Dominant Ideas

SNP - anti austerity

600+ million spent to mitigate bedroom tax imposed by rich Tories

Positioned themselves as opposition to tory austerity = 56/59 scottish seats in 2015 GE

SNP - nationalism

55% of Scottish voted against Indy (84.6% turnout)

Been in power since 2007

63/129 seats 2021 Scotland + 6 Green meaning pro-Indy parties majority

“kill nationalism stone dead” Tony Blair

SNP - collectivist

free university and prescriptions only in Scotland. England pay £9k> for tuition

Conservatives - pro-austerity

Tories won minority gov after Cameron manifested to lower spending in order to fix the economy

2015 GE Tories managed to grow the economy which led to them being voted as a majority

Conservatives - Unionism

In scotland they are called Conservatives and Unionist party, positioning themselves as the union party. This led to 31 seats in the 2016 scottish election becoming the main opposition (historical)

2015 GE Tories won a majority of 331 seats after campaigning on Brexit which appealed to racist little piggy scummy Enl*sh people

Conservatism = individualism

Tuition fees tripled in 2011 from 3k to 9k

Lib Dems lost 10/11 Scottish seats after breaking their promise of not increasing tuition (Tories escaped by scapegoating Lib Dem leader)