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Originally Posted by Pierre
I think that question is over now, for some time.
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Certainly, I look forward to Chris and his thoughts on the Scottish result.
A collapse in SNP votes - part turnout, part Labour up, Tories down and LDs narrowly down.
The proportional system* would save the SNP to some extent in Scottish elections but if they aren’t the largest party (and out of Government) it’d be unreasonable to expect a pro-independence argument to prevail on a single election victory at a later date.
It pushes the idea of a referendum into the mid-2030s and application of it a couple of years after that.
*There’s a potential for infighting over positions at the top of the regional lists too as ex-MPs and constituency MSPs on the brink seek refuge there.