Meanwhile, this week's Opinium poll shows Reform on a new post-election high watermark of 22%. Technically, this is not an all-time high, because Reform is legally a direct continuation of the Brexit Party, and Opinium was one of two polling firms (the other was YouGov) that showed an outright lead for the Brexit Party during the late spring and early summer of 2019, with a vote share hitting 26%. However, 22% is certainly a new high for Reform since the party's rebrand.
GB-wide voting intentions (Opinium, 18th-20th December 2024):
Labour 29% (-)
Conservatives 23% (-2)
Reform UK 22% (+1)
Liberal Democrats 11% (-1)
Greens 10% (+1)
SNP 3% (-)
Plaid Cymru 1% (-)
The miniscule one-point gap between the Tories and Reform is the closest Reform have come to overtaking the Tories and moving into second place in any Opinium poll (or any since the Brexit Party days, I mean).
Labour's 29% may look not too bad compared to other recent polls, but in fact it's atrocious on a like-for-like comparison. Opinium has settled in as the most Labour-friendly pollster since the election, and 29% is the joint-lowest figure so far. It's only the second time a post-election Opinium poll has shown Labour below 30%.
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Probably my own fault but I've given up trying to get my old 'nom de guerre' accepted - so just another anonymous.
ReplyDeleteFarage is too lazy and vain to be another Hitler but he might do as a pound shop Mussolini.
Time for our independence movement to stop bickering and start campaigning. If we can develop some momentum some of our flaccid politicians will gradually come aboard.
It's not hard, just pick the url option and you can call yourself whatever you like. Failing that, you can always sign off your comment with a name at the end.
DeleteIf you want an image of the future think of : Nigel Farage farting in your face for all eternity
ReplyDelete- that is your union. Better together.
Better Together the ultimate reverse truth.
DeleteWe were better together in 2014.
DeleteWe’re still better together and always will be better together.
Ireland, Norway, Switzerland have GDP in the 600-800B USD range.
DeleteScotland's is around 200B.
- so, how much of a fool are you, and why are you so proud of it, and why do you want it to continue?
Anon@6:05,
DeleteYou obviously somehow think independence is a good idea, so I’d suggest you’re the fool!
I want to be rich without listening to the opinions of some damn englishmen - you seem proud of your cuckoldry, it is perverse
Delete"For a few dollars more" is, of course, a very inspiring form of nationalism.
DeleteThe National wants to know if we think Nicola Sturgeon should lead the next independence campaign
ReplyDeleteMy answer to that is a definite YES, if she’d led the 2014 campaign on her own she’d have won it and Scotland would’ve been independent now
put Lucy Letby in charge of the childrens homes while you are at it
DeleteStupid, crass comment, and apart from anything else, Lucy Letby is highly likely to be innocent.
DeleteI find statistics very powerful - Letby turns up, the bairns start dying like flies; she probably did even more than she got caught for
Deleteyou sound like the types who used to campaign for Myra Hindleys release
Anon at 6.18: What a disgraceful, bordering on wicked comment. There was no doubt whatever about Myra Hindley's guilt. Anyone with an ounce of common sense who has looked at the facts of the Lucy Letby case has concluded she is probably innocent.
DeleteDr Jim at 6.02pm has always been touched by madness but his marbles have done a runner.
DeleteSturgeon the person who had nearly ten years as FM but didnae even try to get independence would have won it in 2014 on her own according to Jimbo. The one and only leader of the SNP who " misplaced £600k " and now seems to have misplaced her husband as well. Jimbo must think there is an opening there.
Jimbo wandering through woods howling in the wild " Nicola I love you - Please don't go."
The local polis saying "now now sir please calm down and come quietly."
Jimbo says " if you promise not to charge her I'll come quietly"
To be continued.........................
For your own sake, Jimbo, please leave off the glue before you post.🤣🤣🤣
DeleteJimbo did the National say when the referendum was happening - was it 19/10/23? Did they say save the date?
DeleteJimbo she had ten years. Maybe if she hadn't been involved in 2014 we'd be independent. Sturgeon would be a disaster as a leader for independence because she's no that interested.
DeleteYou’re either a troll or a very silly man, I’d go with the former.
DeleteOnly one person could have thrown away the Brexit opportunity with the aplomb the did.
The very same Sturgeon
No way should NS lead the campaign.
ReplyDeleteI firmly believe from my own analysis that Nicola moved the dial. It doesn't matter if some English blogger in Bath thinks that it stuck at 47%.
DeleteBut there are some crazy psephologists about, if you know what I mean.
Surreal.
DeleteYou misspelled Opinion in the headline.
ReplyDeleteReform is a political force in England. In Scotland they are small beer, supported by the hard of thinking.
ReplyDeleteIn Slovenia they would be called Stranovci. Very apt.
DeleteThe Madness Of Scottish Skier
ReplyDeleteSkier says:- " Technically, as things stand, we don't need to campaign for Indy as Scots in majority already support it. Some polls are showing 59% now.
But no harm in making it as big a yes as possible, and Sturgeon leading the campaign would be great. "
Jimbo and Skier looney toons.