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The Bunker

Election '24: Who's going to win big in Scotland?

The Bunker

Podmasters

News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6984 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

With the SNP in turmoil and the Conservatives deeply unpopular, Scotland’s seats are potentially key to a Labour victory. Is Starmer’s party set to sweep up across the country? Gavin Esler talks to Glasgow Caledonian University Professor of Social Change Gerry Hassan, about Scotland’s role in the upcoming election. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Art by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:16.5

During the 2015 general election and yes it does seem more than a decade ago,

1:21.2

I was in Glasgow interviewing the then labour leader Ed Miliband.

1:24.9

Millaban's team thought he would be Prime Minister. They exuded confidence.

1:29.7

But I spent the previous few days in part of Glasgow where I was born an old council house estate in Clyde Bank in what used to be called Red Clydeside, solid labor.

1:39.0

Knocking on doors in 2015, I could find almost no labor voters.

1:44.0

The Scottish National Party smashed labor in Scotland that year.

1:48.3

David Cameron won power with a 12 seat Conservative majority at Westminster.

1:53.0

Labor's catastrophic showing gave rise to a Glasgow joke

1:57.0

that in 2015 there were more giant pandas in Edinburgh Zoo,

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