Labour
Politics is driven either by emotion or a thirst for power – which do you prefer?
A few days ago I started to write a blog post in response to Tom Harris' "nationalism is an emotion" piece, but I gave up after twenty…
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A little 'relevant' lesson in basic arithmetic for the Labour party
I couldn't help but raise a smile to see that even Peter Hoskin of the Spectator thought that Labour were not merely foolish in rubbishing Alex …
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Angus Reid : Labour and SNP both up
The second in the new series of Angus Reid polls for PoliticalBetting.com shows very little change in its Scottish subsample, with Labour slightly ex…
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Labour's presumption comes unstuck
I was on Twitter for the first time in ages today, and I was intrigued to spot this so-called "top tweet" from the sainted Kezia Dugdale - …
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Margaret Curran - politics by numbers
One of the enduring mysteries from the Glasgow East by-election of summer 2008 is quite why the media ever labelled Margaret Curran the most impressi…
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YouGov sub-sample : Labour lose support but extend lead
In the Scottish sub-sample of the latest YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph , Labour have slipped three points but have nevertheless extended their …
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Margaret Curran - politics by numbers
One of the enduring mysteries from the Glasgow East by-election of summer 2008 is quite why the media ever labelled Margaret Curran the most impressi…
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Marketing Sciences : 'Others' gain ground as Labour takes massive hit
Given the extraordinary sequence of twists and turns that have occurred in the present parliament, it would be extremely dangerous to suggest the eve…
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New Glasgow NE sensation - could David Kerr have been conceived outside the constituency?
I scarcely know whether to laugh or cry. Kezia Dugdale has devoted a blog post to triumphantly pointing out that Alex Salmond was technically wrong…
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Wendy-speak
In Scotland today, there are four notable languages spoken - Gaelic, Scots, English and Wendy-speak. Fortunately, the latter of these is the easiest…
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New ComRes Scottish sub-sample
In refreshing contrast to most of the other pollsters, ComRes have recently got into the habit of releasing their detailed figures on the same night …
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Today is Liberation Day
Karl Marx once famously observed that the English are a free people for just one day every few years - general election day - and are slaves to their…
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Ad hoc = disrespect
I'm glad to hear that common sense has prevailed, and the SNP have been given the seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee that would have been den…
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When did autocracy cease to be 'conservative'?
Over at my old haunt Political Betting , Mike Smithson is off on one again, implying that it is in some way self-evident that Labour's procedure …
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Forces of conservatism suffer defeat at Holyrood
During the election campaign Jim Murphy repeatedly asserted that the SNP usually "vote with the Tories" at Westminster, and offered that up…
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The 'seasonal lag' in owning up to Britain's slump in the international rankings
I believe there's a concept in climatology known as 'seasonal lag', which basically just means that, while in theory we receive the most …
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Keeping score on Maggie-isms
"You turn if you want to - this administration is not for turning." For some time now, Kezia Dugdale has prominently featured those words b…
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Labour's PEB may not have mentioned the SNP once, but it was all about them
It may seem a peculiar thing to say about a broadcast that virtually from beginning to end was devoted to listing a roll-call of the Tories' crim…
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YouGov sub-sample : Labour lose support but extend lead
In the Scottish sub-sample of the latest YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph , Labour have slipped three points but have nevertheless extended their …
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Wisdom on Wednesday : What has the anti-independence campaign got in common with the Tories (apart from the obvious)?
"The Tories, every election, must have a bogey man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogey man will do." Said by Aneurin Bevan, Labour…
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