GLASGOW — One street, two meetings, and the essence of a country apparently undergoing a sedate, but real, revolution.
Buchanan Street - Glasgow's elegant, sloping answer to London's flat and tatty Oxford Street
Meeting One.
Scottish Labour party leader Jim Murphy stands at the lower end of Buchanan Street for an election speech. Perhaps a dozen shoppers stop to listen. He leaves immediately after speaking, barracked by a couple of persistent hecklers. It is over.
Meeting Two
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon — the "Sturgeonator" to her fans (yes, they do have t-shirts saying that) — stands at the upper end of Buchanan Street for an election speech. At least 1,500 gather. Nobody heckles. She stays around doing endless selfies and hand shakes. Read more...
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