Scottish here, and I'd say that leftists are still going to be entwined with independence until it happens. SNP has had a lot of mess lately, so I'll likely be voting Green instead, and I think that that'll be a common thread in this sort of space, though not very representative of the population as a whole.

Holyrood elections use a better voting system than Westminster, and that will inevitably slowly generate discontent (which starts on the left), on top of the heaps that's already there, so even if the main independence party fucks up, there'll always be an political niche for independence. If Labour actually implemented UK-wide PR, that might change how I think, but I don't see it happening soon.

Not quite in Edinburgh any more, but I think that the need for an East Lothian specific community isn't going to be there for a wee while. And anyway, I'm in the city pretty much every week for one thing or another. Hi Both!