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The Annals of the Parish: 2015-2016. From Referendum to Referendum to ... Referendum?
- Source :
- Scottish Affairs; Feb2017, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p69-102, 34p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The two years since the Scottish independence referendum have been a roller-coaster ride, with the SNP picking up close to a hundred thousand new members and triumphing in the 2015 General Election, taking all but three seats in Scotland; with David Cameron winning, against the collective wisdom of the pollsters, a Westminster majority, obliging him to call his promised EU referendum; with the SNP achieving an unprecedented third Holyrood term, but losing their absolute majority; with the Scottish Tories leapfrogging Scottish Labour into second place, usurping the role of 'official opposition' at Holyrood; with Jeremy Corbyn elected UK Labour leader - not once, but twice; and, to cap it all, the vote for Brexit on 23 June, its chaotic aftermath, and the reappearance of indyref2 at the top of the agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660356
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scottish Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120900740
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2017.0164