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SNP not as secure as I thought
lybertyne
lybertyne
05 Nov 19 23:16
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Out of 35 MPs, 8 (23%) had a majority of under 500 at the last election.  4 were under 100 and the best is Stephen Gethins, MP for North East Fife.  His majority is 2 (Just two years previously, in 2015, his majority was 4,344.  I wonder what he did to upset his people) .  Total votes are around the 15,000 mark.  I know the Scots voted Remain but the SNP don't have the 'Stop Brexit' monopoly.  I can see the Lib Dems taking some seats off the SNP in December.
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By:
lybertyne When: 05 Nov 19 23:24
In the space of 2 years, 2015 - 2017, the SNP lost 476,868 votes, or 32.8%.
By:
n88uk When: 06 Nov 19 00:58
They will get a lot of the bulk remain vote as a lot of the seats are SNP vs Tories, it won't matter if those people support independence or not they will still vote SNP.
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 09:04
Here are the seats they won, including the 2016 remain vote in the final column

    Constituency        Elected        Party        2nd Party        % Maj        Majority        Leave %   
    North East Fife        GETHINS        SNP        Liberal Democrats        0.0%        2        36.31%   
    Perth and North Perthshire        WISHART        SNP        Conservative        0.0%        21        39.90%   
    Glasgow East        LINDEN        SNP        Labour        0.2%        75        43.84%   
    Glasgow South West        STEPHENS        SNP        Labour        0.2%        60        40.86%   
    Airdrie and Shotts        GRAY        SNP        Labour        0.5%        195        39.84%   
    Lanark and Hamilton East        CRAWLEY        SNP        Conservative        0.5%        266        35.96%   
    Motherwell and Wishaw        FELLOWS        SNP        Labour        0.8%        318        37.71%   
    Inverclyde        COWAN        SNP        Labour        1.0%        384        36.20%   
    Dunfermline and West Fife        CHAPMAN        SNP        Labour        1.7%        844        39.39%   
    Edinburgh South West        CHERRY        SNP        Conservative        2.2%        1,097        27.86%   
    Central Ayrshire        WHITFORD        SNP        Conservative        2.8%        1,267        41.62%   
    Argyll and Bute        O’HARA        SNP        Conservative        2.8%        1,328        39.43%   
    Edinburgh North and Leith        BROCK        SNP        Labour        2.9%        1,625        21.80%   
    Glasgow North        GRADY        SNP        Labour        3.2%        1,060        21.62%   
    Glasgow South        MCDONALD        SNP        Labour        4.5%        2,027        28.19%   
    Linlithgow and East Falkirk        DAY        SNP        Labour        5.2%        2,919        42.02%   
    West Dunbartonshire        DOCHERTY        SNP        Labour        5.2%        2,288        38.01%   
    Paisley and Renfrewshire North        NEWLANDS        SNP        Labour        5.6%        2,613        35.55%   
    Paisley and Renfrewshire South        BLACK        SNP        Labour        6.1%        2,541        34.80%   
    Glasgow Central        THEWLISS        SNP        Labour        6.3%        2,267        28.75%   
    Glasgow North West        MONAGHAN        SNP        Labour        6.6%        2,561        31.49%   
    Na h-Eileanan an Iar        MACNEIL        SNP        Labour        6.8%        1,007        44.76%   
    East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow        CAMERON        SNP        Labour        7.1%        3,866        36.93%   
    Livingston        BARDELL        SNP        Labour        7.4%        3,878        43.26%   
    North Ayrshire and Arran        GIBSON        SNP        Conservative        7.7%        3,633        42.40%   
    Edinburgh East        SHEPPARD        SNP        Labour        7.9%        3,425        27.64%   
    Glenrothes        GRANT        SNP        Labour        8.1%        3,267        47.61%   
    Falkirk        MCNALLY        SNP        Labour        9.1%        4,923        42.11%   
    Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey        HENDRY        SNP        Conservative        9.3%        4,924        40.13%   
    Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East        MCDONALD        SNP        Labour        9.7%        4,264        36.99%   
    Aberdeen North        BLACKMAN        SNP        Labour        11.3%        4,139        43.09%   
    Kilmarnock and Loudoun        BROWN        SNP        Labour        13.5%        6,269        39.45%   
    Dundee West        LAW        SNP        Labour        13.6%        5,262        40.75%   
    Ross, Skye and Lochaber        BLACKFORD        SNP        Conservative        15.4%        5,919        43.49%   
    Dundee East        HOSIE        SNP        Conservative        15.5%        6,645        38.41%   
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 09:07
And here are the seats they didn't win, coming second in every one.

    Constituency        Elected        Party        2nd Party        % Maj        Majority        Leave %   
    Stirling        KERR        Conservative        SNP        0.3%        148        32.28%   
    Rutherglen and Hamilton West        KILLEN        Labour        SNP        0.5%        265        37.57%   
    Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath        LAIRD        Labour        SNP        0.6%        259        43.26%   
    Glasgow North East        SWEENEY        Labour        SNP        0.8%        242        40.66%   
    Midlothian        ROWLEY        Labour        SNP        2.0%        885        37.94%   
    Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill        GAFFNEY        Labour        SNP        3.5%        1,586        38.78%   
    Gordon        CLARK        Conservative        SNP        4.9%        2,607        44.29%   
    East Lothian        WHITFIELD         Labour        SNP        5.5%        3,083        35.40%   
    Edinburgh West        JARDINE        Liberal Democrats        SNP        5.7%        2,988        28.77%   
    Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock        GRANT        Conservative        SNP        6.0%        2,774        44.11%   
    Ochil and South Perthshire        GRAHAM        Conservative        SNP        6.2%        3,359        39.50%   
    Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross        STONE        Liberal Democrats        SNP        6.6%        2,044        51.34%   
    Angus        HAIR        Conservative        SNP        6.6%        2,645        48.24%   
    Moray        ROSS        Conservative        SNP        8.7%        4,159        49.87%   
    East Renfrewshire        MASTERTON        Conservative        SNP        8.8%        4,712        25.68%   
    Banff and Buchan        DUGUID        Conservative        SNP        8.9%        3,693        53.59%   
    East Dunbartonshire        SWINSON        Liberal Democrats        SNP        10.3%        5,339        26.87%   
    Aberdeen South        THOMSON        Conservative        SNP        10.7%        4,752        32.14%   
    Dumfries and Galloway        JACK        Conservative        SNP        10.9%        5,643        45.11%   
    West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine        BOWIE        Conservative        SNP        15.4%        7,950        39.17%   
    Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale        MUNDELL        Conservative        SNP        19.3%        9,441        44.65%   
    Orkney and Shetland        CARMICHAEL        Liberal Democrats        SNP        19.6%        4,563        40.28%   
    Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk        LAMONT        Conservative        SNP        21.1%        11,060        43.26%   
    Edinburgh South        MURRAY        Labour        SNP        32.4%        15,514        22.15%   
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 09:08
And here is a very interesting chart

By:
Crisp77 When: 06 Nov 19 09:09
If that trend continues then the Conservatives will be controlling Scotland by 2025 LaughLaughLaugh
By:
Crisp77 When: 06 Nov 19 09:10
Like the Halycon days of 1955 Love
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 09:14
The rise in the 1970's was attributed to the commencement of North Sea oil activity, whereas the quite remarkable surge in 2015 has been attributed to the 2014 independence referendum.

Tories in trouble in Aberdeen South (Ross Thompson unpopular anyway, and has now stood down) and Colin Clark in Gordon.
I suspect that this will be a nationwide sentiment, expect the SNP to return numbers similar to 2015.
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Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 10:51
Interesting to look again at the 35 seats successfully defended by the SNP in 2017, comparing the 2015 majority to the 2017.

    Constituency        2010        2015        2017        Elected 2017        Turnout        Majority        %        2015%        Change   
    North East Fife        LD        SNP        SNP        GETHINS        71.3%        2        0.0%        9.6%        (9.6%)   
    Perth and North Perthshire        SNP        SNP        SNP        WISHART        71.8%        21        0.0%        17.8%        (17.8%)   
    Glasgow East        Lab        SNP        SNP        LINDEN        54.6%        75        0.2%        24.5%        (24.3%)   
    Glasgow South West        Lab        SNP        SNP        STEPHENS        56.2%        60        0.2%        24.3%        (24.1%)   
    Airdrie and Shotts        Lab        SNP        SNP        GRAY        59.2%        195        0.5%        19.8%        (19.3%)   
    Lanark and Hamilton East        Lab        SNP        SNP        CRAWLEY        65.3%        266        0.5%        18.3%        (17.8%)   
    Motherwell and Wishaw        Lab        SNP        SNP        FELLOWS        61.5%        318        0.8%        24.7%        (23.9%)   
    Inverclyde        Lab        SNP        SNP        COWAN        66.4%        384        1.0%        24.8%        (23.8%)   
    Dunfermline and West Fife        Lab        SNP        SNP        CHAPMAN        67.4%        844        1.7%        18.5%        (16.8%)   
    Edinburgh South West        Lab        SNP        SNP        CHERRY        69.4%        1,097        2.2%        15.8%        (13.6%)   
    Argyll and Bute        LD        SNP        SNP        O’HARA        71.5%        1,328        2.8%        16.3%        (13.5%)   
    Central Ayrshire        Lab        SNP        SNP        WHITFORD        65.3%        1,267        2.8%        26.8%        (24.0%)   
    Edinburgh North and Leith        Lab        SNP        SNP        BROCK        71.2%        1,625        2.9%        9.6%        (6.7%)   
    Glasgow North        Lab        SNP        SNP        GRADY        62.1%        1,060        3.2%        25.2%        (22.0%)   
    Glasgow South        Lab        SNP        SNP        MCDONALD        64.4%        2,027        4.5%        25.2%        (20.7%)   
    Linlithgow and East Falkirk        Lab        SNP        SNP        DAY        65.1%        2,919        5.2%        21.0%        (15.8%)   
    West Dunbartonshire        Lab        SNP        SNP        DOCHERTY        65.2%        2,288        5.2%        27.7%        (22.5%)   
    Paisley and Renfrewshire North        Lab        SNP        SNP        NEWLANDS        69.1%        2,613        5.6%        18.0%        (12.4%)   
    Paisley and Renfrewshire South        Lab        SNP        SNP        BLACK        68.0%        2,541        6.1%        12.3%        (6.2%)   
    Glasgow Central        Lab        SNP        SNP        THEWLISS        55.9%        2,267        6.3%        19.5%        (13.2%)   
    Glasgow North West        Lab        SNP        SNP        MONAGHAN        60.9%        2,561        6.6%        23.6%        (17.0%)   
    Na h-Eileanan An Iar        SNP        SNP        SNP        MACNEIL        69.6%        1,007        6.8%        25.7%        (18.9%)   
    East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow        Lab        SNP        SNP        CAMERON        67.3%        3,866        7.1%        27.3%        (20.2%)   
    Livingston        Lab        SNP        SNP        BARDELL        64.7%        3,878        7.4%        29.3%        (21.9%)   
    North Ayrshire and Arran        Lab        SNP        SNP        GIBSON        64.8%        3,633        7.7%        25.2%        (17.5%)   
    Edinburgh East        Lab        SNP        SNP        SHEPPARD        66.0%        3,425        7.9%        19.3%        (11.4%)   
    Glenrothes        Lab        SNP        SNP        GRANT        60.9%        3,267        8.1%        29.2%        (21.1%)   
    Falkirk        Lab        SNP        SNP        MCNALLY        65.4%        4,923        9.1%        32.6%        (23.5%)   
    Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey        LD        SNP        SNP        HENDRY        68.7%        4,924        9.3%        18.8%        (9.5%)   
    Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East        Lab        SNP        SNP        MCDONALD        65.9%        4,264        9.7%        29.9%        (20.2%)   
    Aberdeen North        Lab        SNP        SNP        BLACKMAN        59.2%        4,139        11.3%        30.5%        (19.2%)   
    Kilmarnock and Loudoun        Lab        SNP        SNP        BROWN        63.4%        6,269        13.5%        25.3%        (11.8%)   
    Dundee West        Lab        SNP        SNP        LAW        61.7%        5,262        13.6%        38.2%        (24.6%)   
    Ross, Skye and Lochaber        LD        SNP        SNP        BLACKFORD        71.7%        5,919        15.4%        12.3%        3.1%   
    Dundee East        SNP        SNP        SNP        HOSIE        65.2%        6,645        15.5%        39.8%        (24.3%)   
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 10:55
And here are the seats they they didn't defend, some big majorities overturned

    Constituency        2010        2015        2017        Elected 2017        Turnout        Majority        %        2015%        Change   
    Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk        LD        SNP        Con        LAMONT        71.5%        11,060        21.1%        0.6%        20.5%   
    West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine        LD        SNP        Con        BOWIE        71.2%        7,950        15.4%        12.7%        2.7%   
    Dumfries and Galloway        Lab        SNP        Con        JACK        69.5%        5,643        10.9%        11.5%        (0.6%)   
    Aberdeen South        Lab        SNP        Con        THOMSON        68.5%        4,752        10.7%        14.9%        (4.2%)   
    East Dunbartonshire        LD        SNP        LD        SWINSON        78.1%        5,339        10.3%        3.9%        6.4%   
    Banff and Buchan        SNP        SNP        Con        DUGUID        61.6%        3,693        8.9%        31.4%        (22.5%)   
    East Renfrewshire        Lab        SNP        Con        MASTERTON        76.7%        4,712        8.8%        6.6%        2.2%   
    Moray        SNP        SNP        Con        ROSS        67.4%        4,159        8.7%        18.4%        (9.7%)   
    Angus        SNP        SNP        Con        HAIR        63.0%        2,645        6.6%        25.2%        (18.6%)   
    Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross        LD        SNP        LD        STONE        65.9%        2,044        6.6%        11.2%        (4.6%)   
    Ochil and South Perthshire        Lab        SNP        Con        GRAHAM        70.6%        3,359        6.2%        17.6%        (11.4%)   
    Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock        Lab        SNP        Con        GRANT        64.9%        2,774        6.0%        21.6%        (15.6%)   
    Edinburgh West        LD        SNP        LD        JARDINE        73.8%        2,988        5.7%        5.9%        (0.2%)   
    East Lothian        Lab        SNP        Lab        WHITFIELD         70.6%        3,083        5.5%        11.5%        (6.0%)   
    Gordon        LD        SNP        Con        CLARK        68.4%        2,607        4.9%        14.9%        (10.0%)   
    Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill        Lab        SNP        Lab        GAFFNEY        63.3%        1,586        3.5%        22.7%        (19.2%)   
    Midlothian        Lab        SNP        Lab        ROWLEY        66.3%        885        2.0%        20.4%        (18.4%)   
    Glasgow North East        Lab        SNP        Lab        SWEENEY        53.0%        242        0.8%        24.4%        (23.6%)   
    Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath        Lab        SNP        Lab        LAIRD        63.5%        259        0.6%        18.9%        (18.3%)   
    Rutherglen and Hamilton West        Lab        SNP        Lab        KILLEN        63.5%        265        0.5%        17.3%        (16.8%)   
    Stirling        Lab        SNP        Con        KERR        74.3%        148        0.3%        20.1%        (19.8%)   
By:
Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 10:56
    Constituency        2010        2015        2017        Elected 2017        Turnout        Majority        %        2015%        Change   
    Banff and Buchan        SNP        SNP        Con        DUGUID        61.6%        3,693        8.9%        31.4%        (22.5%)   
    Angus        SNP        SNP        Con        HAIR        63.0%        2,645        6.6%        25.2%        (18.6%)   
    Glasgow North East        Lab        SNP        Lab        SWEENEY        53.0%        242        0.8%        24.4%        (23.6%)   
    Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill        Lab        SNP        Lab        GAFFNEY        63.3%        1,586        3.5%        22.7%        (19.2%)   
    Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock        Lab        SNP        Con        GRANT        64.9%        2,774        6.0%        21.6%        (15.6%)   
    Midlothian        Lab        SNP        Lab        ROWLEY        66.3%        885        2.0%        20.4%        (18.4%)   
    Stirling        Lab        SNP        Con        KERR        74.3%        148        0.3%        20.1%        (19.8%)   
    Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath        Lab        SNP        Lab        LAIRD        63.5%        259        0.6%        18.9%        (18.3%)   
    Moray        SNP        SNP        Con        ROSS        67.4%        4,159        8.7%        18.4%        (9.7%)   
    Ochil and South Perthshire        Lab        SNP        Con        GRAHAM        70.6%        3,359        6.2%        17.6%        (11.4%)   
    Rutherglen and Hamilton West        Lab        SNP        Lab        KILLEN        63.5%        265        0.5%        17.3%        (16.8%)   
    Aberdeen South        Lab        SNP        Con        THOMSON        68.5%        4,752        10.7%        14.9%        (4.2%)   
    Gordon        LD        SNP        Con        CLARK        68.4%        2,607        4.9%        14.9%        (10.0%)   
    West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine        LD        SNP        Con        BOWIE        71.2%        7,950        15.4%        12.7%        2.7%   
    Dumfries and Galloway        Lab        SNP        Con        JACK        69.5%        5,643        10.9%        11.5%        (0.6%)   
    East Lothian        Lab        SNP        Lab        WHITFIELD         70.6%        3,083        5.5%        11.5%        (6.0%)   
    Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross        LD        SNP        LD        STONE        65.9%        2,044        6.6%        11.2%        (4.6%)   
    East Renfrewshire        Lab        SNP        Con        MASTERTON        76.7%        4,712        8.8%        6.6%        2.2%   
    Edinburgh West        LD        SNP        LD        JARDINE        73.8%        2,988        5.7%        5.9%        (0.2%)   
    East Dunbartonshire        LD        SNP        LD        SWINSON        78.1%        5,339        10.3%        3.9%        6.4%   
    Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk        LD        SNP        Con        LAMONT        71.5%        11,060        21.1%        0.6%        20.5%   
By:
n88uk When: 06 Nov 19 17:06
Do you support Scottish independence Angoose, and will you be voting SNP regardless as pretty sure you're in a Tory vs SNP marginal from what you've said before.
By:
mafeking When: 06 Nov 19 17:23
just shows that there are hardly any safe seats in scotland these days. sure SNP will sweep up the vast majority this time but wouldn't take much for the picture to look very different in the future
By:
Injera When: 06 Nov 19 17:31
Good thread. Very interesting numbers. Thanks Angoose.
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Angoose When: 06 Nov 19 17:45

Nov 6, 2019 -- 5:06PM, n88uk wrote:


Do you support Scottish independence Angoose, and will you be voting SNP regardless as pretty sure you're in a Tory vs SNP marginal from what you've said before.


I've never been a supporter of Scottish nationalism for similar reasons to why I am anti Brexit i.e. my belief that bigger is better
Despite that, I'll be voting SNP next month to unseat Colin Clark from his Gordon constituency.

Having been out of the UK for eleven years prior to January of this year, I still struggle to get a real feel for the movement that created the change in the Scottish political landscape from Labour to SNP.

As you can see from the above, I like facts and figures, another reason for me to be cautious regarding Brexit, a concept that continues to be ill-defined.

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n88uk When: 07 Nov 19 10:07
What actually happened to Labour in Scotland to totally collapse like they have.

I know some people in Aberdeen South I think it is who say they will also vote SNP despite not supporting independence so I assume this is reasonably common now. In part I guess a strong SNP will likely be good for Scotland getting concessions from the UK, and a lot of SNP other policies tend to be in line with what voters want.
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Angoose When: 07 Nov 19 12:21
Humans have a tendency to seek simple explanations to complex situations, imagining that a single factor can be used to neatly summarise the cumulative impact of incremental change.

It can't. But it does helps us feel less confused whilst simultaneously eliminating cognitive dissonance.

Here is a link to a four year old article that sets out to identify a series of factors that resulted in the collapse of Labour political dominance in Scotland.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33198969

Some interesting views in there, the aspect of leadership jumps out in and between the lines, the idea that it was an accumulation of events also shines through.

There is no simple explanation, but I would highlight an inability to adapt to an increasingly dynamic environment as being a key part of the story.
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MALAY When: 07 Nov 19 14:17
Labour are done in Scotland even traditional hard core supporters are now with migrating to the SNP, (previously known as the Tartan Tories,) they are now seen as the working class party.

Their opponents consist of the orange walk and other racist anti immigrant, and intolerant bigoted groups.

If there is another independence referendum they will be strong favs to win, and I don't support independence for the same reason I don't support Brexit, but Scotland will not accept Boris Johnston or Jacob Recce Mogg being in charge, no doubt about that.
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sofiakenny When: 07 Nov 19 14:21
Their opponents consist of the orange walk and other racist anti immigrant, and intolerant bigoted groups.

you couldn't mean flusher and ackie could you?Shocked
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MALAY When: 07 Nov 19 15:25
the same people who done this Kenny.

Vandals 'violently destroy' Roma Holocaust memorial plaque in Glasgow
The Romani Rose Tree Memorial was 'violently destroyed' by thugs three months after it was planted in Queen's Park.

ByNicholas Keyden
12:39, 7 NOV 2019
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The vandalised Queen's Park plague dedicated to Roma people who lost their lives in World War II (Image: Facebook)
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Callous vandals have destroyed a Roma Holocaust memorial in Glasgow dedicated to men, women and children who were murdered during World War II .

The Romani Rose Tree Memorial was planted in Queen's Park on Roma Genocide Memorial Day, August 2, by young people from the Govanhill community.

But the plaque memorialising the men, women and children who lost their lives has been ripped from its podium in a senseless act of vandalism.

Local residents reported that it had been "violently destroyed" on Monday November 4.

Romano Lav, a Glasgow charity supporting the Roma community's rights, have vowed to rebuild the memorial.

In a statement posted on Facebook, they said: "We are disgusted by this act of vandalism.


Young members of the Roma community with the memorial in Glasgow's Queen's Park (Image: Facebook)
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"We will not tolerate racism, intimidation, or intolerance directed towards our Roma communities, or indeed towards anyone else.

"Roma Genocide Memorial Day is about remembrance, but it is also about resistance. That this hateful act occurred at all underscores the need for this memorial.

"We will continue to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during the Holocaust, whilst fighting against the racism that marks our contemporary political moment, and that is a scourge on our society and communities.

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"We will restore the Holocaust memorial to its original condition and we call upon all of our friends, neighbours, and allies – locally and internationally – to stand in solidarity with our Roma communities and to join us in resisting racism, today and every day."


Young members of the Roma community in Govanhill plant the memorial in a ceremony earlier this year (Image: Facebook)
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It is believed to be the first memorial to the Roma genocide erected in Scotland.

A spokesperson for Stand Up To Racism said: "We are disgusted at this news. To desecrate the memory of the Roma and Gypsy people’s suffering in the holocaust is an outrage that all Glasgwegians, bar the mindless perpetrators of this attack, will oppose.

"As part of a heightened atmosphere of racism across Europe we've seen violent attacks on Roma people in Italy and elsewhere alongside the growth of the far right.

"Racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism are at the centre of the racist and fascist right’s agenda. Just like in the 1930s, the Roma people are also becoming a target.

"We stand with our Roma neighbours and friends and condemn this.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The incident has not been reported to police, although officers are aware through posts on social media and will be approaching those concerned."

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flushgordon1 When: 07 Nov 19 18:03
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