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T_i_B

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2. The problem with splits

Reply to Emrys (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 01:46 PM

Mar 2021

Is that people see the two factions and think "a curse on both your houses".

I also wonder how much of this is vanity / bad blood on the part of Salmond and that's something the press could really hone in on. If people start to think this is all rather petty and personal that won't do any good for either SNP or Alba.

Which leaves the Nationalist rather reliant on the Unionist parties running worse campaigns.

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Some rare good news for Scottish Unionists [View all] T_i_B Mar 2021 OP

No, this could in fact be bad news for Scottish unionists, as their recent reactions have reflected! Emrys Mar 2021 #1

The problem with splits T_i_B Mar 2021 #2

You seem to be invested in this idea of this "splitting" the pro-independence vote Emrys Mar 2021 #3

As you say, the Scottish Greens are already pro-independence muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #4

Yes, you're right. Emrys Mar 2021 #5

Hmm, it's not been an auspicious couple of days for the Alba Party Emrys Mar 2021 #6

Doesn't look good - the party for nationalists with grudges and dodgy views muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #7

There have been tensions within the SNP for a while. Emrys Mar 2021 #8

We still have a bit of a wait till the first post-launch polling for Alba Emrys Mar 2021 #9

I don't want to clutter up today's Scottish election results thread with this bitter old hasbeen, Emrys May 2021 #10