Saturday, 31 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: An intriguing straw in the wind from YouGov
SCOT goes POP!: An intriguing straw in the wind from YouGov: Because of the Bank Holiday we've only had three YouGov daily polls of GB-wide Westminster voting intention this week, but the Scottish ...
SCOT goes POP!: A fond (and 'fantastic') farewell to the banned "V...
SCOT goes POP!: A fond (and 'fantastic') farewell to the banned "V...: Transcript : George Osborne? Fantastic! The bedroom tax? Fantastic! Tory governments we didn't vote for? Fantastic! Nig...
SCOT goes POP!: A fond (and 'fantastic') farewell to the banned "V...
SCOT goes POP!: A fond (and 'fantastic') farewell to the banned "V...: Transcript : George Osborne? Fantastic! The bedroom tax? Fantastic! Tory governments we didn't vote for? Fantastic! Nig...
SCOT goes POP!: How will "Vote No Borders" argue the case for a un...
SCOT goes POP!: How will "Vote No Borders" argue the case for a un...: As borders go, the one between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is a particularly stupid one. It has no historical basis whatev...
SCOT goes POP!: How will "Vote No Borders" argue the case for a un...
SCOT goes POP!: How will "Vote No Borders" argue the case for a un...: As borders go, the one between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is a particularly stupid one. It has no historical basis whatev...
Thursday, 29 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: The anti-independence campaign must be worried by ...
SCOT goes POP!: The anti-independence campaign must be worried by ...: For the last few weeks I've been rehearsing my concerns about the potential implications of a UKIP victory across Britain in the Europea...
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Frankly Independent: A Message from Catalonia
Frankly Independent: A Message from Catalonia: Vicent Partal of VilaWeb explains (in English) the results of the European parliamentary general election in Catalonia , in which parties...
Frankly Independent: A Monstrous Awakening
Frankly Independent: A Monstrous Awakening: UKIP , the United Kingdom Independence Party, the isolationist anti-European and xenophobic voice of British nationalism which has just wo...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Tarff Advertiser: Just let the dust settle ...
Tarff Advertiser: Just let the dust settle ...: So to many Scots disgust we have a UKIP MEP, everyone is looking for someone to blame for this calamity the truth is quite stark when you l...
SCOT goes POP!: In numbers : the yawning chasm between Scotland an...
SCOT goes POP!: In numbers : the yawning chasm between Scotland an...: Where UKIP finished - England and Wales : FIRST Scotland : FOURTH UKIP share of the vote - England and Wales : 29.1% Scotland : 10.5...
SCOT goes POP!: It's true : a sizeable minority of UKIP voters wil...
SCOT goes POP!: It's true : a sizeable minority of UKIP voters wil...: Scottish Skier mentioned on an earlier thread that one-quarter of people who voted UKIP in Scotland last Thursday will vote Yes in the indep...
Monday, 26 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: SNP win the European elections - and the big loser...
SCOT goes POP!: SNP win the European elections - and the big loser...: If I can trust the BBC website, 31 out of 32 councils in Scotland have declared, and it's now absolutely clear that the SNP are going to...
Tarff Advertiser: Last throw of the dice?
Tarff Advertiser: Last throw of the dice?: As the UK Treasury's damning critique of an independent Scotland's fiscal and tax base dies a death even before it is fully promote...
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Peter A Bell: Rude noises
Peter A Bell: Rude noises: Alexander and Mandelson (Photo credit: Downing Street ) For Somebody who is supposed to be one of British Labour's &q...
SCOT goes POP!: More 'devastation' from Tom Holland
SCOT goes POP!: More 'devastation' from Tom Holland: You might remember a couple of weeks back I posted a brief Twitter exchange I had with the English historian Tom Holland, who seems to be o...
Saturday, 24 May 2014
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : MY CONTRIBUTION TO / A MIÑA CONTRIBUCIÓN PARA : #S...
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : MY CONTRIBUTION TO / A MIÑA CONTRIBUCIÓN PARA : #S...: For the attention of the British Ambassador to Indonesia Your Excellency, As Founder of the Jakarta Highland Gathering in 1975, an...
Tarff Advertiser: IKIP, UKIP, WEKIP ....
Tarff Advertiser: IKIP, UKIP, WEKIP ....: I'm not a daily blogger, life is too important to be stuck at a key board everyday trying to think up smart things to say or to couch y...
Tarff Advertiser: IKIP, UKIP, WEKIP ....
Tarff Advertiser: IKIP, UKIP, WEKIP ....: I'm not a daily blogger, life is too important to be stuck at a key board everyday trying to think up smart things to say or to couch y...
SCOT goes POP!: Why do ICM think that only 45% of Scotland's votin...
SCOT goes POP!: Why do ICM think that only 45% of Scotland's votin...: This is something that I haven't really paid much attention to, so thanks very much to Calum Findlay for pointing it out. In the datase...
Friday, 23 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: Scot Goes Pop crowdfunding appeal raises £3475
SCOT goes POP!: Scot Goes Pop crowdfunding appeal raises £3475: As the English local election results are proving so sluggish (although it's already clear they're an unmitigated calamity for Labou...
The Misssy M Misssives: An Open Letter to Jackie Baillie
The Misssy M Misssives: An Open Letter to Jackie Baillie: I like to keep an eye on all things Helensburgh, having been born there and having spent some ace times there as a kid. For us Clydebank...
Thursday, 22 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast
SCOT goes POP!: Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast: I'm increasingly optimistic (but far from complacent) that the "Kippers" and their repulsive lead candidate David Coburn are g...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: Nice try, George Eaton, but it's time to reacquain...
SCOT goes POP!: Nice try, George Eaton, but it's time to reacquain...: Well, we might as well all pack up and go home, chaps. An oracle walks among us, and he has decreed that the best the Yes campaign can hope...
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : SOLIDARITY WITH SCOTLAND / SOLIDARIEDADE CON ESCOC...
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : SOLIDARITY WITH SCOTLAND / SOLIDARIEDADE CON ESCOC...: Aquí estou, sendo entrevistada por Michael Greenwell e explicando a Campaña Solidariedade con Escocia. Moitas grazas Michael por esta oportu...
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Logic's Rock: Wag the Nob
Logic's Rock: Wag the Nob: If you've never seen Wag the Dog, do use all the guile of the interweb to see it. It's even worth buying the DVD if you're a tr...
SCOT goes POP!: Concerns mount over ICM's sudden change in methodo...
SCOT goes POP!: Concerns mount over ICM's sudden change in methodo...: The datasets for ICM's referendum poll have been published, and as a result it's become clear that the methodological changes have ...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...: ....Continued from part four.... 1864 In 1864, the first International Workingmens association was formed in London. 1865 1866 ...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...: ...continued from part three.... With the great confusion at the Headquarters of Fencibles , Militia and defence Volunteers in Scotland...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...: ..Continued from part two.... 1777 On March the 11th 1777 Mr Temple Suttrel, member of Parliament for Milborne Port, failed to convi...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by Ja...: ..continuted from part one.... There was continuous emigration of large numbers of Irishmen to France They joined the French Army wit...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland PART ...
The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland by James Reader: The Secret Revolutionary History of Scotland PART ...: My name is Sadenia EDDI Reader. I am a singer songwriter, mum, housekeeper, daughter, wife. These past two years I have been blessed with...
Monday, 19 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: ICM poll : SNP on course to deny UKIP a seat in th...
SCOT goes POP!: ICM poll : SNP on course to deny UKIP a seat in th...: The Scotsman have published further details from their ICM poll, and there must be a fair chance that this will be the final full-scale pol...
Peter A Bell: Aftermath
Peter A Bell: Aftermath: Douglas Alexander (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As I write this, the buzz-word of the moment is "reconciliation". The idea is ...
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Tarff Advertiser: Mysterious ways ......
Tarff Advertiser: Mysterious ways ......: After posting on Wednesday my ' Eckmiester telekinetic pen ' burst into activity scribbling me a note from ' Das Eckmiester ...
SCOT goes POP!: Panelbase confirms referendum remains on a knife-e...
SCOT goes POP!: Panelbase confirms referendum remains on a knife-e...: In perhaps the most misjudged comment of the day so far (although there's still plenty of time), Mike Smithson of Political Betting rea...
Frankly Independent: Replacing Barroso
Frankly Independent: Replacing Barroso: Part of the Eurovision debate between candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission As ...
Saturday, 17 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: The broadcast media adopts "one of the many faces ...
SCOT goes POP!: The broadcast media adopts "one of the many faces ...: There's an episode in the first series of Blake's 7 (a BBC show, of course) in which the characters seek medical help at a "ne...
SCOT goes POP!: The broadcast media adopts "one of the many faces ...
SCOT goes POP!: The broadcast media adopts "one of the many faces ...: There's an episode in the first series of Blake's 7 (a BBC show, of course) in which the characters seek medical help at a "ne...
SCOT goes POP!: See if you can reconcile these two recommendations...
SCOT goes POP!: See if you can reconcile these two recommendations...: Recommendation A : "Senior Tories urged Prime Minister David Cameron in March to block Scots from voting in the 2015 general election...
The Scottish Scaremonger: EXCLUSIVE!
The Scottish Scaremonger: EXCLUSIVE!: Check out this exclusive clip from our new training video series aimed at Better Together activists.
SCOT goes POP!: Cammo, Hammo
SCOT goes POP!: Cammo, Hammo: I've just caught up with David Cameron's interview on Scotland Tonight . Although John MacKay is plainly nothing like as forensic a...
Friday, 16 May 2014
Peter A Bell: An unacceptable sacrifice
Peter A Bell: An unacceptable sacrifice: Nothing out! Nothing in! A response to Alistair Carmichael's essay on the Union published in The Scotsman on Wednesday 14 May 2014...
SCOT goes POP!: Are the Tories about to tell us that "separatism" ...
SCOT goes POP!: Are the Tories about to tell us that "separatism" ...: Try not to guffaw too loudly, but it looks like David Cameron could be faced with an extremely painful dilemma over the coming weeks. You m...
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Tarff Advertiser: Osbourne at the SAC of Westminster
Tarff Advertiser: Osbourne at the SAC of Westminster [rUK as constitutional mince]
SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence at 44% in new Survation p...
SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence at 44% in new Survation p...: I thought we were getting the new Survation poll last night, as it turned out it's tonight! However as far as I can see all that has be...
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : O Goberno Británico e os resultados desfavorables ...
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : O Goberno Británico e os resultados desfavorables ...: O Goberno de Reino Unido está a esconder o resultado dunha enquisa que amosa un claro avance das intencións de voto favorable á indepe...
SCOT goes POP!: Wisdom on Wednesday : The independence imperative
SCOT goes POP!: Wisdom on Wednesday : The independence imperative: "We are seeking sovereignty because it is absolutely essential, like the ripening of fruit, like reaching adulthood, like a river openi...
SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence breaks through psychologi...
SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence breaks through psychologi...: When the SNP's Kevin Pringle teased us earlier tonight about a forthcoming "encouraging" poll, I wondered if it might be the o...
Why every Labour voter must vote 'Yes' for Independence: In the last few months therehas been a steady stre...
Why every Labour voter must vote 'Yes' for Independence: In the last few months therehas been a steady stre...: In the last few months there has been a steady stream of former Labour stalwarts joining the ‘Yes’ campaign for Independence. To name ju...
Frankly Independent: Loaves and Fishes
Frankly Independent: Loaves and Fishes: The UK in 2014: The Scottish Parliament March 4th 2014 On March 4th food-bank providers told member...
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: Increase in support for independence expected as a...
SCOT goes POP!: Increase in support for independence expected as a...: It seems that GB-wide polls showing the Tories in the lead are like First Buses - you hope against hope that none will ever turn up, and the...
Monday, 12 May 2014
Better Together launch new Best of Both Worlds devolution animation | Better Together
Better Together launch new Best of Both Worlds devolution animation | Better Together [Fuk's video animation tweet on BT's latest rationale for the "Union"]
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : SOLIDARITY WITH SCOTLAND's WEBSITE
A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : SOLIDARITY WITH SCOTLAND's WEBSITE: We are more than happy to announce that our website is now up and working. Here you can find all the information about this International ...
SCOT goes POP!: Huge surge in support for independence in remarkab...
SCOT goes POP!: Huge surge in support for independence in remarkab...: I mentioned in my post this morning that my decision to introduce a Poll of Polls on this blog was triggered by the absurd misreporting of o...
SCOT goes POP!: I'm almost speechless : Scot Goes Pop fundraiser r...
SCOT goes POP!: I'm almost speechless : Scot Goes Pop fundraiser r...: I don't know where to start with this post, really. Yesterday I set up a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo that will run for eleven da...
Frankly Independent: Europe of the Peoples
Frankly Independent: Europe of the Peoples: Support a Europe of the Peoples by voting for your European Free Alliance party ( Scottish National...
Sunday, 11 May 2014
The Misssy M Misssives: The No Show
The Misssy M Misssives: The No Show: Clint Eastwood debates Better Together Over the last few months something's not been happening. Something's failing...
Logic's Rock: Farah Got The Memo
Logic's Rock: Farah Got The Memo: Farah got the memo. Give it up for Project Fear's Breek-Keicher of the week from Vote No Borders' "positive" messages abo...
SCOT goes POP!: Scot Goes Pop Fundraiser : For accurate reporting ...
SCOT goes POP!: Scot Goes Pop Fundraiser : For accurate reporting ...: Click here to go straight to the Indiegogo fundraising page. (Note : This is now a 'sticky' post that will remain at the top of th...
Saturday, 10 May 2014
Tocasaid: Spin your own UKIP candidate generator
Tocasaid: Spin your own UKIP candidate generator: Just say you're in an 'anti-establishment' political party. You're leader comes from the same kind of stable as David Cam...
Tarff Advertiser: Hardworking Britain Better Off .....what?
Tarff Advertiser: Hardworking Britain Better Off .....what?: " Hardworking Britain Better Off " - this Ed Moribund's new blue Labour's protelising slogan as the start of ' Musi...
Friday, 9 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: From Holland, with love
SCOT goes POP!: From Holland, with love: Not, as you might think, a reference to the seemingly increasing chance that the Netherlands are about to claim their first Eurovision title...
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Tocasaid: How to dismantle Ukip in one easy step....
Tocasaid: How to dismantle Ukip in one easy step....: Actually, I'd probably take advantage of their Freepost address just to make them pay for the privilege of being humiliated. Read o...
SCOT goes POP!: The Ipsos-Mori mystery
SCOT goes POP!: The Ipsos-Mori mystery: There was a rumour doing the rounds on Twitter last night that the No campaign recently commissioned a poll from Ipsos-Mori, and have kept t...
Frankly Independent: Heralding Independence
Frankly Independent: Heralding Independence: The dam bursts. Improbable though it may seem to some, a major mainstream Scottish newspaper has just declared its support for Scottish...
SCOT goes POP!: This one will make your head hurt
SCOT goes POP!: This one will make your head hurt: There's one advantage of Scotland being an independent country that isn't even up for debate - we'd have more seats in the Europ...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Music - Vote No Borders Campaign
Music - Vote No Borders Campaign [NOBS do Flower of the Union Black Propaganda and get petted lip]
The Scottish Scaremonger: Gardeners Special
The Scottish Scaremonger: Gardeners Special: SPRING OFFERS FOR THE GARDEN With the first shoots of spring the thoughts of all good gardeners turn to preparing for the season ahe...
Frankly Independent: Expletives Deleted
Frankly Independent: Expletives Deleted: The Moscow Times, May 6th 2014 (Click on image to enlarge.) Here is an item for the - expleti...
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Tocasaid: Advantage Herald and where next for the Hootsmon's...
Tocasaid: Advantage Herald and where next for the Hootsmon's...: Interesting times in Scotland's auld print media. Today's Sunday Herald announcement that it will back a Yes vote in the r...
Monday, 5 May 2014
Sunday, 4 May 2014
SCOT goes POP!: My version of Better Together's cinema ad (I've ma...
SCOT goes POP!: My version of Better Together's cinema ad (I've ma...: You'll have to forgive this being an audio-only version. I don't want to cramp Better Together's style, because after all my ...
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Logic's Rock: Now is the hour for BBC Scotland
Logic's Rock: Now is the hour for BBC Scotland: So, the Sunday Herald has come out for independence . Excellent news, but the most interesting thing about that fact is not the Sunday Hera...
SCOT goes POP!: Huge surge in support for the SNP in Caol and Mall...
SCOT goes POP!: Huge surge in support for the SNP in Caol and Mall...: The first Thursday of May is the traditional slot allotted for local elections in the UK, so there can't have been many years when the o...
Logic's Rock: A Great Light has gone out
Logic's Rock: A Great Light has gone out: It happens very rarely that I am moved to tears by art. Only 3 singers have managed it. I'd never have dreamed that the staff in The Re...
Logic's Rock: Scotland Yet - The Trailer
Logic's Rock: Scotland Yet - The Trailer: Readers may remember helping crowd fund Jack Foster & Chris Silver's film project Scotland Yet last Autumn. Well, judging by this ...
Munguin's Republic: AT LONG AND WEARY LAST FREUD DEIGNS TO REPLY TO NI...
Munguin's Republic: AT LONG AND WEARY LAST FREUD DEIGNS TO REPLY TO NI...: After months of not bothering to answer a letter from Deputy First Minister, the nobleman in the DWP, Baron Fraud, has passed down instruc...
Friday, 2 May 2014
fazzledown: Lazy blogging/Vote No Borders/A mug.
fazzledown: Lazy blogging/Vote No Borders/A mug.: Apologies for this somewhat lazy blog entry. This launch of Vote No Borders had to be commented upon and links to the details shared. I un...
SCOT goes POP!: Pro-independence campaign cut the gap to yet anoth...
SCOT goes POP!: Pro-independence campaign cut the gap to yet anoth...: A new referendum poll has just been released on the Channel 4 News website. It was conducted by YouGov, traditionally one of the most No-f...
Tocasaid: The banana selfie we'll never see
Tocasaid: The banana selfie we'll never see: When racism rears its head in football, some racists are more equal than others. If you're a first team regular for Glasgow Celtic a...
Tocasaid: The banana selfie we'll never see
Tocasaid: The banana selfie we'll never see: When racism rears its head in football, some racists are more equal than others. If you're a first team regular for Glasgow Celtic a...
Frankly Independent: Trending
Frankly Independent: Trending: May Day poll of polls on support for Scottish independence (Click on image to enlarge.) "...
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Electoral Commission | Confederation of British Industry (CBI) application to be permitted participant at Scottish Independence Referendum is void, announces Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission | Confederation of British Industry (CBI) application to be permitted participant at Scottish Independence Referendum is void, announces Electoral Commission [EC cop-out/collusion? Time for international observers]
SCOT goes POP!: "It's not you, it's me"
SCOT goes POP!: "It's not you, it's me": Last week's post 'The Mad, Mad World of Rory Stewart' was originally going to have the words 'and Benedict Brogan' tack...