Project Fear: How an Unlikely Alliance Left a Kingdom United but a Country Divided

Project Fear: How an Unlikely Alliance Left a Kingdom United but a Country Divided

Language: English

Pages: 256

ISBN: 1849549311

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


It was a unique and bizarre moment in British political history: the three main Westminster parties working together to prevent the break-up of the United Kingdom. Yet despite sustaining a defeat that caused the resignation of Scotland's longest-serving First Minister Alex Salmond, the Scottish National Party has grown stronger than ever. They have turned their referendum failure into a stunning general election success, almost wiping out their rivals, and creating a dynamic new force at Westminster. Based on over fifty off-the-record interviews with key figures, Project Fear begins with a tour through the travails of the referendum's much-criticised 'No' campaign. From the secret preparations for the TV debates, to the eleventh-hour opinion poll showing the 'Yes' campaign ahead for the first time, and the nail-biting wait for results. It then explores the dramatic aftermath, the SNP's tsunami surge of support and how Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon made headlines at the UK's most unpredictable election in a generation.This is the first in-depth account of what was really happening behind the scenes as the 2014 referendum and 2015 general election left a kingdom united, but a country divided.

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Murphy, 2015. Adviser to Tony Blair, 2004–07. ED MILIBAND: Leader, Labour Party, 2010–15. MICHAEL MOORE: Member of the Smith Commission. Secretary of State for Scotland, 2010–13. Liberal Democrat MP for Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 1997–2005, and for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk, 2005–15. JAMES MORRIS: Pollster and debate coach to Ed Miliband. Partner, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. DAVID MUNDELL: Scotland Office minister 2010–15. Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale,

had worked hard to foster far closer relations with Murdoch and his companies. In the 2011 Holyrood elections, the Scottish Sun backed the SNP, and, the following February, the businessman tweeted his most public support yet for the First Minister: ‘Clearly most brilliant politician in UK. Gave Cameron back of his hand this week. Loved by Scots.’ While Salmond developed – and, most impressively, maintained – a relationship with the proprietor, having few close links to Murdoch contrastingly

one source. ‘There was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, welfare being the hardest area to resolve.’ Conservative leader Ruth Davidson did not attend commission meetings but was effectively responsible for ensuring the delivery by the UK government of whatever the commission decided to recommend. After private one-to-one meetings in Whitehall with the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Iain Duncan Smith – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – she was still concerned that Downing Street might attempt

the skies in a helicopter. The Scottish Conservatives had planned a similar trip with a helicopter loaned for free – but it was called off due to fog. As the outlook for many Liberal Democrats looked increasingly bleak, one figure brought a smile to those working at the party’s Edinburgh headquarters. Sir Menzies Campbell’s wife Elspeth – tough, Coronation Street-loving, immaculately dressed – would sit in the corner and assist the small overworked team. One evening, as Campbell was about to

Wilson, Brian 1, 2, 3, 4 Wishart, Pete 1 ‘woman who made up her mind’ video 1 Wood, Leanne 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Wood, Stewart 1, 2 Wooding, David 1 Worthington, Bryony 1 Yes Scotland campaign campaign launch 1 staffing problems at 1 reaction to ‘Project Fear’ 1 language of 1 and ‘100 towns in 100 days’ tour 1 response to Gordon Brown’s speech on devolution 1 focus on NHS 1 in last days of campaigning 1 on referendum day 1, 2, 3 financial problems after referendum 1 YouGov reaction to September poll

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