8th March 2018 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders
When Scottish Labour gathered for its spring conference in Perth twelve months ago, the party seemed to be heading for disaster. Its standing in polls of vote intentions for Scottish Parliament elections averaged just 16%, while its reading on vote intentions for a Westminster election were, at 14%, even slightly worse. The party was seemingly […]
1st March 2018 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues
Scottish Conservatives are due to meet in Aberdeen this weekend against the backdrop of sustained electoral success after having spent nearly twenty years in the doldrums. As a result, the party is now firmly ensconced as Scotland’s principal opposition party. However, it now faces the challenge of whether it can build on that progress, and […]
16th January 2018 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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12th January 2018 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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27th December 2017 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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4th December 2017 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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4th December 2017 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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4th December 2017 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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4th December 2017 Scotland Question
Elections, parties & leaders
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9th October 2017 Comment
Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed
So just how much difficulty are the SNP in as they gather in Glasgow for their autumn conference? Are they, as some reporting seems to suggest, fatally wounded in the wake of the setback that the party suffered in the UK general election in June? Or does the party simply need to bide its time […]