Scotlands Revenge
The SNP may have lost last Septembers referendum but its emerged energized as Britain gears up for a big, national election. Indeed, the partys new leader, Nicola Sturgeon, is just about the only popular politician in the country. Despite holding.
A new political order in Scotland threatens to upend the British election
The Scottish National Party is poised to play Labors spoiler. And with neither Labor nor the Conservatives likely to secure a majority on May 7, the SNP could also become the kingmaker on May 8, giving a party that is dedicated to the dismantling of.
SNP Scottish victory a vote against austerity - Sturgeon.
Speaking to The Guardian on Friday morning, the SNP leader said austerity was a leading focus of the partys manifesto throughout the campaign race and will be top of its agenda in Westminster. Read more Scottish lion roars: SNP win 56 out of. Sturgeon played down her influence in Labours defeat across the UK and was adamant that the Tory majority has ���nothing to do with what happened in Scotland. Its everything to do with the fact Labour werent strong��.
Nicola Sturgeon is Scottish National Partys surging star
With just days to go to the May 7 vote, the SNP appears on course to win a Scottish landslide, a triumph with far-reaching implications for UK politics and the future of the 308-year-old union between Scotland and England. Less than eight months after .
Austeritys Legacy: British Election Focused on UK Economy
Prime Minister David Cameron and his main opponent agree on one thing going into Britains May 7 election: Voters should choose the next leader based on the health of the economy.
The Scottish National Party and the Joe Biden test | Off.
Nearly every economist believes that the UK government should have spent more on infrastructure over the past five years, so the fact that Scotland is doing so may make quite a lot of sense. What is more, many of the trends��.
The Scottish National Party and the British Elections - Global.
In seven months, this has made the SNP the third largest political party in Britain. The Tories, as expressed by the likes of Thatchers old hand Norman Tebbit, fear that it will constitute a ���puppet government��� comprising Labour��.
Nicola Sturgeon hails historic landslide wins for Scottish National Party
The Prime Minister pledged to put a ���one nation��� United Kingdom at the heart of a Conservative government, while he acknowledged that divisions now existed. The Tories have been accused of boosting the SNPs share of the vote in Scotland ��� which rose .
Game of Losers? Poisoned Chalice Awaits UK Election Victor
Few politicians would be foolish enough to say publicly theyd prefer not to be elected because of the unpopular decisions that await, but next months election in Britain is one some may privately regard as a poisoned chalice.
Britain polls: Scottish National Party has landslide win - India
London, May 8 : The Scottish National Party (SNP) has recorded a historic landslide general election victory in Scotland, winning 56 out of 59 seats, a media report said on Friday. The only three seats to slip out of the SNPs��.
Scottish National Party landslide shakes up UK politics
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) ��� The last time Britain held a national election, Mhairi Black wasnt old enough to vote. On Friday, the 20-year-old university student was elected to Parliament as part of a Scottish nationalist wave that has transformed.
After Crisis Warnings, UKs Labour Says No Deals With Scottish Nationalists
Britains Labour Party on Sunday ruled out a post-election deal with Scottish nationalists after Prime Minister David Camerons Conservatives said such a tie-up could spark the biggest constitutional crisis since the 1936 abdication of the king.
General election fix? Anti-rigging campaigners issue last.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) are ���at high risk��� of being victimized by an election fix, campaigners say. The anti-rigging. Read more General election 2015: How UK would resolve hung parliament. People who are��.
From Churchill to 2010 Coalition: UK Elections in Photos
U.K. elections can be brutal affairs.
Matthew Fisher: Surging Scottish National Party could give separatists pivotal.
On Thursday, voters here are expected to return a separatist MP to a hung British parliament in which the Scottish National Party could have a pivotal say in the unions uncertain future. While the party, and its pugnacious leader Nicola Sturgeon, have.
UK Voters Left in Dark on Post-Election Fiscal Plans: Think Tank
Britains main political parties are not letting voters know how they would run public finances after the May 7 election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an independent think tank, said on Thursday.
Rupert Murdoch Says Scottish Self Rule Inevitable in Next Few Years
Scotland is likely to win self rule in the next few years while the economic divide between the international powerhouse of London and the rest of the United Kingdom will deepen, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch said on Sunday.
In British Election, Nationalists May Seize Nearly All Scottish Seats
A forecast on Friday showed Scottish nationalists could take nearly all the parliamentary seats in Scotland in the British election on May 7, potentially giving a party that wants to leave the United Kingdom huge influence at the heart of power.
Scottish Nationalists to Seek Full Fiscal Autonomy From Rest of Britain
Scottish nationalists will try to wrestle full control over taxation and spending for Scotland from the British government if they win kingmaker position in the May 7 general election, their leader said on Wednesday.
Scottish nationalist elected youngest UK MP since 1667.
Paisley (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A 20-year-old student representing the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) was elected Britains youngest lawmaker since 1667 Friday, toppling one of the opposition Labour��.
Exit Poll: Conservatives Surprisingly Strong in UK Election
Polls have opened in Britains national election, a contest that is expected to produce an ambiguous result, a period of frantic political horse-trading and a bout of national soul-searching.
UK Leaders Make Last Televised Pre-election Appeal to Voters
Rupert Murdochs tabloid Sun has spoken, urging voters to back David Camerons Conservative Party in Britains election — unless theyre in Scotland. There, it says, they should vote for the Scottish National Party.
Scotlands Revenge | Foreign Policy
The SNP may have lost last Septembers referendum but its emerged energized as Britain gears up for a big, national election. Indeed, the partys new leader, Nicola Sturgeon, is just about the only popular politician in the��.
UKs Lib Dems Rule Out Scottish Deal, Potentially Shunning Labour
The leader of Britains Liberal Democrats ruled out joining a government that relied on support from Scotlands nationalists, raising a potential obstacle to a coalition deal with the opposition Labour Party after a national election on May 7.
Scotland results: SNP victories wipe out Labour
Victory sees Tories take seats they never thought possible; Northern Ireland: Dawn brings light for DUP, as UUP awake; SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon celebrates in Glasgow as her party secured 56 out of the 59 Scotland results: SNP landslide to realign UK .
UK Election Hopefuls Burn Rubber in Final Campaign Push
Britains candidates are campaigning from Cornwall in southwestern England to the far northern reaches of Scotland in search of votes with the general election just two days away.
Up or Down? Bank Views of UK Assets After Election
Sterling at a seven-week peak against a basket of currencies <=GBP> and UK stocks near record highs suggest Britains most unpredictable general election for a generation holds no particular fears for investors.
UK Election Results 2015: Conservatives Head For Comfortable Victory; Scottish.
UK Election Results 2015: Conservatives Head For Comfortable Victory; Scottish National Party Sweeps Labour Out. By Dennis Lynch @neato_itsdennis on May 07 2015 11:22 PM EDT. 0. 0. 0. 0. UKElections_Ballot_May8. An electoral worker tallies stacks of .
Sturgeon: SNP will boost NHS budget across the UK
The SNP is the only party offering an alternative to the harsh Westminster cuts agenda. Our proposals for a modest public spending increase of 0.5 per cent will result in an additional ��9.5 billion above inflation across the UK by 2020/21 - ��24 billion.
Unexpected Triumph Means Cameron Can Govern UK on His Own
The Conservative Party surged to a surprisingly commanding lead in Britains parliamentary election, with early returns Friday backing an exit polls prediction that Prime Minister David Cameron would remain in his office at 10 Downing Street. The opposition Labour Party took a beating, mostly from energized Scottish nationalists who pulled off a landslide in Scotland.
Dueling Elections: a Look at Israeli, UK Electoral Systems
If the polls are to be believed, Thursdays British election may produce a hung parliament, where no political party holds an absolute majority. Thats a cause for angst in a place where tradition, fair play and a system that inflates majorities have generally sorted out who is the next prime minister by last call at the pub.
A 20-year-old Scottish student has become the youngest UK MP since 1667
@mhairi1921. Paisley (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A 20-year-old student representing the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) was elected Britains youngest lawmaker since 1667 Friday, toppling one of the opposition Labour partys top figures.
UK Elections: Mhairi Black, the 20-year-old whos Britains youngest lawmaker
As member of the Scottish Nationalist Party (the SNP), she went up against Douglas Alexander, a long-time Labour Party heavy-hitter. He is a former Cabinet minister and such a shrewd veteran of political campaigns that he was Labours campaign chief.
General election 2015: How UK would resolve hung.
Britains Prime Minister David Cameron (L), Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (C), Britains opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband (R) (Reuters). Tags. Election, Politics, UK. With voting under way��.
A British govt devoid of Scottish MPs holds no legitimacy.
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said a British government without Scottish representation would be illegitimate, as she ramped up strategic demands for a post-election coalition with���
UK PM Cameron Wins Last TV Contest of Election Campaign - Poll
Prime Minister David Cameron won the last major TV contest of Britains election campaign, a snap Guardian/ICM poll showed on Thursday, with 44 percent of viewers saying he had performed best on the night.
UK Elections: ���Scottish Lion Roars���: Scottish National.
UK Elections: ���Scottish Lion Roars���: Scottish National Party (SNP) Wins 56 Out of 59 Scottish Seats, Humiliating Labour. By RT. Global Research, May 08, 2015. RT. Region: Europe��.
Scottish Nationalists Raise Prospect of Another Independence Vote After 2016
Just a month before the most unpredictable British election in a generation, Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon raised the prospect of another independence referendum after 2016 that could break apart the United Kingdom.
Election 2015: Scottish National Party manifesto at-a-glance
Stronger for Scotland is the message emblazoned on the front of the SNPs election manifesto. It aims to set out an alternative to austerity and position the party as a force for UK-wide change. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon promised voters in the.
UK election: SNP love, Labours loss | The Economist
AS THE final results from Britains general election trickle in, the outcome is surprisingly clear. The Conservative Party has secured a slim majority, gaining.
Last Chance for Cameron and Miliband to Break UK Election Deadlock
Campaigning in Britains most unpredictable election in a generation enters its final day on Wednesday with the two main parties level in most polls and neither on track to command a majority in the parliament of the worlds fifth largest economy.
Why the Scottish National Party is so important in this election
IN BRITAINS general election on May 7th the Scottish National Party (SNP), a party that wants Scotland to become independent, will only be contesting 59 seats out of a total of 650 in the House of Commons. If it is lucky,��.
Scottish lion roars: SNP win 56 out of 59 Scottish seats.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has secured 56 out of 59 Scottish seats in the General Election, elevating former leader Alex Salmond to Westminster and destroying the Labour Partys share of the vote.. parties had focused on the supposed threat of nationalism rather than the SNPs anti-austerity and anti-nuclear agenda. A careworn Labour leader Ed Miliband warned the next government would face the possible breakup of the United Kingdom. While Sturgeon��.
UK election: Labour battered, Scots student youngest lawmaker since 1667
Politics student Mhairi Black, representing the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), took Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a constituency outside Glasgow, from Douglas Alexander, Labours election chief and a former Cabinet minister.
What the heck happened in the UK? Britains Labour Party.
While the polls showed that Labour wouldnt have won a majority either, they could have counted on informal backing from the Scottish National Party, which loathes Tory Prime Minister David Cameron. Instead, the��.
Campaign Begins for Most Unpredictable UK Election in Years
British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a courtesy call on Queen Elizabeth II, then launched a most uncourteous attack on his main political rival as campaigning formally began Monday in the most unpredictable U.K. election in decades.
No, the SNP is not the UKs Taliban. Heres what the party is really like
The greatest hysteria ��� but of course ��� is reserved for the SNP, as polls suggest they could possibly even replace the Liberal Democrats as the third largest party at Westminster. If true, this will mean businesses and organisations across the UK will.
SNP is openly racist towards the English, says Nigel Farage
���The fact is Ukip is a non-racist non-sectarian political party and weve got more members of black and ethnic minority standing for us than the Green Party or the Liberal Democrats. Were an all embracing party. ���I think the one I blame is [former SNP.
Scottish Nationalists Open to Informal Pact With Labour
The Scottish National Party (SNP) could support a minority government led by the Labour Party after national elections on a vote by vote basis in return for an end to austerity policies that have resulted in public spending cuts.
If my brothers abandoning Labour for the SNP, the unions.
The breakup of the UK is not yet irrevocable, but demonising nationalists is hardening Scottish attitudes.. Cameron is not that far behind the Suns characterisation of Nicola Sturgeon as the ���Scotweiler��� with his repeated insistence that the Scottish National party ���does not want our country to succeed���. Miliband rules out any deal with an SNP bloc at Westminster, apparently even if it means the Conservatives retaining power. Not helping either is the condescension��.
Scottish National Party landslide shakes up UK politics.
The SNP is now the third-largest group in Parliament after the Conservatives and Labour, an ironic position for a party that wants to break off from the United Kingdom. [.] the aftermath of the referendum and the failure to��.
Scottish National Party poised for biggest win ever
If that change is as sweeping as polls suggest, Labors 30-year dominance of Scottish politics will be over and the SNP will become the third-largest party in the U.K. Parliament. In an election in which no single party is expected to win a majority.