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"Admin" for First Minister?
It seems we've solved the mystery of what these cryptic words on Twitter at the weekend were all about - Bella Caledonia : Sorry to butt in but …
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Democracy from a distance, and decolonisation
Iain Dale has picked up on Giles Tremlett's article in the Guardian , in which he argues that British citizens overseas should be given dedicated…
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Open questions
Leaving aside the obvious jibe that 'Open Unionism' is a contradiction in terms, my eye was caught by this article of the 'anyone to the…
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Why has disgraced MP Alistair Carmichael just been appointed the Lib Dems' Shadow Home Secretary?
Labour's current Shadow Home Secretary is Yvette Cooper. Imagine it became clear that she had been guilty of serious wrongdoing, and she reacted…
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Sagacity on Saturday : The indispensable building-block of true 'Hothersallism'
"It is impossible for one to be internationalist without being a nationalist. Internationalism is possible only when nationalism becomes a fact…
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Tom Harris reveals that Oceania is at war with Eastasia, and has always been at war with Eastasia
If you ever find yourself reading a post by Tom Harris and sense that it's highly objectionable in some way, but can't quite put your finger …
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YouGov subsample : Labour slip to 32%
Hot on the heels of the YouGov poll I mentioned in my last post is another one this evening for Channel 4. There is, rather annoyingly, no breakdown…
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Ten reasons to be optimistic about a Yes to independence in 2014
Unlike so many of our friends in the London media, I don't claim to have a crystal ball handy, and therefore I wouldn't be surprised by eithe…
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The Scottish Tories make a historic mistake - but you weren't expecting them to break the habit of a lifetime, were you?
A 'steady-as-she-goes' choice of captain can sometimes be wise, but not when the ship sunk without trace fifteen years ago. The Tories had a…
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In praise of....David Halliday's Twitter account
Inexplicably, the brilliant David Halliday has only 1772 followers on Twitter, so if you're not one of them, I thought you might appreciate a cha…
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More on that 48% Yes vote...
Just a quick note to let you know I have a new article in The National , with more analysis of yesterday's sensational Ipsos-Mori poll that put s…
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Ipsos-Mori poll : SNP retain lead in Scottish Parliament voting intentions
As I noted in the comments section from yesterday's post, I was a bit concerned after looking at the Ipsos-Mori datasets that Labour might have t…
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Shock poll shows the sun setting on the day of Davidson as the Scottish Tories return to third place, and the SNP retain their massive lead
Extremist anti-independence propaganda organisation "Scotland in Union" have released their latest Survation poll, and not for the first ti…
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Why Nate Silver is wrong
It's a brave man who uses a headline like that given the accuracy of Silver's predictions in last year's US presidential contest, but nev…
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Yes, what happened today is a suspension of democracy, and the Queen may not be able to wash her hands of it for much longer
There was some discussion on the previous thread about whether today's announcement that parliament will soon be prorogued can appropriately be d…
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How to do the Herald Hokey and the BMG Boogie
OK, here are the rules of the dance. They're pretty straightforward. Starting position : Britain's decision to leave the EU has made an ear…
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Not in this day and age, unless someone drags us back
I've belatedly caught up with the blogpost Jason McCann wrote a couple of days ago in response to the eye-opening exchange I had with him and a c…
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Alex Salmond on green energy
I suspect I must have been one of several bloggers to receive an email from OilPrice a few hours ago, effectively suggesting I might care to give a …
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You've dunnit again, Gov.
Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the TalkRadio website about yesterday's YouGov poll on independence. It also rehe…
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A Cornish solution
Just a quick post to confirm that the answer to the fourth quiz was Mebyon Kernow . This is yet another pre-scheduled post as I'm still away on m…
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