

On the pristine lawn of a smart bowling club that could well have been in the middle of Hampstead rather than Glasgow East, Alex Salmond yesterday launched the SNP into their final stretch of campaigning.