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Scottish independence Articles

Harsh realities

The referendum campaign exposed Scottish Labour’s many flaws, writes Willie Sullivan I voted ‘Yes’ in the referendum as did several other, some prominent, members of the Scottish Labour party. I am not writing here to explain that decision but readers should know that...
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Introspection is the last thing we need

The Correx boards have been scrapped, the leaflets curated and Twitter is almost completely rid of twibbons. Now that the referendum is over we face a raft of challenges and opportunities as a party. It is not an exaggeration to say that this vote has ripped families...
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Five things we learned during the referendum

Five things we learned during the independence referendum 1. People are interested in politics When a notoriously unpleasant Hollywood producer died thousands of people turned out for his funeral. Quizzed by a fellow mourner as to why someone so unpopular should...
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Your guide to interpreting tonight’s results

Nobody is venturing an exit poll for the Scottish referendum. We will have to find out the result the old-fashioned way. The reason for this requires some explanation. British pollsters have, over time, fine-tuned their skills in exit poll predictions in general...
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