Voting intention in Scottish and UK elections, plus views on political parties and leaders
7th June 2018 Comment Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues
When the outcome of the EU referendum was announced, it looked at first glance as though it represented a golden opportunity for the nationalist movement. The divergence between the majority Remain vote in Scotland and the majority Leave vote across the UK as a whole provided what must have seemed to nationalists like a perfect […]
6th June 2018 Comment Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum
The SNP seems set to start its conference in Aberdeen on Friday in a somewhat uncertain mood. Now just over two years into its third term in office, the party has to decide what to do with the three years that it has left before it has to face the voters again. Should it try […]
19th April 2018 Comment Elections, parties & leaders
Back in 1999, the creation of the Scottish Parliament seemed like a heaven-sent opportunity for the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Given that the new body was to be elected using proportional representation (the result of successful bargaining with Labour in the Scottish Constitutional Convention), it was unlikely that any single party would ever win an overall […]
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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