THE JAGGY THISTLE PODCAST: Today I take stock of the Scottish National Party’s annual conference and I argue that the nationalists are well placed to win next year’s Holyrood election, re-electing John Swinney as first minister.

I outline three strands of SNP thinking for the coming campaign, and I argue that taken together these offer a more coherent and compelling strategy than any served up by their rivals.

I recently wrote about this subject in The Times. You can read my column here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/independence-kenny-farquharson-comment-snp-johnswinney-kbc9chmk2

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