It's also very short, just 32 sides of which only 22 have policy detail, the rest just blank pages and chapter headings. The website has much more detail in relation to policy but it seems designed to cover both bases - at the UK parliament and Scottish Assembly.
The evidence is that all fossil fuels are killing the planet. There's also a section about wanting to extend refining at Grangemouth for as long as possible - which I can see from a commerce and employment perspective but dear god man, we're killing the patient. So much of the Scottish economy is wrapped up in oil and gas I don't know what the answer is. Incidentally, solar energy doesn't appear even though Scotland has about as many hours of sun as the rest of the UK, and also nothing on cutting subsidies for fossil fuels (that I could see).
Creative Scotland's funding is devolved so it makes sense that that the SNP wouldn't mention these things in a Westminster manifesto. Unlike Plaid there's no demand for Eurovision independence.
It is a bit weird that the intersex community are included but none of the rest of us in the +. Given recent comments from some Labour MPs and what's in the manifesto, it also doesn't look like Labour will allow the gender ID law to go ahead after the election either.
Same as Plaid.
For consistency the following is just based on what's in the document launched today and the overall tone is directed towards independence and Scotland which probably accounts for why its so short. They can't ever govern in the Westminster even if they win every seat so like Plaid Cymru the focus is on what the UK Government can do for Scotland.
They used to be better at this. Every section says "SNP MPs will demand the UK Government" which is very People's Front of Judea of them ("We're giving Pilate two days to dismantle the entire apparatus of the Roman Imperialist State, and if he doesn't agree immediately, we execute her") but voters looking at this will see that they've reduced themselves to being a single issue party in this context. Previous manifestos were more collegiate in terms of how having SNP MPs would help not just Scotland but the whole of the UK. Hey ho.
This is probably referring to the fact that the Media Bill (or at least that press release) has a whole section about S4C but nothing about Gaelic broadcasting or even Scotland (although judging by Hansard the majority of it was lost during the wash-up). I could go on again here about how Wales and Scotland both have channels promoting their culture at a granular level but England does not, but this probably isn't the time. Justice for the Kernewek.
The BBC
Not much directly:
This is probably referring to the fact that the Media Bill (or at least that press release) has a whole section about S4C but nothing about Gaelic broadcasting or even Scotland (although judging by Hansard the majority of it was lost during the wash-up). I could go on again here about how Wales and Scotland both have channels promoting their culture at a granular level but England does not, but this probably isn't the time. Justice for the Kernewek.
Global Emissions
No particular target is given for net zero. Some of the demands are a bit weird.
The evidence is that all fossil fuels are killing the planet. There's also a section about wanting to extend refining at Grangemouth for as long as possible - which I can see from a commerce and employment perspective but dear god man, we're killing the patient. So much of the Scottish economy is wrapped up in oil and gas I don't know what the answer is. Incidentally, solar energy doesn't appear even though Scotland has about as many hours of sun as the rest of the UK, and also nothing on cutting subsidies for fossil fuels (that I could see).
Libraries & Film
Nope. The only section which talks about culture in any detail just covers broadcasting.
Creative Scotland's funding is devolved so it makes sense that that the SNP wouldn't mention these things in a Westminster manifesto. Unlike Plaid there's no demand for Eurovision independence.
Gender Equality
Not a lot of detail here either.
Democracy
Sixteen and seventeen year olds already have the right to vote in Scotland. On the other themes:
On voting reform:
Same as Plaid.
I don't live in Scotland but I do think it should have independence if it's the will of the people.
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