understandably, douglas alexander doesn't like to focus on the polls. >> i don't think we should puth into it before the ball has been kicked. >> but this has been a safe labor seat and you're up against a 20-year-old political student. what does that say? >> no politician should take any voter, any community, any seat for granted. that is long gone. >> that lesson is proving true for labor beyond this race. opinion polls show that across scotland. >> what has changed? >> the labor part is has changed. labor has abandon all the principals. i mean, my family used to belabor. >> there's a strong shadow over this campaign. last year's bruising revolutionary dumb on scottish independence. mary plaque's nationalist party fought for independence and lost. >> over the two years of that referendum campaign, it was a political awakenel if you like. it forced people to engage and think of the arguments and try and articulate arguments and look for quality. the people here also talk about lingering bitterness from that campaign. even as the snp and labor now fight for the same goal, an end to t

understandably, douglas alexander doesn't look to focus on the polls. an extraordinary situation. always a safe labor seat. you won it so comfortably. you are up against a 20-year-old political student the what does that say? >> it says no politician should take any voter, community, any seat for granted. that is long gone. >> reporter: that lesson is true for labor beyond this race. opinion polls show the party facing a wipeout. across government. >> this government has always been labor. >> yeah, totally. >> what's changed? >> the labor party changed. that's the problem. labor have abandoned all the principles. i mean, my family used to be a labor. >> reporter: a strong shadow over this campaign. last year's bruising referendum on scottish independence. labor, the union, mary black's nationalist party fought for independence and lost. >> two years of the referendum campaign. a political weakening if you look. it forced people to engage and arguments and try to affect wait arguments and wait for quality. >> reporter: people here talk about lingering bu