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Transformation of the Role of Third and Minor Parties in the Political and Party System of Great Britain in 2010-2022 [PDF]

Современная Европа, 2022
In the period under review, several significant events took place that resulted in a broad socio-political crisis in British politics. General elections were held four times including two snap elections.
T.V. Nazaruk
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We in Scotland have to make our stand for pure Liberalism: John M. Bannerman and Scottish Politics, 1932-1968

Scottish Studies
This article assesses the political career of John M. Bannerman from his entry into Scottish politics in the early 1930s until his final speeches in the House of the Lords in the late 1960s.
Ewen A. Cameron
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The Scottish Referendum 2014: the Political Process Before and After the “No” Vote’ [PDF]

Janus.net, 2015
On 18 September 2014, Scottish voters narrowly rejected political independence, losing 44.7% to 55.3%. Yet during more than 16 weeks, two opposing campaigns – Yes Scotland versus Better Together – strove to convince Scotland that political independence ...
Sandrina Ferreira Antunes
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Homo Anglicus / Homo Scotus: The Naturalisation of England and Scotland in Scottish Political, Economic and Social Discourse in Recent Times

Études Écossaises, 2013
Over the years, the Scottish National Party has clearly emphasised the alienness of England’s ethos (epitomised by Margaret Thatcher), thereby building on the idea that the two nations are divided in ways that go beyond their mere historical ...
Didier Revest
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Twenty Years of Devolution in Scotland: the End of a British Party System?

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2019
The geographical divides that characterised the outcome of the June 2016 European referendum, with a Remain majority in Scotland and Northern Ireland and a Leave majority in England and in Wales, are symptomatic of the increasingly divergent electoral ...
Fiona Simpkins
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The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2016
In a context where the Scottish National Party (SNP) has become the dominant party in Scotland, this article explores one aspect of the party’s ideology, namely its conception of Scottish society and citizenship, based on an analysis of the speeches made
Nathalie Duclos
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The Question of the vis-à-vis: Scotland and Others

E-REA, 2022
The essence of identity is ‘othering’. Who we are not matters as much as who we take ourselves to be. Identities – including those of nation, class, gender and ‘race’ – do not stand alone, but are to be understood in the context of the vis-à-vis.
David McCRONE
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The Paradox of Scottish Political Culture

Scottish Affairs, 2014
Scottish political culture adhered to a form of universalism from the Enlightenment until quite recently. In that sense, it denied its own distinctiveness, asserting as part of the very definition of the nation that national distinctiveness ought to be subsumed into liberal principles that are applicable everywhere and at all times.
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It’s ugly politics as usual as the big Scottish beasts of Westminster prepare to exit [PDF]

, 2015
First paragraph: If as predicted this becomes the first general election in which people vote in much larger numbers for the Scottish National Party (SNP), it will accelerate a major movement away from Scotland’s prominence in Westminster.
Cairney, Paul
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Platform for Success? The Scottish Broadcasting Commission 2008

, 2009
The new Scottish government established the Scottish Broadcasting Commission in 2007 to map out the future for the broadcasting sector in the country.
Peter Lynch, Lynch, Peter
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