Dear North-East Fife Members!
 
Have you been to Glenrothes yet? (I know some of you have, because we've seen you there).
 
If you've not been yet, have you seen the e-mail below from SNP Leader Alex Salmond?
 
If you have, am I apologising for forwarding it to you so that you can see it again? (No, I'm not!)
 
Do you want us to win this by-election? If you do, please think seriously about whether you can turn up at the Markinch campaign rooms between now and polling day. There's still time to make a difference.
 
You are the SNP and the SNP needs you! By-elections are not won by members hoping we will win them. They're won by hard slog.
 
We are in the end game now. As Alex says, Labour are putting on a spurt too and for the first time they are expressing a degree of hope. So, it's really close. All the more need for as many of us as possible to get over there.
 
The weekend is always a big push and this is the last weekend. there will be lots of committed SNP activists there - they'll come from Carluke, Dunbar and Fraserburgh. (No kidding - we have worked with a pair from Carluke and seen them at Markinch four times over recent weeks).
 
There's always food provided at weekends too. Make sure all the other workers don't get to the table first. Imagine winning this one! Now go and make it happen!
 
Mike Troon

 

Email from Alex.

 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:23:23 -0400
> From: alex.salmond@snp.org
> To: conf@snp.org
> Subject: SEVEN DAYS TO GO... OUR BIG PUSH FOR VOTES IS ON!
>
> With just seven days to go until Glenrothes goes to the polls, I am
> asking that you make every effort to help with our campaign in the
> constituency.
>
> The sheer number of our members helping in Glasgow East delivered a
> historic result for the SNP.
>
> We're stepping up our campaigning with a final push to contact switchers
> and we have special leaflets to deliver to target voters from tomorrow
> (Friday).
>
> I'll be here every day between now and polling day to play my part.
> Saturday and Sunday campaigning are critical to our success.
>
> For their part, Labour's not giving up Glenrothes without a fight.
> They've got a big push on too... Labour MP's have been ordered to
> Glenrothes and told to cancel engagements for the next week... Labour
> activists are being bused in from the midlands and north of England...
>
> Please join me and play your part in securing another by-election
> victory for the SNP.
>
> I look forward to seeing you all here. Thank you!
>
> Alex