How bad can it get? After the Glasgow East result it appears a Tory Government in 2010, and it doesn’t get worse than that.

The Glasgow East result

John Mason, SNP – 11,277
Margaret Curran, Labour – 10,912
Davena Rankin, Conservative – 1,639
Ian Robertson, Lib Dem – 915
Frances Curran, Scottish Socialist Party – 555
Tricia McLeish, Solidarity – 512
Dr Eileen Duke, Scottish Greens – 232
Chris Creighton, Independent – 67
Hamish Howitt, Freedom 4 Choice – 65

Turnout 42.25%

Glasgow East was Labour’s 25th largest majority, if they can’t hold that, what can they hold? The outlook for Labour is being compared to 1931 when Labour was reduced to 52 seats; it was not until after the war in 1945 that Labour’s fortunes recovered. I feel very gloomy about the future and fear decades of Tory rule. Without Scotland returning a significant number of Labour MPs to Westminster it is difficult to see anything other than Tory rule, English shires will never return Labour MPs in enough numbers to give Labour a realistic chance of victory.

Source: BBC.