After a decade of SNP dominance, Scotland’s politics is suddenly in flux
From romantic movement to motorhome owner
Shawlands, an area in the southern suburbs of Glasgow, is the heartland of the modern nationalist movement. It is youthful, cheap and increasingly trendy: artisan bakeries, craft boutiques and activist bookshops have sprung up between the pawnbrokers, bookmakers and off-licences. It is a place of students and idealists, and it takes no great leap of imagination to see why this area voted so enthusiastically for Scotland’s independence in the referendum in 2014.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Up in the air”
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