People forget that the SNP backed a minority Labour government in 1976-79 and was undermined by a rogue MP contingent. Nicola Sturgeon may soon have to face the same problem.
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Miliband is resisting, but he may need the SNP. Here’s what could be on Nicola Sturgeon’s wish list.
A coalition negotiation has unfolded live on TV, and the incumbents quickly became irrelevant.
The SNP are the only major party that is yet to show its manifesto hand. Here’s why it’s probably not worth changing your plans to read it.
One of Scottish Labour’s problems is that its most talented politicians prefer to be in Westminster rather than Holyrood. The reverse is true for the Scottish Nationalists. However, there are exceptions…
The SNP won’t hold a second independence referendum until it knows it can win. That is an obvious statement, but it seems to have been missed by the party’s opponents. They should be pushing SNP leader…
The SNP leader stands accused of lying to the electorate about which party she wants to lead the next government. Here’s the problem with the argument.
Nicola Sturgeon is seen to have done well in the debate between the Magnificent Seven leaders that was screened live to the nation on April 2. That poses a problem for Ed Miliband. His party is now at…
It nearly didn’t happen, but for the first time ever, the British public has heard from seven party leaders in one TV debate. And for the first time ever, Natalie Bennett, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon…
The Tories have been making great hay out of fears that the Scottish nationalists could cause havoc after the election. Here are three reasons why it’s not worth worrying about.
Holyrood is far better at female representation than Westminster. Here are some reasons for the difference.
Some of Scotland’s top political scientists have been thinking about the implications of the constitutional change taking place. Here are some of their observations.
From the five-yearly Global Media Monitoring Project, we know that women are not portrayed quite as badly in the media as they used to be. But will the 2015 project show that trend continuing?
New figures show that Labour is considerably further behind the SNP with an age-group that is planning to turn out in force on May 7.
The last election was a low point for women in British politics.
Ed Miliband may be tempted to emulate Scotland’s minority government of 2007 to 2011. Here’s why it would be a big mistake.
Nicola Sturgeon has set out her Scottish National Party’s opposition to renewing Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Will it cost that much?
The Westminster parties should take Nicola Sturgeon’s comments about UK-wide social justice and the value of minority government at their word.
So much change is coming to Westminster’s Scottish component. Alas so much us also staying the same.
Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll puts the SNP on course for a victory that will echo what happened in the 2011 Scottish election. Here’s why it’s too early for Nicola Sturgeon to get complacent.
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