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              <title><![CDATA[The one reason why Boris Johnson might allow Scottish independence referendum in 2020 – John McLellan]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[An independence referendum in 2020 could happen, but only if SNP are going to lose, writes John McLellan.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election: Why SNP and Tories should seek a compromise – leader comment]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/general-election-why-snp-and-tories-should-seek-a-compromise-leader-comment-1-5062388</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The Conservatives and SNP seem set for a fight over Scottish independence that would be in no one&#8217;s interest &#8211; including their own.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit deal before MPs by end of week as EU issues trade warning]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Brexit legislation will be reintroduced in parliament within a week after Boris Johnson won a thumping majority and pledged to deliver Brexit by 31 January.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[How general election reinforced two great political divides: Leave-Remain and Scotland-England border – Professor John Curtice]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/how-general-election-reinforced-two-great-political-divides-leave-remain-and-scotland-england-border-professor-john-curtice-1-5062157</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson's Conservative party won backing of nearly seven-out-of-ten Brexiteers, but just one-in-five Remainers, while the Tory vote fell in Scotland in contrast to its performance at UK level, writes Professor John Curtice.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[A vote for Scottish independence? 54% of Scots backed pro-Union parties – Pamela Nash]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/a-vote-for-scottish-independence-54-of-scots-backed-pro-union-parties-pamela-nash-1-5062121</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The SNP's general election campaign was dominated by trying to "Stop Brexit" and a majority of Scots still backed parties in favour of staying in the UK, writes Pamela Nash, chief executive of Scotland in Union.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Angus Robertson: Why general election result is green light for Scottish independence vote]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/angus-robertson-why-general-election-result-is-green-light-for-scottish-independence-vote-1-5062022</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The SNP under Nicola Sturgeon has won another impressive mandate to hold a referendum on Scottish independence, writes former SNP depute leader Angus Robertson.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Analysis - can Boris Johnson hold together a transformed Tory Party?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/analysis-can-boris-johnson-hold-together-a-transformed-tory-party-1-5061948</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Thursday night transformed the UK political map. Has it also transformed the Conservative Party?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 08:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: Boris Johnson victory speech calls on Tories to be a 'One Nation' government]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-boris-johnson-victory-speech-calls-on-tories-to-be-a-one-nation-government-1-5061936</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has called on the Conservative Party to “rise to the challenge” of being a One Nation government that represents the former Labour heartlands it seized to win a historic majority.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 07:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit and the death of Britain’s global influence – leader comment]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/brexit-and-the-death-of-britain-s-global-influence-leader-comment-1-5061649</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The UK lost its Empire but then found considerable soft power on the international stage by championining democracy and human rights.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: Boris Johnson’s election gamble pays off]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-boris-johnson-s-election-gamble-pays-off-1-5061763</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson&#8217;s election gamble has paid off with his party set for a majority in Westminster and a pledge to pursue a &#8220;ferocious acceleration&#8221; of Brexit legislation.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: Police Scotland investigate voting fraud claims]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-police-scotland-investigate-voting-fraud-claims-1-5061754</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland have been called in to look at allegations of voter fraud in Scotland at the election.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: Ruth Davidson faces 'Gary Lineker' moment over SNP skinny dip quip]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-ruth-davidson-faces-gary-lineker-moment-over-snp-skinny-dip-quip-1-5061750</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson faces embarrassment if the election exit poll proves to be accurate, after claiming she would go skinny dipping in Loch Ness if the SNP win 50 seats.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: Derek Mackay says independence referendum mandate 'reinforced' if SNP seize 55 seats]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-derek-mackay-says-independence-referendum-mandate-reinforced-if-snp-seize-55-seats-1-5061730</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Finance secretary Derek Mackay has said the SNP's mandate for a second referendum will have been "reinforced" if the SNP takes 55 seats in Scotland in line with exit poll predictions.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019 results: SNP predicted to win 55 seats in exit poll landslide as Conservatives tipped for big majority]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-snp-predicted-to-win-55-seats-in-exit-poll-landslide-as-conservatives-tipped-for-big-majority-1-5061701</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The SNP have been tipped to win a near-record 55 seats in the UK general election in an exit poll that indicates a startling triumph for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019: What happens if Boris Johnson loses his seat?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-what-happens-if-boris-johnson-loses-his-seat-1-5061688</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As the polls close, nervous MPs will be waiting anxiously to see whether they are to retain their seats.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019: Boris Johnson campaigns at night in his own constituency amid speculation over his seat]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-boris-johnson-campaigns-at-night-in-his-own-constituency-amid-speculation-over-his-seat-1-5061665</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has raised eyebrows by hitting the campaign trail in his own constituency in west London tonight - just a few hours before polls were due to close.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019: Why dogs at polling stations are trending on social media]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-why-dogs-at-polling-stations-are-trending-on-social-media-1-5061638</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Dogs at polling stations were out in force as voters took their canine friends to join in the democratic process.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election 2019: Early queues in Scotland as voters report half-hour waits at polling stations]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-early-queues-in-scotland-as-voters-report-half-hour-waits-at-polling-stations-1-5061609</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Voters have been forced to wait for more than half an hour in the cold and rain to cast their votes due to lengthy queues outside UK polling stations.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit: Why Gibraltar’s border issue is most likely flashpoint for violence – Alastair Stewart]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/brexit-why-gibraltar-s-border-issue-is-most-likely-flashpoint-for-violence-alastair-stewart-1-5061571</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[With hard-right politicians in Spain talking about fighting to reclaim Gibraltar, the UK needs to adopt a pragmatic, not an emotional, stance on the issue and work with the Spanish government, writes Alastair Stewart.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[BBC's Jeremy Vine 'dismayed' at Boris Johnson for pulling out of Radio 2 interview]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/bbc-s-jeremy-vine-dismayed-at-boris-johnson-for-pulling-out-of-radio-2-interview-1-5060842</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine said he was "dismayed" after Boris Johnson pulled out of an interview with less than 24 hours' notice.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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