The SNP's political earthquake in Scotland - General Election 2015 | Anywhere but Westminster

In his final general election 2015 video, John Harris experiences election night mayhem in Glasgow, as the SNP wins seat after seat and Labour effectively undergoes total wipe-out.
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Voters talk about their mood of hope, Nicola Sturgeon tells him about her message for lefties in England, and he ends up in nearby Coatbridge, the constituency snatched from Labour on a 36% swing. Finally, he sets off home with a new mission: in this darkest of moments for England, can he find some political hope of his own?
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[@crimson177]

His face when he said I voted Labour because I'm a Conservative was hilarious

[@freakylocz14]

Tactical voting 😂

[@ewbu7232]

“I don’t like what labour stand for” “What do labour stand for” “I don’t know to be honest”

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

Labour stand for the union and the status quo. Look at the state of Labour now after the election a few days ago.

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

@@hiddenknowledge2012 That's a 1 year ole comment mate.

[@tigereye1208]

The anti-Scottish nationalism whipped up by the Tories in England was disgusting.

[@cnoc500]

Tiger Eye...... there's plenty of it here in Scotland too - blatantly obvious to those who live with their heads out the sand.

[@sicgc7658]

In West Lothian, where that guy was, is a Labour-Tory council coalition, so it’s common for Conservatives to tactically vote Labour, especially there.

[@GarethWareth]

"I voted Labour because I'm a Conservative." Right...

[@joelike7787]

Gareth Wareth That makes sense. Tories had no hope of a seat, and Labour are more right wing than SNP, any conservative would vote Labour in Scotland

[@GarethWareth]

Wizard Ultimate no it's just funny

[@joelike7787]

Gareth Wareth hahaha, yeah I guess it is!

[@sicgc7658]

Gareth Wareth You do know the Labour have increased their likening with the Tories. Hence their nickname the Tories in Red. Labour is more for the people, but in Scotland, they're trying to brand themselves as SNP without Independence, even though it's the Tories under Ruth whom attract die-hard Unionists, and Kezia with her anti-SNP, anti-Austerity whilst simultaneously siding with the Tories that obliterated their support.

[@adam4757]

But it does make sense

[@PsychosisFire]

"I voted Labour 'cos I'm a conservative." Wait wut?

[@cameronbeattie3087]

PsychosisFire well he was obviously voting tactically. The Tories had to chance of winning so he chose labour as he thought they wouldn’t be as bad as the SNP

[@joelike7787]

As much as it crushed Labour to lose the Scotland to the SNP, we still lost in England to the Tories. We failed to inspire in England, and even with 50 extra seats in Scotland we wouldn't have come close to challenging Tory rule

[@lachlanchang8345]

Who's we?

[@clachanyill]

I think you may be asking me that question? anyway I'm talking about the Scots why the confusion?

[@joelike7787]

Lachlan Chang Labour

[@dancingfishfilms]

Any chance of you keeping this series going outside of election time? It's really is fascinating

[@djrensk]

I concur!

[@dancingfishfilms]

djrensk Me too

[@blah9876ish]

jellyberg Agreed! I love this series

[@theGuardian]

Crayonbreakywillow jellyberg djrensk +Catherine I'll definitely mention your interest when we're back in tomorrow. I know the two Johns (Harris and Domokos) are completely knackered after this series, but I'll bring it up for sure. I'll try and remember to let you know what they say as well.

[@pmcpartlan]

The Guardian Just wanted to add another voice saying how much I appreciate these videos and would like to see more of them (if and when the Johns are up to it again.)

[@Alex-om1be]

Congrats from England

[@AnnoyedDragon]

Scotland is optimistic after the election, England is absolutely miserable. We know exactly what we're getting the next five years, at least Scotland can be hopeful. I cannot believe how many turkeys voted for Christmas this election.

[@kennedy.binni.belindabinni4690]

I do believe Scotland will get indy in my lifetime . .am 55😊

[@jazzx251]

Kennedy.binni.belinda Binni hehe - you've looked after yourself!

[@johnnicolson467]

I believe Scotland will be independent within two years

[@kieran25]

@@johnnicolson467 This is the year 🎗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@haha16solo70]

SNP now has a mandate for a second indyref, please dont throw our next chance away

[@kilbraur]

SNP did their part to keep the Tories out, pity the English voters couldn't do the same.

[@sercowy]

kilbraur Many English voters voted Tory to keep the SNP out.

[@kilbraur]

Peter Greensmith That is just an unsubstantiated assertion. Unless of course you have a reliable reference to support that. 1.454,436 voted SNP to keep the Tories out. How many voted Tory to keep the SNP out?

[@TheTTTTC]

Absolutely loved this series!

[@Gerbbo1]

He kept saying "I've got to go back to England" and I'm shouting will you feckin go!! Then. Plonker.

[@TheOtherShuffler]

What a great series. Hope to see more of it, be it next month or next year, I, and I'm sure many others, have been connected to politics far more with this. Thanks - maybe it can return for the EU referendum?

[@ElMufro]

Excellent video series

[@johnnicolson467]

Independence for Scotland is coming soon.

[@thequestioner5916]

😂

[@SuperMarley0]

Quite ironic, they all basically voted torie. As they lowered the labour seat count and blocked them

[@jazzx251]

marley gibson If they had all voted Labour, the Tory majority would have been exactly the same. It's not the SNP's fault at all that we got a Tory government and the end of the BBC, NHS and all social safety nets once they're finished.

[@SuperMarley0]

TOTAL FREEDOM No they are not. "Labour" is a differant party, with a differant manifesto.

[@johnnicolson467]

2021 is the year of Scottish Independence.

[@marksavage1108]

you do mean a region of the eu, dependent on unelected domestically failed politicians is as far from independent as it gets

[@cuckingfunt9353]

Milliband could have been PM, SNP were too left wing for him, so he he let Cameron have the premiership. Labour had a kicking coming to it, next time maybe they will listen to their supporters. Good luck Scotland, you did the right thing.

[@lachlanchang8345]

Nope, even if there had been a coalition the Tories had a majority

[@paulmrussell12]

The presenter should move to Scotland! He'd be welcome!

[@ewancuthbertson8019]

Labour believe in the Union anyone want to tell them about the Labour voters who voted for independence.

[@zarenbonello3004]

The people has the right to choose ,the Scottish referendum the right to choose in or out the U.E which the Labour leaders did not help and were somewhat against as far as I can see.

[@johnnicolson467]

Scottish Independence is getting closer....

[@proxel96]

Whilst this is great for Scotland.. its awful over all for the UK. You see the Sun supports SNP in Scotland, but Tories in England (Hmm I wonder why that is).. then many more turn and vote SNP, snapping the Labour votes down allot. Now the UK is divided and the guy who said that there will be allot more division and hatred between Scottish and English people is correct. Therefore getting allot of English people to think the SNP are bad and Torries fight the good fight. Who's agenda does that serve? Not the common man, that is for sure :/

[@vordman]

Proxel Rupert Murdoch does it again! Ha ha. Get ready for 20 years (at least) of Tory rule.

[@noghd2560]

Proxel The Sun and the rest of the right-wing press hate the SNP. Scottish Sun only support SNP now because they knew who ould win the election. The Scottish Sun coming out in support for the SNP the day before the election didn't change anything. The damage was done months ago, we knew SNP would win a landslide.

[@proxel96]

Luath True, support for the SNP has been building for a long time. Either way I still believe it serves Rupert Murdoch's interest to support the SNP in Scotland and Tories in England, even when it is already sealed. Not saying the Sun was the deciding factor, but I think it does show their agenda quite well.

[@sim6699]

Wish Scotland would break away from England and Tory rule.

[@marsiliov.m.6838]

sim6699 If Scotland was independent, the government would have 56 seats and the opposition would have 3, something is not right about that

[@stopminecraftviolence5513]

+Scott Dalgleish I dunno, looks like Labour is going to win back some power in Scotland with Jeremy Corbyn as leader. He seems a thousand times more popular where I am with left-wingers than Ed Milliband was.

[@brianmchugh8419]

+StopMinecraftVIOLENCE Corbyn can't even win over his own backbencher's. Labour will lose in 2020. SNPx2 for Scotland.

[@stopminecraftviolence5513]

Brian Mchugh Corbyn is extremely popular with the public, it's just retarded blairites shaking their heads and hissing "MOST UNORTHODOX. MOST UNORTHODOX, I SAY!" within the ranks of his own MPs that are truly against him in the left wing. Unfortunately while Corbyn is admired in Scotland for the most part, it's the Labour party itself the Scottish people have seemed to lose faith in. At the same time I can't say that the SNP have done a brilliant job. Not sure why they've remained so fervently popular. I dunno who the vote for as, despite being pro-Corbyn myself, just hate Scottish Labour. Hate the SNP, ScotLab, the Lib Dems and, most of all, the Tories. I'll probably just waste my vote and go for the Greens.

[@catsoml121]

+StopMinecraftVIOLENCE Corbyn isn't a leader. I think he's an admirable man, and fantastic politician but he is in now way a good leader.

[@Sam_Kings]

I liked the video, however towards the end I was sick of the anti conservative rhetoric. I understand that the left have been left in bad state in England but to be honest most of England, especially the south of England are conservatives, and without Scotland labour will have a tough time winning a majority.

[@Sam_Kings]

***** I suppose you're right.

[@agsrd4496]

How's that thought now?

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I think they might squander this success.

[@portsanity]

I predict in the next election the SNP will run for seats within England and win them

[@jazzx251]

portsanity I hope so. I live in Cambridgeshire - which is a Tory safe seat. I spoiled my ballot by writing "Nicola Sturgeon SNP" and drawing a box with a cross in it.

[@portsanity]

***** That is now but in five years time things may be different I have a liking for predicting things,it may come true or it may not

[@numpty4835]

***** And right they were, this is not a game this for real.

[@bri_____]

If they did that the snp would have the same identity problem as Scottish labour.

[@cnoc500]

@portsanity......... don't do the lottery 😂😂

[@catsoml121]

I think that labour grump was a little butt hurt

[@Andipianist]

excelent series!

[@daibhidhtomascairn]

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[@rod9919]

This aged well!😂😂😂

[@colbangers6336]

Your wee guy at 5.00 is now peeling potatoes.

[@jlynn732]

Great video,

[@clachanyill]

I'm so happy the two Alexandr's gone, Curran and Murhpy gone, my cup doth overflow with happinnes.Now get right into them Scotland.

[@front2427]

These guys deserve to get into Westminister.

[@mrmarmellow555]

AYE!! Hopen thatz History NOW!!

[@samuelradin1543]

Can someone please explain how becoming independent will change anything? The party wants a currency union (a currency run by a foreign central bank). They want to retain the monarchy and they also want to join the eu which has clearly stated that scotland will need to re apply as a new sovereign nation. these are the facts. i still have no understanding bar emotive reasons as to why anybody in scotland would vote for this, considering the lack of planning and engagement of any other alternatives. And also, can anyone explain how the SNP plan to fund their uber generous welfare plan?

[@andrewpollock4599]

+Samuel Radin You are spot on Samuel! One of the most succinct critiques of the SNP I have read on U Tube.They want to be independent-yet still part of the EU. They want to retain the monarchy-although secretly,they don't.They used to hate NATO-but now want to be members.They want to retain the £-in fact,they are more conservative,than the Tories themselves!

[@casperwallace9685]

Because they want to make all their own decision irrespective of what they want to keep our not.

[@magicpete7286]

Worked for Ireland but either you didn't know that OR chose to ignore that small point

[@Dic-yy1rj]

5:06 hahahha will be raging again next week

[@alasdairfinlayson]

Old news. Latest reality very different!

[@grecosgreecedaz6026]

Snp done fuck all for scotland i voted yes two year ago il be voteing labour fron now on

[@dekko40]

+Darren Dunn they canny dae fuck all when there is a tory majority, the only things they can do is devolved matter which they have actually been gid with

[@TheRobstargames]

"I voted Labour because I'm a Conservative."

[@frankicool4]

That kid in the back at 7:49. HAHAHAHAHAH

[@numpty4835]

Miliband HELL NAW :D:D

[@KelticWoman1]

So where is the help for my family - where is the fighting Scots against poverty - just hearing it's going to get worse. As a working single mother I fight everyday with no help - thought the SNP was going to help - but where are they, what are they doing? I've seen nothing, heard nothing - I'm going to lose everything despite the many years I've fought to keep working to try and keep a roof over my daughters head - where are they?

[@numpty4835]

KelticWoman1 You blind and stupid?

[@KelticWoman1]

I voted SNP - do you want to follow up your comment! Think about it.

[@jazzx251]

KelticWoman1 So - you expect the SNP to take the reigns of power in Westminster and deliver you out of poverty ... ... Nicola and the SNP are just as good as the tories then .. you might as well stick with the tories, you foolish, foolish women.

[@KelticWoman1]

***** Yes I do and no I'm not foolish to think that someone who works all their life and works hard to keep working shouldn't have their child left homeless due to policies of any government. A government doesn't own the people - they are chosen by the people and if the people want poverty to stop and vote a government in to help in this aim then that is what the people that voted for that reason expect - not miracles overnight but at least to see a strategy, a goal - a hope.

[@casperwallace9685]

@@KelticWoman1 You should try following politics then. You might answer your own questions if you did.

[@michellewilliamson2427]

ile tell you a secret there is lots of snow whites

[@thechuxs1]

red torys wind me up ,the comitator says it so bad its democracy suck it up labour needs to go in to centre right to win any election

[@jimmymyers8753]

Take Back Your Land!

[@barneymcgoo123]

This party gave the keys of number !0 to the conservatives. From past experience women in politics is a total NO NO (Thatcher)

[@casperwallace9685]

Nonsense

[@peppersdog1]

pro EU anti UK.........if england could only vote for indipendance you jocks would be long gone

[@casperwallace9685]

England can, they have had an independence party for 17 years........ but fail to vote for it. Then seem to be all talk.

[@magicpete7286]

Why don't you then and dry your tears

[@darrenmerio824]

So if Scottish Nationalist Party are seen as too far left then a Green Marxist Party featuring platform of owning means of production in England would be viwed that way in England speaking of not listening to supporters maybe Labour gets wise and tries a Green Marxist Party increasing green and votes of workers and then Scotland gets a better representative voice in paarticular if Green Marxist Union and not UK .AGreen Marxist Union instead of Uk even more a political Eath Quake for Enfland.

[@xRxixcxhxtxexrx]

Seems to me we can look forward to Tory rule for another 15 years now lol

[@casperwallace9685]

What can I say - England votes Tory...

[@michellewilliamson2427]

we had hhope once we need to restore our hope in scotland no matter how defeated by covid i know its restricting but we need to dust ourselves up and go air waves not enough coverage on news too much covid no polotics all of a sudden

[@FatguyInthedeli]

2:50

[@celestialteapot3310]

the SNP will keep the Tories in power, thanks for nothing Scotland

[@peternewton8839]

watch on KZbin Merkel's worst Nightmare Germany calls for a EU Referendum the people want FREEDOM from the EU also watch Andrew Neil Exposes Nicola Sturgeon's economic plan in a car crash interview

[@casperwallace9685]

That Neil who needs 2 inches of graphs and a lap top to try to catch her out. He is a nonsense

[@Broatch6]

we are a family of nations...we are a United Kingdom...the sum of the whole is worth more than the sum of the individual parts

[@liamdoesstuff8547]

Aaaaah! I wish Labour won ): I want SNP to be stronger but I just want Cameron out of Downing street even if that meant Labour winning.

[@numpty4835]

What is it with this guy did he come up to gloat with Labour? how sad is that :D:D:D

[@chaz01br]

Fascism

[@scotwallace1274]

I can't wait until the G.E. the nats won't be so happy then 🤣🤣🤣