The SNP’s contradictory coalition is fracturing
As Scottish independence falls down the agenda, progressives and conservatives are being pitted against each other.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
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As Scottish independence falls down the agenda, progressives and conservatives are being pitted against each other.
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