"The other way to look at the election — especially in the light of the strong showing for the UK Independence party, which did not translate into Westminister seats — is nationalism playing a winning hand. England in effect voted against the SNP — and the Tories were the chief beneficiaries."
From Lionel Barber's editorial in the FT:
"The other way to look at the election — especially in the light of the strong showing for the UK Independence party, which did not translate into Westminister seats — is nationalism playing a winning hand. England in effect voted against the SNP — and the Tories were the chief beneficiaries."