general election – Peter Geoghegan

Scotland’s Revenge

By peterPosted on 29th April 2015Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics, Scotland, SNPTagged Foreign policy, general election, SNP

INVERNESS, Scotland — Last September, Scotland held a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. The campaign was lively, colorful and, it seemed, decisive: Scots voted by a 10-point margin to stay a part of Britain. But just seven months later, another nationalist earthquake looks set to hit Scotland, shaking the foundations of British politics […]

Election Posters Banned Across Scotland

By peterPosted on 25th February 2015Posted in Politics, ScotlandTagged Alistair Clark, election posters, general election, Scotland2 Comments

Competing “yes” banners and “no thanks” posters were among the most colourful features of the referendum campaign, but as May’s general election hoves into view there will be less political posters than ever on Scotland’s streets. Experts fear that the lack of posters could depress turnout. Just a handful of Scottish councils permit candidates and […]

Britain’s Green Party surge

By peterPosted on 21st February 2015Posted in Al Jazeera, PoliticsTagged general election, Green party, Natalie Bennett

Once a marginal political player, the UK Green Party has growing popularity amid dissatisfaction with the majors. The Green Party is expecting to make gains at the United Kingdom general election in May [Getty Images] As 2005 turned into 2006 in London, journalist Natalie Bennett did what many of us do at New Year’s. She […]