An interesting point about the SNP that has been overlooked in the Scottish independence debate is that they went into the 2010 general election with 6 MPs and came out with 6 MPs.

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On 16 May 2013 the first televised Scottish independence debate was broadcast on STV across North and Central Scotland, however viewers in South Scotland were unable to see it as Dumfries and Galloway covered ITV Border took the decision not to broadcast it, leading to further criticism from politicians in the region.