How many seats will the SNP surge cost Labour at the general election?
A new poll puts the nationalists in first place in voting intention.
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Conspiracy and paranoia reign in the grassroots Scottish independence movement
At a Yes rally following the Scottish independence referendum result, talk of conspiracy was ubiquitous.
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Jason Cowley: Post-Salmond, the SNP will be stronger than ever
Nicola Sturgeon is adored by the party’s activists. She is a formidable machine politician and a capable media performer.
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Why ambivalence is the dark matter of political debate
Normal polling methods struggle to detect people’s internal divisions, yet the Scottish referendum has just demonstrated how powerful an effect…
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Post-No Scotland: should the SNP have made a more radical offer?
The failure to bring a greater number of affluent Scots on board raises questions about the SNP’s “de-risking” strategy.
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Why Salmond’s departure won’t weaken the SNP
Under the talented and popular Nicola Sturgeon, the party will become stronger still. Labour is on the run.
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People, not politicians, must shape our new constitutional settlement
Without the consent of the public, decisions taken to devolve powers will be seen as a political fix.
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Alex Salmond will step down as SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minister
Scotland’s First Minister and the SNP leader will resign following his defeat in the Scottish independence referendum.
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