Scottish politics - the 2024 general election and the fall of the SNP
On the night of July 4th I went to bed about 23:00, shortly after seeing the general election exit poll. This was the first time in about sixty plus years I hadn’t stayed up until about 06:00 watching the results roll in. Why go to bed early, this time? Well, it was pretty clear what the outcome was going to be and while very happy that the Tories were going to be well and truly kicked out of office, I also didn’t want to sit and watch the SNP lose seat after seat (which they did). Also, any joy that the Tories would be taking a beating was balanced by what appeared to be a very right wing Labour Party - which, from what it was saying, was going to be far away from the left wing Labour Party I’d have welcomed. But that indicates one of the reasons why I support Scottish independence; in UK terms, the Labour Party can only get into power by going to the right (just like Blair did) - and this time that was against a Tory government increasingly disliked by even the majority in England.