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Rise of the SNP: the inside story

Geoff Riley

20th September 2015

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In this five minute video news report, Channel 4 looks at the rise of the Scottish National Party. In less than a decade the SNP has become the dominant political force in Scotland; despite losing an independence referendum, they took 56 of Scotland's 59 seats at the general election.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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