07-10-2017 19:27 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

What Next For Nicola Sturgeon's SNP After Their General Election Pummeling?

Thrashed by the Conservatives in rural Scotland while Labour ate into their central belt support base, the General Election was a sobering experience for the SNP.
After the heady heights of winning all but three of Scotland’s Westminster seats in 2015, Nicola Sturgeon put all her chips on pro-Remain Scots getting behind a second independence referendum in order to escape Brexit.
But the First Minister’s gamble backfired and the party lost a third of its seats, including those of tal
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