This weekend, it couldn't be clearer that the general election in Scotland is a two-horse race between the SNP and New Labour. William Hague's Tories are unelectable north and south of the border and are out of the running. After this election, William Hague won't even be the Tory party leader, never mind Prime Minister. And the Lib Dems have ceased to be an independent party in Scotland, which renders them irrelevant to the coming election. Unlike all of the London parties, the SNP speak with one voice - and the more SNP MPs that are elected, the stronger Scotland's voice will be.
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