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The accidental socialist: Understanding the SNP's John Swinney

The accidental socialist: Understanding the SNP's John Swinney

What is the Scottish Nationalist strategy in the general election?

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John Swinney MSP at the launch of the SNP’s 2024 general election manifesto. Credit: SNP

I admit I laughed out loud. The email from the SNP press office said John Swinney was about to launch “the only left-wing manifesto” of the general election campaign.

John Swinney? Left wing? Surely some mistake? A case of mistaken identity, perhaps? Maybe they mean…

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