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The Scottish Parliament Election
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The recent elections to the Scottish Parliament saw an increase from 4 to 10 Liberal Democrat MSPs at Holyrood, compared to 58 for the SNP, 17 each for Labour and Reform, 15 Greens and 12 Conservatives. Now the sixth largest party in the Scottish Parliament, the Liberal Democrats have fallen from 17 MSPs in the first Parliament in 1999, when they entered a coalition to form the first devolved government with Labour 27 years ago. In the following two elections the Lib Dems only lost one seat. The party has celebrated this recent result as a great success, but what…
The LibDems in 2026 – A Progressive Force or a Forgotten Postscript?
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Strange times indeed. The Labour government is imploding with a leader who looks like a dead man walking and recent (January 23rd Politico Poll of Polls) support at 18%. The Conservatives are directionless and leaking influential members, with support equal to Labour at 18%. Reform is out in front on 29%, while the Greens and LibDems are on 14% and 13%, respectively.
