It is absolutely playing politics.
They stand on a platform of being the only ones who can stand up to the evil Tories in Westminster, but their success is the reason we've got a Tory government. The only party that can unseat the Tories is Labour, and they need the Scottish seats to be able to win an election.
Tactically it's really clever as it means the SNP get to have their cake and eat it. It probably isn't doing Scotland any good in the long run though as the SNP can just be marginalised as a minority party in Westminster.
While we're at it, how do nationalist parties like UKIP get such a hard time, but the SNP get a free pass?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 14 Nov 2019, 9:37,
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I'm not aware of the SNP getting a "free pass"?
However the SNP have always promoted an inclusive, civic nationalism. That's why so many Scots of English origin have chosen to settle and build lives in Scotland. UKIP, in contrast, peddle an insular, xenophobic nationalism, based on fear of "the other".
It's not difficult to see the difference.
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