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David Franklin is a member of the Leeds NE local party and am currently a 2nd year Politics/International Relations student at the University of Birmingham and 2010-11 Vice-Chair of the University Liberal Democrats.
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Opinion: Scottish independence – bleak consequences for LibDem and Labour Westminster representation

By David Franklin | Mon 9th January 2012 - 1:53 pm

It seems to me that murmurs in political circles regarding the Scottish desire for independence are on the increase. It’s a very tangible situation. – Not least with the SNP as a single-party government in Holyrood and some polls showing a strong desire to break away from the UK. (I should point out, that many polls show that the English are more in favour of Scottish independence than the Scots).

What, then, are the consequences for Liberal Democrats and the composition of Westminster, should Scotland secede from the Union?

On first investigation, I’d say ‘bleak’ at best. Scotland has provided many of …

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