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The 7th of May 2015 was the day the SNP tsunami almost entirely cleansed Scotland of representation by any other party. The SNP’s grip on power in Scotland is almost total. The biggest immediate impact was to the Labour Party. The Conservatives have been long vanquished, only winning a total of four seats in the… Read more
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I never thought I’d be writing this sentence, ever. I miss the Liberal Democrats in Government. I’m not about to rush off and join the Liberal Democrats. However, it is very clear, following the Queen’s Speech, what a brake they were on the Coalition Government. Of course, at the time it didn’t feel like that.… Read more
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Given the likelihood of the Conservative Government allowing a free vote to repeal the fox hunting ban, as expected there are numerous Tweets, Facebook posts and online petitions. The thought of anyone wishing to hunt a fox with hounds, to see it torn to pieces by the pack and call it a sport turns… Read more
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Dear Theresa May, Firstly, congratulations on your election win. Fair’s fair, your party won the popular vote. (Mind you, our ridiculous first-past-the-post system has given you the MPs to totally dominate Westminster, despite winning barely one-third of the vote, but that is another matter.) Let’s talk about the extremist bill that was trailed in the… Read more
A view from the edge
Political Outlier 