OPINION - Labour took Scottish voters for granted for years — here's why it was right to do so

You hear it every time the Conservatives or Labour lose a swath of seats. Whether farmers, ex-miners or even Scots, the accusation is always the same: the party took the voters for granted. The fact that this is often true misses a quite fundamental point about politics. Parties ought to take voters for granted. Or at least some voters. They would be mad not to.

Labour did it to Remainers in 2017 and consequently almost won the general . This was made