In scotland for the first time in half a decade. that s quite significant, and it s going to be an important dynamic as we head into the next general election, that a lot of these battles, that were three way battle before, they are now a lot more likely to be labour and snp battles. this is really significant because there is a general consensus that labour cannot win a general election or a majority in a general election without some level of fightback in scotland. what we might be seeing today, potentially, is the first signs of a labour fightback in scotland. still very far away from that period when they dominated scotland and won all they dominated scotland and won all the seats there. but it mightjust be the early signs that, actually, they are getting into second place and starting back off the snp, while sweeping up the unionist vote and making it clear they are the main unionist party, taking down the conservatives as well. the unionist party, taking down the conservatives as