2017 general election
SNP lead the Tories by 15% in first full-scale poll of the campaign
The first word on Scottish voting intentions for the general election comes tonight from Survation... Westminster voting intentions (Survation poll) …
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2017 general election
Disaster for Tories as up-to-date YouGov poll unexpectedly shows their lead dropping even further
It's that time again, folks. *puts on Canadian accent* It's another terrrrr -ible night for the Conservative party. Britain-wide voting inten…
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2017 general election
No, Jeremy Corbyn would not be Prime Minister right now if the Scottish Tories had failed to make gains
This post is really just an indulgence of a point of pedantry, but it's been bugging me since the election that people keep saying that Jeremy Co…
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2017 general election
Fate of the 56
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article in The National , about the prospects for the Scottish parties in the June general electi…
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2017 general election
We'll soon know a lot more than we currently do
Saturday nights are always the busiest time for opinion polls during an election campaign, because so many of the Sunday papers commission them. We&…
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2017 general election
It was short-sighted, it was suspicious, and it was Swinson
With thanks once again to John Motson for inspiring the title, here is a quick note to let you know I have a new article at the TalkRadio website abo…
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2017 general election
SNP lead the Tories by more than 20% in latest subsample average
Someone working with the media asked for an update of the Scottish subsample average, so as I did the calculation anyway, I may as well share it here…
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2017 general election
Putting the SNP's latest landslide victory into historical perspective
I don't know about anyone else, but I punched the air when Stephen Gethins won the final Scottish seat by just two votes. In spite of the recoun…
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2017 general election
SNP vote increases in "heartening" full-scale Scottish poll from YouGov
After an insanely long wait of several weeks, we finally have the fourth bona fide full-scale Scottish poll of this campaign, and it comes from YouGo…
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2017 general election
The barking mad benchmark
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at The National , reflecting on the SNP's general election victory in Scotland. It p…
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2017 general election
The vastly over-hyped Scottish Tory surge
Just a quick note to let you know that I have new article in The National , which takes a look at the SNP's local election victory, points out th…
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2017 general election
Is the WRITING on the WALL for Retoxified Ruth? New SHOCK YouGov data suggests Scottish Tory DREAMS could be SHATTERED
You might remember that at the weekend, I mentioned that Scottish data from the YouGov projection model had been revealed on Twitter, and it showed v…
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2017 general election
Subsample average puts SNP on 45%
You may have heard a rumour today that Panelbase's latest Scottish subsample puts the Conservatives in the lead, but that's not actually true…
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2017 general election
Nostalgia night as TNS reverts to being an extreme No-friendly outlier
You might remember that throughout much of the long campaign leading up to the 2014 independence referendum, TNS was one of the group of No-friendly …
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2017 general election
So what does THIS mean for your crazed plan to destroy Scottish democracy, Ruth? New SHOCK polls reveal Tory support is dropping LIKE A STONE
In case you're wondering, the title of this blogpost is merely a fond tribute to a characteristically barking mad anti-SNP headline in the Expres…
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2017 general election
Who will benefit from the suspension of campaigning?
The short answer to that question is : almost certainly the Conservative party. At least until Monday morning, the momentum had been running away fr…
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2017 general election
SNP lead the Tories by 15% in first full-scale poll of the campaign
The first word on Scottish voting intentions for the general election comes tonight from Survation... Westminster voting intentions (Survation poll) …
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2017 general election
YouGov contradicts Survation by suggesting the SNP lead has increased
The YouGov projection model isn't being updated today because of the tragedy in London, but our regular commenter 'Unknown' pointed out t…
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2017 general election
Tyrannical Theresa is snapping Scotland out of it
A second 'quick note' of the day, this time to let you know that I have a new article at the International Business Times , about the breatht…
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2017 general election
Subsample average puts SNP on 45%
You may have heard a rumour today that Panelbase's latest Scottish subsample puts the Conservatives in the lead, but that's not actually true…
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