SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for the SNP as Ipsos-Mori phone poll...

SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for the SNP as Ipsos-Mori phone poll...: Who can now believe that we used to dread the arrival of Ipsos-Mori's quarterly "Hi, I'm John MacKay" poll for STV?  Recen...

'The British Government: Blackmailing The Unionists' by Donal Lavery - Jude Collins

'The British Government: Blackmailing The Unionists' by Donal Lavery - Jude Collins: The recent film about Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, like all historical films, is littered with historical inaccuracies – anyone with a faint hint of knowledge about the Saint Andrew’s era agreement will know that. But what surprised me about it was the tenacity with which it propagates the narrative that somehow the DUP leader …

i-David: Let them have it...

i-David: Let them have it...: I am sitting here on the other end of a computer staring at a screen and I feel angry, no, make  that...really angry.  Why?  Well, in all...

SCOT goes POP!: Indications that the new Survation phone poll may ...

SCOT goes POP!: Indications that the new Survation phone poll may ...: I'm going out on a limb with this one because these figures aren't officially confirmed yet, but having done a bit of Kremlinology o...

SCOT goes POP!: Full-scale Scottish poll from SurveyMonkey gives S...

SCOT goes POP!: Full-scale Scottish poll from SurveyMonkey gives S...: Today brings word of the first full-scale Scottish poll for quite a while, but frustratingly it's from SurveyMonkey - they have little t...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Fresh blow for Tyrannical Theresa as up-to-date Su...

SCOT goes POP!: Fresh blow for Tyrannical Theresa as up-to-date Su...: The second poll to be conducted after the suspension of campaigning has been released by the US outfit SurveyMonkey.  They've made a sma...

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

UK Government Harbored Terrorists Linked to Manchester Blast for Decades

UK Government Harbored Terrorists Linked to Manchester Blast for Decades

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Disaster for Tories as up-to-date YouGov poll unex...

SCOT goes POP!: Disaster for Tories as up-to-date YouGov poll unex...: It's that time again, folks. *puts on Canadian accent* It's another terrrrr -ible night for the Conservative party. Bri...

SCOT goes POP!: It's more important than ever that pro-independenc...

SCOT goes POP!: It's more important than ever that pro-independenc...: First of all, a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the TalkRadio website, which was inspired by an exchange I saw on Tw...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Never forget that more than 42% of Moray voters ba...

SCOT goes POP!: Never forget that more than 42% of Moray voters ba...: Matt Singh of Number Cruncher Politics has drawn attention to the fact that the SNP (at least according to the latest YouGov poll) have lost...

England’s youth ‘worst at literacy & basic math’ in developed world – report

England’s youth ‘worst at literacy & basic math’ in developed world – report: Literacy rates among young people in England are the lowest in the developed world, with many students graduating high school with only a basic grasp of English and math.

Meet the Scottish Tory behind the £425,000 DUP Brexit donation | openDemocracy

Meet the Scottish Tory behind the £425,000 DUP Brexit donation | openDemocracy

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Refuelling station launched as Aberdeen leads the way in hydrogen technology

Refuelling station launched as Aberdeen leads the way in hydrogen technology: Aberdeen’s second hydrogen refuelling station was officially opened today [Monday, 27 February] along with the launch of a fleet of 10 hydrogen fuelled Toyota Mirai cars.

Aberdeen City Council’s lead member for hydrogen, Councillor Barney Crockett was joined by Toyota GB President and Managing Director - Paul Van Der Burgh, and Hydrogenics CE...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Labour's current voters are less hos...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Labour's current voters are less hos...: Since my last post I've had a chance to look at the YouGov datasets, and I was particularly interested in seeing what has happened to SN...

SCOT goes POP!: Finally the election explodes into life as YouGov ...

SCOT goes POP!: Finally the election explodes into life as YouGov ...: Whenever you see a Britain-wide poll showing a huge Tory lead (which has basically been every single poll in this campaign so far), it's...

Tory manifesto pledges England will choose if Scotland can have indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

Tory manifesto pledges England will choose if Scotland can have indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

TerryEntoure: (Tory) Experiment in Terror

TerryEntoure: (Tory) Experiment in Terror: Count to ten, breath deeply. Count to ten, breath deeply. Count to ten, br...... Ah, sorry, you caught me right in the middle of my calming ...

Morse Code Translator

Morse Code Translator

SCOT goes POP!: SNP vote increases in "heartening" full-scale Scot...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP vote increases in "heartening" full-scale Scot...: 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 f...

i-David: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically a...

i-David: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically a...: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically at least, the SNP have become the great unwashed. No-one wants to work with them.  Arguabl...

SCOT goes POP!: Drama as Lib Dem manifesto implicitly concedes the...

SCOT goes POP!: Drama as Lib Dem manifesto implicitly concedes the...: This is a direct quote from the Liberal Democrat manifesto published today - "Keeping the UK in the EU will remove the basis for the ...

SCOT goes POP!: Latest subsample average suggests SNP have a huge ...

SCOT goes POP!: Latest subsample average suggests SNP have a huge ...: We may simply have had a run of good results by complete chance, but it has to be said that the last week of Scottish subsamples has made fo...

Blair prosecuted for Iraq War? Ex-PM’s legal immunity challenged in court

Blair prosecuted for Iraq War? Ex-PM’s legal immunity challenged in court: The first steps towards overturning a legal ban on prosecuting former Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraq War will be considered by the High Court on Tuesday.

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

Davidson's victory slams brakes on Macron's French juggernaut - Autonomy Scotland

Davidson's victory slams brakes on Macron's French juggernaut - Autonomy Scotland

May and the Goebbels playbook - Autonomy Scotland

May and the Goebbels playbook - Autonomy Scotland

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?: Probably the less said about my Eurovision prediction the better, although I've got a few crumbs of comfort to cling to - I was correct ...

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?: Probably the less said about my Eurovision prediction the better, although I've got a few crumbs of comfort to cling to - I was correct ...

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average fails to find any post-locals mo...

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average fails to find any post-locals mo...: Well, the "remarkable" poll in the Sunday Times did turn out to be an anti-climax, not for either of the reasons I speculated las...

SCOT goes POP!: List of links to SNP crowdfunders in battleground ...

SCOT goes POP!: List of links to SNP crowdfunders in battleground ...: As you probably know, many individual SNP candidates are running crowdfunders for the forthcoming general election.  All of them are well wo...

Michael Spencer, HSBC & #torydirtymoney - Autonomy Scotland

Michael Spencer, HSBC & #torydirtymoney - Autonomy Scotland

What's right? The rise of rise of the populist right and the snap election - Great British Politics

What's right? The rise of rise of the populist right and the snap election - Great British Politics

SCOT goes POP!: Take a bow, SNP voters of Irvine Valley - you vote...

SCOT goes POP!: Take a bow, SNP voters of Irvine Valley - you vote...: I know that some people are looking for reassurance that the "vote till you boak" message didn't go totally unheeded on Thursd...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

'A letter to the Irish Times' by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins

'A letter to the Irish Times' by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins

The Tory strategy of making all votes about #indyref2 will fail - Autonomy Scotland

The Tory strategy of making all votes about #indyref2 will fail - Autonomy Scotland

The news that made Mundell and Murray turn Green - Autonomy Scotland

The news that made Mundell and Murray turn Green - Autonomy Scotland

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average puts SNP on 45%

SCOT goes POP!: 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 actu...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

How the Daily Mail reacts differently when Theresa May and Ed Miliband propose the same thing

How the Daily Mail reacts differently when Theresa May and Ed Miliband propose the same thing: This was how the Daily Mail reacted when Ed Miliband, the then Labour leader, suggested a price cap on energy companies back in 2013. And this was how it reacted when Theresa May, during the current election campaign, suggested the very same thing. Spot the difference? TODAY: We change our mind on controlling energy prices …

Scottish Labour's Sturgeon Slump explained: There wasn't one. - Autonomy Scotland

Scottish Labour's Sturgeon Slump explained: There wasn't one. - Autonomy Scotland

Why Corbyn is right to increase corporation tax

Why Corbyn is right to increase corporation tax

Neoliberal psychology | openDemocracy

Neoliberal psychology | openDemocracy

Elgin councillor out after five days in the job

Elgin councillor out after five days in the job: A Moray councillor elected last week has stood down.

SCOT goes POP!: Housekeeping Note

SCOT goes POP!: Housekeeping Note: If you leave a comment on this blog, please ensure that you don't use extreme or excessive swearing.  Please also refrain from making d...

SCOT goes POP!: Popular vote totals revealed : the over-hyped Scot...

SCOT goes POP!: Popular vote totals revealed : the over-hyped Scot...: So, three days later than we might have hoped, we finally have the popular vote figures for the Scottish local elections.  Both of the predi...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Today, a tin of beans in Morrison’s sent me over the edge.

Today, a tin of beans in Morrison’s sent me over the edge.

SCOT goes POP!: The vastly over-hyped Scottish Tory surge

SCOT goes POP!: 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, poin...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to best ever result in local elections

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to best ever result in local elections: As the BBC are busily misleading their viewers by claiming that the SNP have "lost seven seats since 2012", I thought it might be ...

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George Osborne’s Evening Standard attacks on Theresa May are getting quite harsh

George Osborne’s Evening Standard attacks on Theresa May are getting quite harsh: Time well wasted

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

SCOT goes POP!: A video guide to the local election voting system ...

SCOT goes POP!: A video guide to the local election voting system ...: It's crept on us, but tomorrow is local election day.  It'll be only the third time that the Single Transferable Vote system has bee...

‘ JP MORGAN TO MOVE STAFF FROM LONDON TO SECURE EU BUSINESS AFTER BREXIT’ by Kalyeena Makortoff, Press Association City Reporter

‘ JP MORGAN TO MOVE STAFF FROM LONDON TO SECURE EU BUSINESS AFTER BREXIT’ by Kalyeena Makortoff, Press Association City Reporter

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

SCOT goes POP!: May Day! May Day! It's not May's Day, as Google ...

SCOT goes POP!: May Day! May Day! It's not May's Day, as Google ...: I'm not sure if the Record have abandoned Survation as their regular pollster, but for whatever reason they've commissioned Google ...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Tyrannical Theresa takes a timely tumble in the we...

SCOT goes POP!: Tyrannical Theresa takes a timely tumble in the we...: As the late, great Professor Anthony King would have said in his inimitable Canadian accent, "it's another terrrr -ible night for t...

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Tarff Advertiser: The BBC - beyond Goebbels

Tarff Advertiser: The BBC - beyond Goebbels: On a recent " Have I got news for you " Ian Hyslop forensically took the BBC's fawning attitude towards the current Tory Gove...