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Remember that we've had 4 x consecutive Tory governments up to now and it's more than likely another one will follow in the next couple of years no matter what negative RW stuff they dream up (the list of indiscretions continues to grow unchecked!) - absolutely depressing from a Scottish voter's perspective esp when we've never voted for them since 1955 and that was an electoral fluke at that time!! I remember the last time this happened, from 1979 to the early 1990s, what followed in 1992 (the John Major govt) was a year by year protest vigil in Edinburgh (Regent Rd?) that finally ended when Scottish Devolution was voted in by the Scottish electorate in Sept 1997. If the Blair govt hadn't been voted in in 1997, I reckon we'd still be languishing in political limbo dictated to by the same dismissive Tory ideologists who opposed any kinda devolved governance, never mind the idea of self-determination. The Scotland Act (1998) was followed by the establishment of a Scot govt a year later - thank god, but not enough! The next step has to be a final push for Scotindy. Then we can reset, post-pandemic, and truly move on to a better and fairer society aligned to an agreed written constitution that favours and respects all our citizens.