23-06-2020, 01:01
(This post was last modified: 23-06-2020, 01:02 by hibeejim21.)
(23-06-2020, 00:14)spireitematt Wrote: You talk about Labour in Scotland but the thing is Labour in Scotland will only get one maybe two seats in General Elections from now on. I watched a segment on the news back in 2017 during the election and it was asking people in Scotland which way they were going to vote and majority of them said SNP. A lot of the younger generation in Scotland are pro-independence, Nationalistic and don't class themselves as British or unionists. A lot of them won't even remember a Labour Government.
Before 2015, the SNP didn't get into double figures of seats in Westminister and it was because of the 2014 referendum which changed that.
2015 - 56
2010 - 6
2005 - 6
In 2017 they got 35 seats which was down by 21 and in the 2019 election they got 48 which was up 13.
If or when Scotland goes because it's only going to be a matter of time before Scotland does leave the Union and if or when that does happen then it will start a debate with Ireland and a debate with Wales as well.
The question is Matt, how much more do people have to see before thinking 'wait a minute - we can do this better ourselves' ? Post Brexit Westminster is going to be one of the most right wing, English nationalist governments ever. Running a trumpian version of Singapore.
Most Scots are politically centre left. Whats the chances of getting that kind of government now unless we go it alone ? Corbyn nearly pulled it off in 2014 and I likely would have given his coalition a chance but now the tories have an 80 seat majority......