General elections
Nuclear War, Scotland, and the General Election
Author / Creator: David Mackenzie
Media type: Article
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On the day when Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary went on radio to say we can’t rebuild our public services if we don’t have nuclear weapons, David Mackenzie makes the case for peace, and sanity.
The Scottish election: my conclusion after talking to all three pro-independence parties
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
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A video interviewing leading politicians from the SNP, the Scottish Greens and Alba about their economic approaches to the forthcoming General Election proved to be an interesting experience.
The National gave Murphy the opportunity to interview Drew Hendry of the SNP, Neale Hanvey of Alba and Ross Greer of the Scottish Greens.
How are the UK’s devolved nations faring ahead of the general election?
Author / Creator: Robyn Smith
Media type: Article
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Over the current parliamentary term, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have each faced unique challenges as well as common ones, such as rising economic inactivity. Measures of output, productivity and the labour market indicate where the devolved nations could improve their economic prospects.
How did we get here? The SNP’s unravelling political strategy and the 2024 UK General Election.
Author / Creator: Mark McGeoghegan
Media type: Article
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For the first time in eight years, Scotland will have an election that is not first and foremost about Scottish secession from the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, understanding the dynamics of the constitutional debate in Scotland, and particularly the SNP’s failure to secure a second secessionist referendum and the disarming of the SNP’s most powerful electoral narratives, remains crucial for understanding how we came to this place in Scottish politics.
The SNP’s independence push: navigating public opinion
Author / Creator: Stephanie Luke
Media type: Article
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Stephanie Luke analyses UK in a Changing Europe’s latest polling by Redfield & Wilton. She highlights that the SNP will struggle to keep the Westminster seats it currently holds if the party focuses too much time on independence alone.
https://www.believeinscotland.org/resources
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Pamphlet
Date published: 2023
A proposal that an Independence mahorigy at the next General UK election should be followed by a re-establishment of the Scottish Constitutional Convention to prepare for independence.
Implications of varying mandate definitions for Indyref2 legitimacy at Westminster-level elections
Author / Creator: Mark Shephard
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
Mark Shephard, Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, examines the scenario of the SNP campaigning solely on the issue of independence in the next General Election