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The Pretenderendum

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The Pretenderendum

The Pretenderendum

When First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a second independence referendum, the reaction from the unionist branch managers bordered on hysteria. Douglas Ross called it a 'pretend referendum' and said the Tories would boycott it. Previously, Murdo Fraser had inadvertently made an excellent case for independence. And Gordon Brown was wheeled out once again, for no apparent purpose.

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A Striking Resemblance

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A Striking Resemblance

A Striking Resemblance

After the Tories suffered two disastrous byelection results, party chairman Oliver Dowden resigned. At one of the counts the Conservative candidate locked herself in a room and refused to speak to the press. Boris Johnson was in Rwanda at the time and would remain abroad for another week. Meanwhile, in the midst of the biggest rail strike in 30 years, RMT union leader Mick Lynch was proving to be formidable in his handling of journalists and politicians.

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Ethics For Beginners

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Ethics For Beginners

Ethics For Beginners

After the Prime Minister's ethics advisor Lord Geidt resigned over the PM's "readiness to break the law", Boris Johnson looked into scrapping the role. Geidt was the second ethics adviser to quit under Johnson, who has only been PM for three years.

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Broadcast Views

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Broadcast Views

Broadcast Views

A superfan revealed a Nigel Farage tattoo on her thigh live on Farage's GB News show. George Galloway, on hearing the news that Farage would be quitting the show, angled for his job, tweeting: "If Farage is leaving @GBNEWS on Monday I guess that leaves a vacancy..."

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Elizabeth The Last

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Elizabeth The Last

Elizabeth The Last

In her 96th year, The Queen celebrated her platinum jubilee with a 4-day public holiday. The Duke of York, having recently settled a sexual assault case, did not attend as it was reported he had tested positive for covid. In Scotland the jubilee resulted in growing calls to abolish the monarchy.

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The Ministry Of Self-Defence

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The Ministry Of Self-Defence

The Ministry Of Self-Defence

After the damning Sue Gray report into partygate, Boris Johnson watered down the ministerial code to allow ministers to break the rules without resigning. He also blocked a bid from his ethics advisor to launch further investigations.

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The Impressionists

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The Impressionists

The Impressionists

Chancellor Rishi Sunak claimed he was prevented from raising benefits by the old computer system used by the Department for Work and Pensions; a malfunctioning Michael Gove adopted Scouse and other accents in a bizarre round of morning interviews; and Labour peer Lord Foulkes tried to introduce a bill in the House of Lords which would have allowed the UK Government to dictate how the Scottish Government spends its money.

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Election Reflection

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Election Reflection

Election Reflection

For the 2022 Scottish council election, the Tories used images of Ruth Davidson on campaign materials rather than leader Douglas Ross, along with the caption 'send Sturgeon a message'. The SNP were always going to win comfortably and in the wake of partygate, Labour relegated the Conservatives to third place, while the Liberal Democrats also took seats from them.

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