{"id":76239,"date":"2024-06-21T08:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T07:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=76239"},"modified":"2024-06-21T08:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T07:10:41","slug":"the-scottish-election-my-conclusion-after-talking-to-all-three-pro-independence-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/06\/21\/the-scottish-election-my-conclusion-after-talking-to-all-three-pro-independence-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scottish election: my conclusion after talking to all three pro-independence parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was the third of the interviews<\/a> I undertook on behalf of The National newspaper of the Scottish political parties' economic spokespeople. In it, I discuss the economic policies of Alba with its former MP, Neale Hanvey:<\/p>\n

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For reasons all of its very own the YouTube will not embed here and so please follow this link to watch the video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I also wrote a column for the National yesterday<\/a> summarising my feelings on these three interviews I have done (all available on this blog, this week). I concluded:<\/p>\n

Where does this leave readers? Alba and the Greens are not going to win seats in this election. The SNP undoubtedly will. They are going to be a vital part of the parliamentary opposition to a massive Labour majority in the next\u00a0Westminster\u00a0parliament. Voting for them is essential, but I cannot help but say that if I could do so I would whilst simultaneously wishing they were much more convincing when it comes to economics, and other issues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I suspect I am not alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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