Sentences with phrase «lost independence referendum»
However, it is apparent that the lost independence referendum did not lead to a decrease in SNP popularity (thus far).
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Canadian governments called Timorese independence a «lost cause» for two decades, but then engaged actively in the 1999 independence referendum and in post-conflict reconstruction.
What consequences have resulted in the past for parties (or other political movements) which promote independence referenda, but go on to lose them?
We have a prime minister who does not really want Brexit and who has put off the start of the process, and the First Minister who does not really want a second independence referendum, which she fears she might lose.
Given that SNP electoral success largely follows support for independence, we might expect the losing September referendum to deal a major blow to the party's prospects.
Scotland was lost last year when Labour went into the independence referendum in alliance with the Tories.
As Anthony Wells points out, it is somewhat inevitable that Labour should be doing worse where they started stronger because there are some places where they didn't have 15 points to lose, but it might also be partly because Ashcroft only polled in Labour seats where the Yes vote was relatively strong in the independence referendum.
One more or less inevitable consequence of this pattern is that Labour gained ground amongst those who voted Yes in in the independence referendum in September 2014, while it lost support amongst those who voted No.
It is also worth mentioning that Labour started to lose Scotland to the SNP in the New Labour era and not only in the aftermath of the independence referendum.
The membership of Plaid Cymru noted with much excitement that despite losing the recent Scottish independence referendum, the SNP had experienced an unforeseen surge in membership.
The SNP lost its overall majority however, meaning the prospects of a second independence referendum have receded for the time being.
The Ukip leader's declaration of defiance raises the prospect of the Brexit brigade copying Scottish Nationalists chivvying for a second independence referendum since losing by 55.3 % -44.7 % in their 2014 plebiscite on breaking up Britain.
Salmond also said he still believed Scottish independence was the ultimate destination and the referendum lost by the yes campaign in September was just a stop along the way.
Their breakfast was reportedly spoiled by a YouGov poll showing that the No campaign in the independence referendum had lost the big 20 - point lead they had enjoyed for much of last year.
Sturgeon announced that she was instructing Scottish government officials to draft fresh referendum legislation for Holyrood, only two years after her party lost the first independence vote in 2014, to ensure it could be held quickly if enough Scottish voters backed it.