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Ian Blackford: Does the SNP have a winning strategy?

Ian Blackford: Does the SNP have a winning strategy?

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The Scotish nationalists have plenty of passion, but do they have a winning strategy?

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Ian Blackford is the Scottish Nationalist MP for a vast tract of
north-west Scotland, and the leader of the SNP’s 48-strong band
of Westminster MPs. He is a prominent champion of the cause of
Scottish independence, a cause which represents one of the
biggest challenges facing prime minister Boris Johnson over the
next five years. Back in 2014, Scotland voted by 55% to 45% to
remain in the UK. At the time, it was billed as a ‘once in a
lifetime’ decision. But since then, Britain has left the EU –
against the wishes of a clear majority in Scotland – and the SNP
now argues that this material change in circumstances gives Scots
the right to another vote on independence. The SNP's grip on
power in Scotland is currently unassailable, so a protracted
political stand off between Edinburgh and London seems
inevitable. The nationalists have plenty of passion, but do they
have a winning strategy?

(Photo: SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford during Prime
Ministers Questions 2019. Credit: PA)