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Apr 2024
52m 11s

Scottish nationalism in crisis

Revolutionary Communist Party
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The powerful rise of the Scottish independence movement once struck fear into the British ruling class, threatening to break the United Kingdom and raise the rebellious spirit of the working class. Nearly ten years since the referendum that unleashed opposition to Tory Britain, and raised the Scottish National Party to unprecedented support, the movement i ... Show More
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