In the front at present.....

This is a good political depiction. Labour are out in front, SNP behind and with internal tensions in their leadership.....neither of them really fit enough for the race ahead and likely to peak way before the finishing line.....allowing a chance for others to make an impact at the end.

I can remember the first time I seen Iain Gray. As the Finance Minister, he was standing outside Parliament in the rain having a fag, nodding "hello" to people as they passed. The impression was off a down-to-earth working man, and this clearly impresses people, although it does not come across in the Press.. The SNP will try to compare and contrast his personality with that of the First Minister. If it was just a choice between these two (which it is not), many Scots will plump for Iain Gray.