IMMEDIATELY after the election result was known, it became clear that the national question will not disappear from the political agenda. Six Labour MPs, including George Galloway. Denis Canavan and Gavin Strang took the initiative to organise demonstrations calling fora referendum on self-rule for Scotland.
Their Scotland United proposes a campaign or this objective including cavtl disobedience.
Despite this initiative being derided by and SNP leaders (SNP leader Alex Salmond described it as 'hot air') several thousand people joined a quickly-organised demonstration last April 17, 1992 No. 20 land united against the Tories The election result in Scotland did not confirm a tall in support for Scottish homerule. The Tories, by taking the national question head-on, managed to successfully mobilise the ranks of backward Unionism ion Scotland, and thus firm-up their vote.
Increased vote
The SNP vote increased, despite the defeat of Jim Sillars in Govan.
Labour's vote in Scotland actually fell. This is testimony to the unpopulanty of Labour's opposition to poll tax non-payment, and the generilbour s Scottish leadership, do nothing approach of exemplified by its refusal to