If voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotland since the Thatcher era, the May 2016 Scottish Parliament election ushered in a new era, as it saw the resurgence of the Scottish Conservatives after they obtained a total of 31 seats. A comparative perspective on Labour and Conservative Party attitudes to devolution and post-devolution Scottish politics will shed light on the electoral demise of the former and the rising fortunes of the latter. This article seeks to examine the main unionist parties’ differences in terms of structural and ideological adaptation to devolution within the broad centre-left consensus that characterizes the current Scottish political landscape.Si le vote conservateur s’était raréfié...
The elections to the Scottish Parliament held on 6 May 1999 marked the culmination of a long campaig...
The General Election of 2015 looks set to be an exceptionally good one for the SNP, who look set to ...
International audienceAfter the setbacks Labour suffered at the Scottish Parliament elections of May...
International audienceIf voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotla...
If voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotland since the Thatcher ...
Up until the 2015 UK general election, Scotland had been regarded as a Labour stronghold, with the c...
The Scottish Parliament election in 2016 produced two surprising results: it represents a reversal o...
The independence referendum in Scotland played a decisive role in galvanising support for the SNP an...
International audienceAlthough Scotland had long been a Labour stronghold, devolution soon appeared ...
Although Scotland had long been a Labour stronghold, devolution soon appeared to have served as a po...
This article explores the course of Scottish politics since the establishment of the devolved parlia...
The SNP have swept the electoral map in Scottish, winning all but three seats. With a Conservative g...
Kieran Wright shows how Scottish Labour adopted a less left-leaning justification for its stance on ...
Last May saw an unprecedented victory by the Scottish National Party (SNP in Scotland, and a rout fo...
This article examines the development of ideology in the Scottish National Party since its formation...
The elections to the Scottish Parliament held on 6 May 1999 marked the culmination of a long campaig...
The General Election of 2015 looks set to be an exceptionally good one for the SNP, who look set to ...
International audienceAfter the setbacks Labour suffered at the Scottish Parliament elections of May...
International audienceIf voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotla...
If voting for the Conservative party had become somewhat of a rarity in Scotland since the Thatcher ...
Up until the 2015 UK general election, Scotland had been regarded as a Labour stronghold, with the c...
The Scottish Parliament election in 2016 produced two surprising results: it represents a reversal o...
The independence referendum in Scotland played a decisive role in galvanising support for the SNP an...
International audienceAlthough Scotland had long been a Labour stronghold, devolution soon appeared ...
Although Scotland had long been a Labour stronghold, devolution soon appeared to have served as a po...
This article explores the course of Scottish politics since the establishment of the devolved parlia...
The SNP have swept the electoral map in Scottish, winning all but three seats. With a Conservative g...
Kieran Wright shows how Scottish Labour adopted a less left-leaning justification for its stance on ...
Last May saw an unprecedented victory by the Scottish National Party (SNP in Scotland, and a rout fo...
This article examines the development of ideology in the Scottish National Party since its formation...
The elections to the Scottish Parliament held on 6 May 1999 marked the culmination of a long campaig...
The General Election of 2015 looks set to be an exceptionally good one for the SNP, who look set to ...
International audienceAfter the setbacks Labour suffered at the Scottish Parliament elections of May...