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A long time since their greatest hour - finishing above the SDP in the Bootle by-election. At this late stage then: Soubry, Reckless, Morgan, McVey, Simon Hughes, Curran, Kennedy (sadly), and Danny. That ICM poll for Sheffield Hallam was so annoying.

On the other hand, if SNP were to sweep the board in every seat except the Alex Salmond contested one, I'd laugh myself hoarse. His ego needs deflating.

Douglas losing to a 20 year old paper candidate with no sense of tact would be a fitting obituary to his political career. Murphy will hold on, though. There's about 15-20 seats the SNP probably will take due to a variety of reasons (targetting, vulnerable and incumbent-less, being held by Pamela Nash, etc) but I can't foresee this wipeout the polls suggest. The swing required in some seats (Coatbridge comes to mind) are far too big. And I suppose even if Labour hold half the Scottish seats now it'd be seen as a victory.

Benefits sanctions minister, Clegg's second in command, and YoungWillz's uni flat mate, in order. -

I thought that the other Alexander (the Danny variety) is the one most likely to get creamed. One omission from the list is Jeremy Hunt where the Lib Dem candidate has suspended their campaign to support the NHS candidate. Hmm, that would be a Portillo Moment indeed! Hunt got 59% of the vote last time, though, I really couldn't include him. But any and all additions and contenders are welcome and will qualify for the final round-up after the people have their say. The Portillo moment with DOUGLAS Alexander will doubtless be given some strength by the fact he'll be beaten by a 20 year old. A career politician beaten by a gobby 20 year old lass from the Clyde Valley. It'd be highly hilarious tragic, naturally.

So am I. Mind you, if he does go now, Spade will look smug, having suggested Greaves in December as a possible...

Joint 31st place? That's practically altitude sickness for me.

I know the other Partick Thistle supporter. Incredible to think they both post on the Deathlist!

Of all the Scots Labour lot, I think Douglas Alexander is in the most trouble. A few of the endangered ones have (some) fight about them. Whenever Alexander is asked about the polls, he has this blank look on his face as if to say: "But...I'm the Labour MP...for Paisley. I can't be in trouble!"

Polling - so, pinch of salt - suggests she's going to hold on. Somehow she's much more popular than the Greens on the council there, who aren't.

Running through your list... Danny Alexander - YES Douglas Alexander - YES Ed Balls - NO Douglas Carswell - NO Nick Clegg - YES Nigel Farage - NO Simon Hughes - YES Caroline Lucas - NO Esther McVey - YES Jim Murphy - NO Mark Reckless - NO Alex Salmond - NO Anna Soubry - YES Ed Miliband - NO David Cameron - NO Vince Cable - NO With David Laws, Charles Kennedy, Stephen Crabb, Nicky Morgan, Jon Cruddas, Mags Curran as endangered. And Iain Duncan Smith as pure wishful thinking! Hah.

I think they might stay up. The Southampton/Swansea style teams tend to click in the top league. Feel free to quote and laugh next April when they have about 2 points. I think they won't. I'm thinking pure economics here. Their capacity is under 12,000, I.e. it's less than three quarters of what Carlisle United can squeeze in. In fact, Carlisle's one season in the top flight might get cited as a reality check for Bournemouth. I wouldn't be surprised if they progress the way we did, a brief honeymoon with unlikely wins and admiring comments from critics (we were top after three games!) followed by a steady slide into trouble as everyone susses how to defeat the limited number of tactical master plans at Bournemouth's disposal and injured key players mean skilfully challenged reserves are fielded with the daunting task of marking the likes of Wayne Rooney. I'd love to see them pull off a Bradford City and go wild with celebration on the last day because they finished one above relegation, but I don't think it will happen. Aye, I concede all that, but, as I said when Thistle got promoted, they've "earned the right to go and get thumped" by better teams. Though I never knew Carlisle were in the top flight before now. 1974 was a tad before my time, though, glancing at the table, 41 points in todays money is not too shabby. Wonder whatever happened to that team who got relegated one place above you!

I think they might stay up. The Southampton/Swansea style teams tend to click in the top league. Feel free to quote and laugh next April when they have about 2 points.

I left him off the DDP, so...before December 31st.

Yes, in 2012. Al-Megrahi and Robin Gibb. It went one better in 2002 though. Dudley Moore, Milton Berle and Billy Wilder all died on the same day (27th March), all hits. Three days after, the Queen Mum died. 4 hits in 3 days.

I don't want to sound mean, but just out of curious, did Mr Frank play football then?

Esther McVey, Clegg, Danny Alexander, Douglas Alexander... we might be spoiled for Portillo moments in a fortnight.

Former Labour MSP Tom McCabe dead aged 60.

I guess he met a critic then.

0-0 HT at Lossiemouth so far tonight according to Twitter. They'd finish below Fort if that stands. Strathspey losing (as usual) too.

They do when they are from the PREVIOUS year though! Liver cancers one of the more deadly, so a famous septuagenarian who'd lasted a year with it was worth a punt.

Well, you've got Bloomfield/Crowe/Granger/Boggs plus points for Hill which should take you to circa 100. Thomas Jefferson (who is that on here again?) has Bloomfield/Crowe/Granger plus points for Hill and Trewin. So circa 110. DDT has Blazer/Bloomfield/Crowe/Villeneuve Sr plus points for Hill and Trewin. So circa 90. And rounding out the four, Golden Slumbers's certs would take them to circa 80. That's just going off the dead certs. All the teams have folk who may well die but I know sod all about them, the Christy Dignams and Clive Derby-Lewis's of the world.

Don't remember McCullough at all. And I even remember H20 Ron "Biggest thing in the world ever, honest, until Brock Lesnar showed up" Waterman. It'll go the way of Raven's lawsuit.

Move the damned things to Portsmouth. They get kept, they're out of Scotland, it boosts a struggling economy in the Tory heartlands, and if they do go down to 3, it saves money. Everyone's a winner.

I know, what's even sadder is she, in a tragic way, succeeded. Not totally sure there, Sutch topped himself soon after his mum died. And his party continue to pay the higher deposits. It was more the likes of the road safety candidates she hated; people who could afford to treat elections like an opportunity to get up in the pub and rant about something local that was pissing them off. Poor Bill Boaks, who did he ever piss off? Apart from the National Front. Mind you, he spent his entire life campaigning for road safety, then got killed by a bus running him over. That's life.