09-13-2020, 11:09 AM
The SNP were known as the Tartan Tories as recently as the 1990s, and while they have changed over that period, the older wing of the party didn't just disappear.
I think Morph is probably right that part of the independence movement has convinced itself that the romanticised vision of Scotland as a left-wing nation is fact - although I think that people are less convinced of that now than they were in 2014. I also think that the people who think this way are among the least politically literate in the yes movement, and in practice won't really know the difference if an independent Scotland ends up with a centre-right government, provided it uses 'progressive' enough rhetoric. I don't know any left-wing indy supporters who take an active interest in politics and are under any illusions regarding how an independent Scotland would look in practice.
I think Morph is probably right that part of the independence movement has convinced itself that the romanticised vision of Scotland as a left-wing nation is fact - although I think that people are less convinced of that now than they were in 2014. I also think that the people who think this way are among the least politically literate in the yes movement, and in practice won't really know the difference if an independent Scotland ends up with a centre-right government, provided it uses 'progressive' enough rhetoric. I don't know any left-wing indy supporters who take an active interest in politics and are under any illusions regarding how an independent Scotland would look in practice.