{"id":90462,"date":"2026-02-28T08:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=90462"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:06:46","slug":"might-labour-come-fourth-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/02\/28\/might-labour-come-fourth-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Might Labour come fourth in Scotland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Labour swept many parliamentary seats in Scotland in 2024, representing a massive improvement in its fortunes in the country.<\/p>\n

Now, as The National<\/a> is reporting:<\/p>\n

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THE\u00a0Scottish Greens\u00a0will overtake Labour at the next\u00a0Holyrood\u00a0election, a major new poll has predicted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The final Scottish Election Study before the Holyrood vote in May predicts a \"comfortable\" pro-independence majority of\u00a0SNP\u00a0and Green MSPs, with Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay's party securing 16% on the regional list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the forecast:<\/p>\n

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From first to fourth in two years. That's a staggering change, and entirely deserved.<\/p>\n

Three things follow.<\/p>\n

Binary politics are over in the UK.<\/p>\n

The political consensus around the two-party system is broken for good, with both former leading parties heading for extinction.<\/p>\n

In the new narrative, we either get fascism or a politics of hope for each person and all the countries on these islands we share.<\/p>\n

It's not really a choice, is it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Labour swept many parliamentary seats in Scotland in 2024, representing a massive improvement in its fortunes in the country. Now, as The National is reporting:
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