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Socialist ideals must be nurtured, not allowed to dissipate
The left faces a great challenge north of the border, says JOHN STEVENSON

LABOUR has a job on its hands to claw back from the toxic image it seems to have with many voters in Scotland.

That’s not all Labour’s fault. For the Scottish National Party to deliver on its raison d’etre of independence it had to destroy what had been the dominant force in Scottish politics. Any other issue was secondary.

Of course, not every SNP voter wanted independence, nor are they all Remainers. They have not all swallowed the SNP’s faux left-wing image. The situation is more complex. 

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