EVERY by-election is seen as a crucial popularity test of both the government and the opposition. Now the Alliance has come onto the scene. How is the Labour Party facing up to this challenge?
Hillhead by the same crucial ones that the working class faces ment and the real threat of annihilation from nuclear war should be the main campaigning themes this Glasgow constituency.
Soaring above the national average, unemployment lies at 17 per cent, while youth unemployment is a horrendous per cent. No end to. that upward spiral is in sight as Albion Motor Works, part of the Leyland Group, and one of the constituency's Liberal/Social Democratic No Tory defections this time? major employers, threatened with closure.
The decision of the Tories to go ahead with Trident has guaranteed that Glasgow and the West of Scotland will be at the centre orresistance to sucil plans.
national CND activists and SUDScottish Campaign Against Trident the campaign. In the week there will be a CND rally, a youth CND march and a llaud COR ference of SCAT. In an attempt to diffuse this, defence minister John Nott will be visiting the constituency. Labour the last Tory-held seat in Glasgow.
Votes and real commitment to Labour would be won if workers and youth the future SDP/Liberal Alliance Labour in Scotland, level of SDP support must be determined by the ups