15 July 2026
Beyond Constitutional Groundhog Day
In May 2026, Scottish voters once again returned the Scottish National Party (SNP) to power for the fifth successive Scottish Parliamentary election. The pro-independence SNP will bring up twenty years in government at Edinburgh next year. With the SNP promising another independence referendum but not having a legal mechanism to provide one, and polling on that issue still sat at about 50-50, the Scottish political Groundhog Day looks set to continue. Beneath the stasis, however, there is movement in Scottish constitutional politics. Continue reading >>
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