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In reply to the discussion: Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, London Mayoral, Local Government and PCC elections [View all]Denzil_DC
(7,221 posts)and have any special insight. I'm immersed in all this, like anyone else who lives in Scotland and pays any attention, of course.
I've posted at some length on why I myself became disillusioned with Labour (quite early on compared to many), and after a long period have ended up an SNP voter, so I won't tax people's patience and repeat all that now. Here are some of the posts where I've addressed what you ask:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1088&pid=8689
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1088&pid=9176
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1088&pid=9116
There have been some decent recent articles trying to dissect it all. None of them will have all the answers. Here are a couple:
Ron McKay: How Labour died here in the Scottish heartland: http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/ron-mckay-how-labour-died-11297371
Inside the Scottish Labour campaign: no focus, no money, no hope: http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14478227.Inside_the_Scottish_Labour_campaign__no_focus__no_money__no_hope/