Saturday, 30 August 2014

The Scottish Scaremonger: The "Murphy" Tin Ear

The Scottish Scaremonger: The "Murphy" Tin Ear: The "Murphy" Tin Ear Perfect for open air meetings, the "Tin Ear" utilises the latest  "t orytech"  advan...

SCOT goes POP!: Yes campaign bounce back to all-time high in first...

SCOT goes POP!: Yes campaign bounce back to all-time high in first...: Survation have won the race to conduct the first poll since Alex Salmond humbled Alistair Darling in Monday night's BBC debate... Shou...

SCOT goes POP!: "Isn't it hard not being independent? If you want...

SCOT goes POP!: "Isn't it hard not being independent? If you want...: I don't know what it is about the London to Glasgow night bus, but every time I'm on it I seem to find myself sitting either behind ...

SCOT goes POP!: ICM poll confirms that a brilliant Alex Salmond st...

SCOT goes POP!: ICM poll confirms that a brilliant Alex Salmond st...: The results of ICM's instant post-debate poll are as follows : As far as you are concerned which one of the two leaders do you think w...

Logic's Rock: Scotland Yet - The revolution has been televised

Logic's Rock: Scotland Yet - The revolution has been televised: I've had the trailers on the blog and the original crowd-funding appeal. Well, here's the whole shebang, complete with a stellar ca...

Tarff Advertiser: To me: To you ...

Tarff Advertiser: To me: To you ...: I made an error today. I switched my TV on to watch MotoGP and caught a snap of Jim Murphy blaming John Swinney for the closure of Fergusso...

The Scottish Scaremonger: Health and Fitness Special Offer - Run On The Bank...

The Scottish Scaremonger: Health and Fitness Special Offer - Run On The Bank...: RUN ON THE BANK! With so much talk of economic meltdown and currency crisis after a Yes vote you won't want to miss the opport...

Frankly Independent: For Scotland, Europe and the World

Frankly Independent: For Scotland, Europe and the World: Vicent Partal , the editor of the Catalan online media organization VilaWeb , has provided a translation of his latest editorial, on the S...

SCOT goes POP!: The Numbers Game

SCOT goes POP!: The Numbers Game: A few days before I set off on my travels, I caught a train to a top secret location to take part in a short film about opinion polls in the...

Tarff Advertiser: Feel the fear .....

Tarff Advertiser: Feel the fear .....: It must be Wednesday .... I can never get the hang of Wednesdays; what with all this love / hate bombing of us Scots - it is really messing...

Frankly Independent: Scotland, the Movie

Frankly Independent: Scotland, the Movie:          Scotland Yet: a film about independence (FULL MOVIE) from Scotland Yet on Vimeo .

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Frankly Independent: Scotland Yet

Frankly Independent: Scotland Yet:              Scotland Yet: A film about independence - TEASER         Click here . 

Frankly Independent: Once upon a War

Frankly Independent: Once upon a War:          A hundred years ago a young woman, my maternal grandmother, whose four brothers were in various armed forces, the...

Frankly Independent: Backlash

Frankly Independent: Backlash:                   Budget Cuts if Vote Is 'No'       " Voters south of the border want a cut to Sco...

Tocasaid: Jim Murphy's ordinary followers hit the capital

Tocasaid: Jim Murphy's ordinary followers hit the capital:   Jim Murphy is a thoroughly unpleasant individual. I'm convinced that he is the thin, more conservative version of George Galloway...

Frankly Independent: Remember Remember the 9th of November

Frankly Independent: Remember Remember the 9th of November:              Why Catalonia is heading for a self-determination referendum on November 9th         With 99 days ...

SCOT goes POP!: Yes vote surges to record high in astonishing poll...

SCOT goes POP!: Yes vote surges to record high in astonishing poll...: New YouGov poll : Should Scotland be an independent country? Yes 38% (+3) No 51% (-4) With Don't Knows excluded, it works out as... ...

Peter A Bell: It's not complicated

Peter A Bell: It's not complicated: The big day is looming It really isn't. In fact, it's magnificently simple. I seek for Scotland no more than that status and ...

SCOT goes POP!: Reading the runes for tonight's polls

SCOT goes POP!: Reading the runes for tonight's polls: I've just arrived in Brussels, and I've barely had a chance to catch breath, but this is how I see tonight's polling situation. ...

SCOT goes POP!: Panicked No campaign "need game-changer" as Yes ju...

SCOT goes POP!: Panicked No campaign "need game-changer" as Yes ju...: We finally have an end to the mystery... Should Scotland be an independent country? Panelbase : Yes 48% (+2) No 52% (-2) ICM : Yes 45%...

Frankly Independent: A Godfather Warns

Frankly Independent: A Godfather Warns:              "Scotland is at a Crossroads." (Canon Kenyon Wright)         While one of the Labour Part...

SCOT goes POP!: Pro-independence campaign stand on brink of victor...

SCOT goes POP!: Pro-independence campaign stand on brink of victor...: A new study (as opposed to a conventional poll) conducted by the Economic and Social Research Council has been reported by the Scotsman . S...

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Peter A Bell: Alistair Carmichael MP (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Th...

Peter A Bell: Alistair Carmichael MP (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Th...: Alistair Carmichael MP (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) There is actually nothing at all surprising about what Alistair Carmichael has admitt...

Row over George Galloway event

Row over George Galloway event: Belfast City Council is facing calls to cancel an 'irresponsible' speaking engagement for the outspoken politician George Galloway amid heightened tensions over the Gaza conflict.

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2014: Curran’s Core Concepts on Currency!

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2014: Curran’s Core Concepts on Currency!: This is my perspective as a Scottish voter, neither currency expert, economist, politician nor banker, but very definitely a nationalist, ...

SCOT goes POP!: Boost for Yes as the gap narrows by 2% among defin...

SCOT goes POP!: Boost for Yes as the gap narrows by 2% among defin...: As I pointed out in last night's post, YouGov are unusual in that they don't filter or weight their headline results by likelihood t...

SCOT goes POP!: Setback for the No campaign as new YouGov poll fai...

SCOT goes POP!: Setback for the No campaign as new YouGov poll fai...: It's been a night of frustration for Blair McDougall, the No camp's embarrassment of a campaign chief.  He must have hoped that the ...

Frankly Independent: Small Is Beautiful

Frankly Independent: Small Is Beautiful:              Professor Joseph Stiglitz on the price of inequality         " If you allow some of your riche...

Frankly Independent: A Helvetian Perspective

Frankly Independent: A Helvetian Perspective:            A francophone Swiss television news report on the Catalan independence referendum (RTS evening news, August 8th...

Tocasaid: A season like no other kicks off

Tocasaid: A season like no other kicks off: Though I still think of it as Division One, the new Scottish Championship is where it's at this year. The Club Formerly Known as Gla...

Tarff Advertiser: Dear 200 Lovies ....

Tarff Advertiser: Dear 200 Lovies ....: Dear 200 'Lovies', Thanks for your heartfelt, if poorly thought through, concerns for poor, wee, stupid Scotland. The Scots will vo...

SCOT goes POP!: Reasons to be sceptical about the changes in the n...

SCOT goes POP!: Reasons to be sceptical about the changes in the n...: I've been away all day, but I've finally had a chance to catch up with the way Survation are reporting the findings of their own pol...

SCOT goes POP!: Marking your card for tonight's Survation poll

SCOT goes POP!: Marking your card for tonight's Survation poll: There's a new Survation poll on its way tonight, but unless it appears very soon I'm not going to be able to cover it with any speed...

Tarff Advertiser: How was it for you?

Tarff Advertiser: How was it for you?: Well the big debate came and went, the two sides claimed their man won and yet what was actually achieved beyond the kettle calling the pot...