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During the 2014 referendum, Gil Paterson insisted that he wouldn’t walk away from knocking a voter’s door without getting a handshake, regardless of how they would vote. The idea of shaking hands might not be allowed thanks to Covid, but the retiring MSP is still sticking around on Clydebank’s doorstep for the work he’s got left to do. Now 78, Gil steps down from elected office this week as one of the SNP’s elder statesmen, having been campaigning for the party in Scotland long before they became the ruling establishment. He had the distinction of ending nearly 90 years of Labour dominance in the area when he became MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie in 2011.
Should Nicola Sturgeon be worried?
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A new party will appear on Scottish ballot papers today as voters go to the polls to elect MSPs for the Scottish parliament, although there is a familiar face as its leader.
The Alba Party, led by former SNP First Minister Alex Salmond, did not exist when elections were postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the pro-independence party, formed in February 2021 hopes that this year they can to pick up votes from Mr Salmond s former ally, Nicola Sturgeon.
Despite having a 3 per cent approval rating in the regional elections, according to
Should Nicola Sturgeon be worried?
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When Scots go to the polls on May 6 to vote for which MSPs will represent them in the Scottish Parliament for the next five years, there will be a new party on the ballot paper, albeit fronted by a familiar face.
The Alba Party, led by former SNP First Minister Alex Salmond, did not exist when elections were postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the pro-independence party hopes that this year they can to pick up votes from Mr Salmond s former ally, Nicola Sturgeon.
Although unlikely to win a large number of seats according to current polls, a small win could still have political implications for the SNP.
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