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redcommander
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« on: May 15, 2010, 07:18:06 PM »
Hopefully SNP loses and Tories pick up some seats.
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 06:05:30 PM »
So I take it the Tories aren't going to have a breakthrough in Scotland this year. Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2011, 12:38:40 AM »
How likely are the Tories to pick up seats?
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2011, 05:56:12 PM »
Quote from: Sam Spade Revivalist on March 30, 2011, 12:33:32 PM
I thought there are no Tories in Scotland, save afleitch, since Douglas-Home died in 1995.
No, but they have lost a lot of their support to the SNP since Major was Prime Minister.
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2011, 03:07:34 PM »
Quote from: afleitch on April 06, 2011, 12:08:41 PM

Indeed. They have done a very good job during the past four years given that they governed as a minority and during a recession. When it comes to some parts of their agenda they have implemented more 'Labour' policies than Labour managed to.

Is the SNP right wing?
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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2011, 07:24:22 PM »
Quote from: Comrade Sibboleth on April 06, 2011, 07:00:10 PM
Perhaps it's best to think of them as being a bit like the Canadian Liberals.

I didn't know Scotland had swung so far to the left since the Blair years.
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2011, 07:38:25 PM »

I meant having two left leaning parties as they main forces in the Scottish Parliament and British Parliament. Cameron didn't find that much support their either last year.
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2011, 01:27:58 AM »
Quote from: Leftbehind on April 06, 2011, 09:14:36 PM
I don't think either party are all that left-leaning in reality - as demonstrated by a Tory sporting a SNP logo in his sig, and Scottish Labour don't seem a million miles away from their English counterpart (ie nowhere near left-wing). Also, whilst Scotland is probably the most left-leaning area in the UK, I think it's more a case of the Tories making themselves unelectable in areas which suffered the most since they adopted Thatcherism, than a massive swing to the left.

What form of Conservatism would be appealing in Scotland?
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2011, 06:21:41 PM »
I'm a little surprised by my results.

Conservative 37%
Lib Dem 10% Surprise
Labour 1%
SNP 0%
Greens -16%
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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2011, 12:19:15 AM »
Why have the Tories lost support? They seemed like they were headed towards picking up some seats a couple of weeks ago.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2011, 06:21:21 PM »
« Edited: May 02, 2011, 06:23:34 PM by SayNotoJonHuntsman »
It looks like Clegg has destroyed the Lib Dems as a political force everywhere in the UK.
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