Labour win Oldham East & Saddleworth by-election

Labour have won the Oldham East & Saddleworth by-election with a majority of over 3,000. Ed Miliband can continue smiling. Also in a similar vein, Nigel Farage will be smiling as UKIP came fourth beating the BNP. The LibDems did OK and the Tories got squeezed. I couldn't help thinking that the one thing that is different is that Greater Manchester Police look oddly weird in those black shirts. They just don't go with traditional helmets. Just a thought.