The Annals of the Parish: 2015–2016. From Referendum to Referendum to … Referendum?. Issue 1 (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bort, Eberhard
• Is Part Of: Scottish affairs. Volume 26:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 69
• Page End: 102
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: Scottish Parliament -- Westminster Elections -- Holyrood Elections -- EU Referendum -- Indyref2; Scotland -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 320.941105
• DOI: 10.3366/scot.2017.0164
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-0356

Abstract

Abstract : The two years since the Scottish independence referendum have been a roller-coaster ride, with the SNP picking up close to a hundred thousand new members and triumphing in the 2015 General Election, taking all but three seats in Scotland; with David Cameron winning, against the collective wisdom of the pollsters, a Westminster majority, obliging him to call his promised EU referendum; with the SNP achieving an unprecedented third Holyrood term, but losing their absolute majority; with the Scottish Tories leapfrogging Scottish Labour into second place, usurping the role of 'official opposition' at Holyrood; with Jeremy Corbyn elected UK Labour leader – not once, but twice; and, to cap it all, the vote for Brexit on 23 June, its chaotic aftermath, and the reappearance of indyref2 at the top of the agenda.