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Labour and the scottish national party: the triumph of continuity in a changing Scotland / Gallagher, Tom

Gallagher, Tom	Journal Article
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2009.

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Scotland's party system appears on the verge of major change with the Scottish National Party poised to supplant the Labour party as the dominant force. Under a charismatic leader, the SNP is using populist means to try and secure independence. However, real change appears elusive even if constitutional arrangements are altered further. The SNP distrusts democratic participation and is keen to rule through mobilised interests groups and the civil-service, strengthening the corporatist style of government characterising Scotland for centuries. Labour might avoid long-term marginalisation, if it was to embrace an agenda based on strong democratic citizenship and a broad nationalism which emphasises a continuing Union in which the benefits of devolution are clearly directed towards individual citizens as well as elite groups

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Nationalism ; Labour ; Participation ; Scotland ; Devolution ; Renewal

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Scotland's nationalist folly / Gallagher, Tom

Gallagher, Tom	Journal Article
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2014.

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ACROSS THE European Union, many established parties are floundering. Reelection to office is a rare outcome, but the Scottish National Party (SNP) is one of the few ruling parties to be thriving. Since taking charge of Scotland's autonomous government in 2007, it has enjoyed high poll ratings and has strong expectations of being reelected for a third term in 2016. Except for a four-year break, it has been led by the same individual for nearly a quarter century: a self-confident, popular and utterly disingenuous rogue named Alex Salmond.

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European Union ; United Kingdom ; Scottish National Party ; David Cameron ; Alex Salmond

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