IF you got your news solely from the mainstream English media, you would think the Scottish National Party ( SNP ) are doomed.
Dramatic headlines in the past few months have variously proclaimed that the party faces an “implosion” , a “complete collapse” and even “extinction” .’s sizeable victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West seemingly lends weight to these claims. Yet these bold statements simply do not stack up when you look at the reality of public opinion in Scotland.
Things quickly changed. The SNP’s projected popular vote margin has halved, with the party now leading Labour by 7 points – which would give Humza Yousaf’s party 36 MPs . Not only that, but the SNP’s defeat in Rutherglen and Hamilton West – while large – was not unexpected. Labour won it in 2017, it remained a marginal seat in 2019, and the SNP are somewhat lower in popularity than in the last General Election. When combined with mass pro-Labour tactical voting byUnionists, this was enough to deliver an undeniably impressive win for Labour – but it does not change the national picture, which continues to favour the SNP.
Labour have won over a few Yes voters, but not very many – they’re only up five points. Instead, most of the Yes voters that the SNP have lost have gone to smaller parties like the Greens.
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