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The gender balance in UK Politics
With Alex Salmond stepping down from his position as leader of the Scottish National Party next month, after Scotland voted against independence, Scotland's three largest parties look set to be helmed by female politicians. Salmond's current deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to take his place, as nobody within the party has chosen to run against her. She will join Johann Lamont, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, and Ruth Davidson who is the current leader of the Scottish Conservative Party. This would provide a stark contrast to England's current all-male leadership, and could spark a change in the current gender-balance of UK politics.
- LOUIS CLAYTON
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