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I must add an extra comment re Nicola Sturgeon. She is assured because she knows what she wants and has been comfortable on the issues re Scottish interests/aspirations for a very long time. Also she is not vying for the position of UK PM. She represents an electorate that generally wants a fairer society and that will be reflected in the forthcoming supportive voting pattern in Scotland. So, win or lose, Jeremy Corbyn represents the end of the Union. If he wins, Labour will almost certainly be dependent on SNP votes to hold power for a full five-year term. The cost of that support is simple - a second indy referendum in the autumn of 2021 at the very latest. If Corbyn loses (far more likely at the moment), progressive Unionists in Scotland will have to face an inescapable truth - the Scottish electorate seems equipped and prepared to build a fair society. The English electorate does not.