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SNP Slip but it is Labour who still have Reason to Worry

29th April 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

With the SNP apparently a long way ahead in the polls, much of the commentary about the Scottish election, including that provided by this blog has focused on whether Labour will or will not prove capable of retaining second place. Two polls released this week have done nothing to dispel that preoccupation. Not that the […]

Do you support or oppose keeping income tax rates in Scotland the same as they are in the rest of the UK?

27th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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Do you support or oppose setting the income threshold at which the higher rate of income tax begins to be paid at £43,000 per year plus inflation?

27th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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Do you support or oppose increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 60p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 per year?

27th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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Do you support or oppose increasing the top rate of income tax from 45p to 50p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 per year?

27th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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Do you support or oppose increasing the basic rate and higher rate of income tax each by 1p in the pound?

27th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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Labour Still Struggling To Secure Second Place

24th April 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders Expectations of constitutional change Policy issues

With little more than a week and a half to go to the Scottish Parliament election (albeit with Labour remarkably still to unveil its manifesto) it seems there is nothing that can stand in the way of a second SNP overall majority. However, the battle for second place is evidently not resolved, as indeed is […]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, what do you think the result of the EU referendum will be?

24th April 2016 Scotland Question Policy issues

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If Scotland (along with the rest of the UK) left the EU would Scotland would be less or more at risk from terrorism?

24th April 2016 Scotland Question Expectations of constitutional change Policy issues

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If Scotland (along with the rest of the UK) left the EU would democracy in Scotland be strengthened or weakened?

24th April 2016 Scotland Question Expectations of constitutional change Policy issues

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