FORMER MP Stephen Gethins has said he has “unfinished business” in making a strong case for Scottish independence through the prism of Brexit as…
the SNP’s candidate for the new Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat at the next General Electionin 2015 – a seat they had never won before - as part of the party’s nationwide landslide victory, before having to fight to retain it just two years later –Two years after that, he lost his seat to the LibDems despite managing to bring the SNP vote back up to those lofty 2015 levels.
Gethins – who spent time working in the EU and in areas of conflict in Eastern Europe before becoming an MP – has insisted Brexit strengthens the narrative around independence and boosts the intellectual case. “Brexit unlocks independence. The data tells us that shifting towards Yes has come because people took another look at independence after the EU referendum.
Losing his seat is not something Gethins sees as a failure - very much the opposite. He never believed the SNP would win North East Fife – which had been held by the LibDems for decades – until the LibDem candidate conceded to him on the night.Despite it not being enough in the end, Gethins looks back on his journey with a great deal of pride.
“Arbroath and Broughty Ferry are wonderful places, but they are two parts of a much bigger constituency. This is a deeply diverse constituency that goes all the way up from Dundee and takes in Douglas and Lunan Bay, Letham and Carnoustie. So one of the things I’m doing at the moment is engaging with members in different branches.
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