Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

Today from London I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

The Scottish National Party exists really for one reason, to advocate for Scotland to leave

the rest of the United Kingdom.

Its leader wants another referendum, which will probably fail, but that doesn't mean

the issue won't affect British politics.

And both sides of the war in Ukraine seem to be using a haphazard and outdated technique

to fire missiles from the air, climbing steeply and releasing a pile of them willy nilly.

We ask why.

But first, today marks another milestone in an astonishing turnaround for a famously

political family.

Back in May, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose known as Bong Bong, handily won the Philippine's

presidential election.

Ferdinand, from Waldoz Marcos Jr., the duly elected president of the Republic of the

Philippines.

The profane, tough guy incumbent Rodrigo Duterte has served out his one allowed six-year term,

having led a brutal crackdown on drug users.

Today, his daughter Sarah became vice president and Bong Bong became president Marcos.

Or rather, the next president Marcos.

The last one was his father, defeated by a populist movement led by Corazon Aquino in 1986.

The Marcos regime had become notorious for its brutality, for its corruption, and perhaps

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