The Hamilton by-election and the crack-up of Scottish politics
Everything is to play for – but this victory does indicate new opportunities for Labour.
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All eyes on Scotland – and Nigel Farage’s new insurgency
The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a microcosm for Britain’s swirling political crises.
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The populist right are infiltrating Scotland
Ahead of a crucial by-election, Reform are surging, and the SNP are in disarray.
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Scotland has not turned against immigration
Scottish Labour could only flinch at Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech.
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How Scotland learned to love Nigel Farage
The same energy that once fuelled the independence campaign is now behind Reform UK.
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The SNP has reinvented itself yet again
In a year, John Swinney has put his party on course to defeat Labour and secure a fifth term.
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The SNP’s pious anti-Reform summit had no answers
Rather than simply condemning Nigel Farage, Scottish leaders need to understand his appeal.
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Why the Scottish trans movement lost
Through its dogmatism, the SNP alienated even those sympathetic to trans rights.
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