Are the Tories really dead in Scotland, are the SNP socalist?

Do you have any evidence of this or is it purely conjecture?

Until the early 1980s the tories were quite a major party in Scotland, and they do still have quite a bit of support even among the working classes. The SNP used to be known as "the tartan tories" due to their right-leaning stance. Now they promote whatever will get them votes - currently it's being left-ish. I can't see them as a socialist party, more of a populist party.




I'd say they've done the exact opposite. Theres definetly a split appearing between the "45-ers" and the rest of the country.

Based on personal experience and observation. Surely no-one failed to see the increasingly bitter relations between the two sides in the run up to the referendum. Even now it continues with the daft "i`m one of the 45%" badges on facebook for example.

Maybe in the immediate aftermath of the referendum but now no one really talks about it. Both wanted what was best for scotland and some fell for the lies of westminister but there's no animosity towards people who voted differently.

And the YeSNP campaign wanted what was best for Scotland by blatantly making things up?

The Yes campaign was not about the SNP. It wasn't about any party. Do you think if Scotland didn't contribute more to the UK than Westminster admits they would have put up a fight about us leaving?

The yes campiqgn was the SNP with a few fringe political party groupings on the fringes.

Ill put money on the fact that you are a financial black hole incapable of paying your own way. I'm not recommending stripping you of your passport.

The SNP spread many myths and lies.you seem to be continuing to spread the falsehoods.

So maturestudent how am I a financial blackhole?

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Full time job are you?

How do you know my employment status?

The Tories aren't dead in Scotland - indeed they'll likely gain between 15-20% of the vote on Thursday - but they are a fairly toxic brand to much of those who don't vote for them. Their support is spread very thinly so they do not tend to pick up many seats relative to other parties.

What's rising in Scotland, fairly rapidly, is nationalism, and the three main unionist parties are powerless to prevent it. However it is actually the Tories who have received the least damage from the nationalistic surge. Confrontations between Labour or Lib Dems and the SNP usually result in an SNP victory because nationalism, but not so much Tory-SNP confrontations.

Come we all know the reason for the rise of the SNP in Scotland this election:
a) Milliband is really not cutting the mustard with the old time labour voter in glasgow, he really is not PM material (in their eyes).
b) The SNP woman - Nicola speaks and looks like a typical Scottish woman you would see in any town in Scotland - she is getting the "one of us votes" - Milliband is not "one of us" or "PM material"....

Certainly not the vibes I'm getting here in Scotland. A weak Labour leader is actually a godsend for the nationalists.

Less than a year ago, around 45% of the 85% of Scots that turned up voted to leave the union. That's going to have a huge impact on the results of the election. The SNP are winning over Labour voters because the SNP offer nationalism and the prospect of independence, not because of Nicola Sturgeon. And after the referendum where Labour supported the union along with the Tories, they're going to be tarred for a while now.

We'll my family is Labour Scottish (Paisley and Edinburgh) and there are not impressed by Milliband and like Nicola. It is small things that change the world. Here in Surrey, I've just seen the Lib-Dem candidate stand on a soap box in the high street and give a speech from her heart. I'll be voting for her. Brave lady.

Ed Miliband might not appeal to the typical Glasgow Labour voter but Jim Murphy should yet the polls show he's having a negligible effect. It's little to do with personalities and more to do with Labour being tied to the Union, something that's now an anathema to a lot of Scots.

of course they're socialist