Who knew?
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Result defies all predictions, putting Conservatives significantly ahead of Labour.
David Cameron enjoying the moment.
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There were shock results all round, with some big names falling.
Cheers from the SNP as Labour’s Jim Murphy loses his seat.
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After the astonishing events of the 2015 election, offering to implement the Smith proposals in Scotland will not suffice. The Tories will have to think bigger.
Under Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish National Party has swept Scotland at Labour’s expense.
Scottish Sun
The Murdoch press strategy of supporting the Conservatives in England and the SNP in Scotland reflected a common interest in denying Labour government in the UK election.
All smiles for the Conservatives.
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7 mai 2015
Fran Amery , University of Bath ; Catherine Happer , University of Glasgow ; Charles Lees , University of Bath ; Craig McAngus , University of Stirling ; David Cutts , University of Bath ; Eric Shaw , University of Stirling ; Jennifer Thomson , Queen Mary University of London ; John Van Reenen , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Jonathan Tonge , University of Liverpool ; Louise Thompson , University of Surrey ; Michael Saward , University of Warwick ; Neil Matthews , Queen's University Belfast ; Peter Lynch , University of Stirling ; Rainbow Murray , Queen Mary University of London ; Roger Awan-Scully , Cardiff University ; Sophie Whiting , University of Liverpool ; Stuart Wilks-Heeg , University of Liverpool et Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds
Experts provide a rolling response, live as the results come in for the 2015 general election.
On May 8, a new battle begins.
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One of the consequences of the SNP’s rise is that the new UK government will have very few seats in Scotland. This looks set to become a hot potato after the election.
Just try to get one past me.
Scottish government
One consequence of the 2010 leader debates was that they almost entirely erased women from the political discussion. It has therefore been refreshing, and widely commented upon, that three of the party…
Parliamentary arithmetic can be fun when you know how!
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In 2010, there were more than 1,000 potential coalition options. Here’s how to make friends in 2015.
Ready to Roxburgh!
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The Tories are on course to lose their only Scottish seat, and they need to pick another up. They’ve found a target – and ended up in a three-way battle.
Labour leader ruled out any SNP deals on Question Time.
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A Tory election win is the best scenario for the SNP. If Labour squeak home, it will need to find a better way forward
The mother of all crossroads.
Lightspring
The only way to seize the initiative back from the SNP is to build on the Smith Commission through a new Scottish Constitutional Convention
Oh no. Are they coming this way?
EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
A coalition would solve Labour’s short-term number problem and could damage Sturgeon’s plans in the long term.
He’s back - again.
Andrew Milligan/PA
As the Scottish Nationalists gear up for a big win on May 7, the contribution of one man is in danger of being overlooked
SNP wants in for Scotland.
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SNP are pro-EU, but lack vision for the future.
Nicola Sturgeon seems pleased with SNP policies - but do they hold up under scrutiny?
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Our experts pick apart the SNP’s top policies.
Whoever wins, Murdoch comes out in front.
PA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
The front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent assertion that the idea of a national press is a fallacy. In images which appear…
Good deeds don’t always work out that way.
Nailia Schwartz
Politicians promising to expand free childcare is no bad thing, but it is difficult to deliver in practice
A new politics?
Bill Hume
The SNP has changed the way Scottish people think about politics, something no party has achieved for decades.
‘Best job in the world’
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Labour’s Scottish position could not be any more grim. Here are some suggestions for the long road back to contention.
Jim Murphy in a spin.
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Labour leader Jim Murphy is raising concerns that a big victory for Nicola Sturgeon will mean another referendum. Here’s why they’re wide of the mark.