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Will Scotland Vote Snp?
With the concern in the rest of the country about the SNP potentially holding sway over a Labour government, something’s puzzling me. Since the outcome of the Scottish referendum was ‘No to independence’, will the majority of electorate there, who don’t want independence, vote against the SNP in the forthcoming elections?
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I live in Gordon district, and really have no alternative but to vote for Lib-Dems, as the only party who might stop Alex Salmond, a win for him will be a disaster for Scotland and the UK as a whole. I think most people in Scotland do not like Nicola Sturgeon, she is as obsessed with independence as her predecessor.
The next election for the Scottish Parliament takes place next year. A key part of the SNP's manifesto then will certainly be - as always - Independence for Scotland.
Given that that is a manifesto pledge, it will be difficult for Westminster to refuse another Independence Referendum, sooner or later, if the SNP again win a majority of the seats in Scotland in 2016. That was the very basis on which the last referendum was held.
Scotland's voters will then have the same choice as they had last September...yes or no. Meantime, there is nothing to stop them from ensuring that Scotland's voice is heard loudly and clearly in the Westminster parliament by voting FOR the SNP. Scottish voters who do not want independence have nothing to gain and perhaps much to lose by NOT voting for the SNP in May.
Given that that is a manifesto pledge, it will be difficult for Westminster to refuse another Independence Referendum, sooner or later, if the SNP again win a majority of the seats in Scotland in 2016. That was the very basis on which the last referendum was held.
Scotland's voters will then have the same choice as they had last September...yes or no. Meantime, there is nothing to stop them from ensuring that Scotland's voice is heard loudly and clearly in the Westminster parliament by voting FOR the SNP. Scottish voters who do not want independence have nothing to gain and perhaps much to lose by NOT voting for the SNP in May.
Nationalism,urghhh...My father and my uncles who fought against Hitlers nationalism and their friends who fought against Francos nationalism and the many people who died fighting against the fascist nationalism of the IRA must be turning in their graves at the very thought of these tartan sectarians.
if you're Scottish and you want strong rule for Scotland but within the UK, then the SNP is the party for you.
Which sounds like exactly what Scottish voters do want; so there's no hypocrisy or stupidity involved.
Of course, what English voters would prefer is a weak Scotland within the UK. They may be out of luck.
Which sounds like exactly what Scottish voters do want; so there's no hypocrisy or stupidity involved.
Of course, what English voters would prefer is a weak Scotland within the UK. They may be out of luck.
//What they see is that if they take all Labour's seats then they still have the option of allying with Labour when they feel like it.//
whilst the SNP can of course adopt that attitude, it's unlikely to get them a seat at the cabinet table. If they don't get into bed with labour at the outset, Ed won't be asked to form a government.
whilst the SNP can of course adopt that attitude, it's unlikely to get them a seat at the cabinet table. If they don't get into bed with labour at the outset, Ed won't be asked to form a government.
