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From Brexit to Indyref2

Written by Campbell Gunn, 3×1 Strategic Adviser and former Senior Special Adviser to First Minister’s Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond One thing has emerged with clarity from Theresa May’s Brexit speech this week – the prospect of a second independence referendum is now far more likely than it was just a few ...

As winter looms, SNP feeling the heat

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Oddly, yesterday’s UK High Court ruling essentially forcing Prime Minister Theresa May to seek the consent of MPs before triggering Article 50 seems to have restored a sense of normality to Scottish politics. So used have we become to hearing about the various Brexit machinations between Edinburgh and London, the ...

The Holyrood Year Ahead

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MSPs return to Holyrood next week after the summer recess. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be anxious to dispel the impression that her Government is obsessed with the fallout from Brexit and the opportunities it gives her for a possible Indyref2. The result will be a packed Programme for Government which ...

Scotland Speaks

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So the people of Scotland have spoken. And they haven’t said exactly what many thought they might have. What a night it’s been. The much anticipated SNP landslide did not happen and there will be many SNP supporters somewhat surprised that Nicola Sturgeon’s party fell two seats short of an overall majority, ...

Corbyn’s Cabinet

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There’s no doubt that Jeremy Corbyn has pulled off quite a remarkable feat last Saturday in securing the Labour leadership. But who’s who in Team Corbyn? 3x1’s Public Affairs team have put together a short note on the faces and personalities in the new Labour frontbench. Click here to download a copy. To find ...

New Clout for Nicola

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Written by Lindsay McGarvie So Scotland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP, sweeping the board by returning 56 of Scotland’s 59 MPs. What does that ...

The Final Countdown

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Written by Lindsay McGarvie By this time next week, the polls will have long since closed and Scotland’s votes will have been counted and confirmed. But while the ...

Old faces reappear on the campaign trail

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Written by Chris Young Scottish politics took a brief step back in time this week as familiar faces from campaigns past intervened in what is becoming an ever more intriguing battle for Scotland’s votes. On Tuesday, Sir John Major, the last Conservative Prime Minister to lead his party to electoral victory, evoked ...

The lesser of two EVEL’s?

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Written by Chris Young Try as we might, the spectre of last year’s referendum is proving tough to shake off as the General Election battle moves into its 3 final weeks of frenetic fighting. This week saw Britain’s main parties put their electoral offers to the country with the launch of manifestos ...

SNP maintains momentum but faces challenging questions

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Written by Chris Young For all the talk that an SNP victory in Scotland at next month’s General Election will be a de-facto passport to a second referendum, in practice, the reality may be somewhat different. The party has been clear that the issue of a second referendum is off the table ...