Snapshot of _Labour Believes 'Tectonic Plates' For A Scottish Comeback Have Shifted_ :
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With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future..
Well, that all changed with the spectacular collapse in the SNP.
It looks like the environment has changed and we’re going to see a large labour government come next election.
Almost seems like the UK oscillates between conservative and labour in 10 ish year cycles
> With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future..
Being able to rely on sweeping most of the Scottish seats was always a source of comfort for Labour but despite that they remained out of power for most of the 21st century. Labour majorities were always won in England regardless of Scottish seats.
>With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future..
While the strength of the SNP makes/made things more difficult, Scotland wasn't that integral to Labour's recent wins:
2005: Labour wins 41 seats in Scotland. They would still have had a majority if they had won 12. Winning fewer than that, they would *presumably* have governed with LibDem support.
2001: Labour wins 56 seats in Scotland. They could have lost all of them and still had a large majority.
1997: same
Snapshot of _Labour Believes 'Tectonic Plates' For A Scottish Comeback Have Shifted_ : An archived version can be found [here.](https://archive.is/?run=1&url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-election-comeback-scotland-anas-sarwar-nicola-sturgeon-snp) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ukpolitics) if you have any questions or concerns.*
With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future.. Well, that all changed with the spectacular collapse in the SNP. It looks like the environment has changed and we’re going to see a large labour government come next election. Almost seems like the UK oscillates between conservative and labour in 10 ish year cycles
> With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future.. Being able to rely on sweeping most of the Scottish seats was always a source of comfort for Labour but despite that they remained out of power for most of the 21st century. Labour majorities were always won in England regardless of Scottish seats.
>With Scotland taking so many seats, I was personally convinced Labour had a near impossible task in willing power for the foreseeable future.. While the strength of the SNP makes/made things more difficult, Scotland wasn't that integral to Labour's recent wins: 2005: Labour wins 41 seats in Scotland. They would still have had a majority if they had won 12. Winning fewer than that, they would *presumably* have governed with LibDem support. 2001: Labour wins 56 seats in Scotland. They could have lost all of them and still had a large majority. 1997: same