Just a quick note to let you know I have a new article at The National about yesterday's Find Out Now independence poll, in which I expand on the possibility that the extraordinary 56% Yes vote in the poll may be early evidence of Liz Kendall's welfare cuts boosting Indy support. You can read it HERE.
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ReplyDeleteThe union was a perfect thought from the mind of God himself. And because the British Empire created western civilisation, the UK is respected throughout the world for its fairness, justice and the rule of law. Scots, being allowed a faux second rate Anglo-ness, should be grateful to be rescued from the defects of the Scotch character, including tribalism, strong drink, crazed religion and sentimentality. No amount of hydrocarbons can compensate for the elevation the backward celtic nations have prospered from.
- and once Farage gets rid of all the *****, *****, ****, and assorted mystery meat, the glory days will return. That was a mistake, all that. Should have taken the Hess peace deal and avoided the rise of our ghastly cousins, the yanks, boorish, vulgar, hillbillies.
Imagine, a flaxen haired anglo on a white horse, revolver in hand, while a fierce, kilted Highlander, stabs the hottentots in the face. Glory days. Getting the band back together.
"wherever wood floats, you will find an englishman, stealing all he can."
I had to edit the above comment because it contained highly offensive racist language, even though I assume it was meant ironically. Could I please ask everyone to think before posting.
Delete“Should have taken the Hess peace deal … “
DeleteAbsolutely, the Duke of Kent would have made an excellent King of Poland. But that lily livered turncoat Churchill wouldn’t hear of it. What do you expect for a half Yank. One of the first thing he did when he got into No. 10 was to send that true patriot, Reginald Dorman-Smith off out of the way to be Governor General of Burma. Dorman-Smith was a fine man and a leading light in English Mistery [sic]. English Mistery had the right idea. The AngloSaxon peasantry should be periodically set loose to slaughter inferior races to reignite their warrior spirit. Inferior races would of course include the accursed Celts.
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Anon 12.12 time for the medicine.
DeleteThis is more directed at James really.
DeleteSurely the use of racist terms in irony just accentuates the fact that our colonisers are indeed an extremely racist bunch from a country that has zero self awareness of its image in much of the world and therefore are better left in?
Honest question: What happens next?
ReplyDeleteIt just seems like support for independence is going up but we've completely stalled on efforts to enact it & whenever someone points that one they're angrily asked what their alternative approach is... but random anons aren't the ones with the means to do anything.
So what's YOUR plan, wise guy?
DeleteIndependence right now, no messing. I’m with ALBA so it will happen right now…… well maybe IFS will get it? Oh on hold of on hols…. ok baurheid man in espana , he will get it right now….. oh maybe it isn’t so easy.
DeleteMaybe it’s the SNP leader’s job? Somebody tell him…
DeleteMaybe it’s every bodies? You must sit on your hands constantly.
DeleteBetter sitting on your hands than scratching your arse like you do.
DeleteAnon at 2.48pm who said it was easy? I never said I was a leader. I do not ask for votes or money from anyone and I do not make false promises - that was supposed to be the job of Sturgeon/Yousaf/Swinney - these three turned out to be charlatans.
DeleteIn summary, your post is a combination of stupidity and ignorance.
YouGov, Westminster voting intention, field work 13 - 14 April, Scottish sub-sample (209).
ReplyDeleteCon 11%, Lab 16%, LibDem 10%, SNP 40%, RefUK 18%, Green 5%.
Decent returns for SNP / Green prospects. RefUK in 2nd place.
This poll just released?
DeleteIt does beg an important question - what on earth do 18% of those polled think Fagash is ever going to deliver for the people of Scotland?
DeleteI think that results would see the SNP possibly gain most of not all Scottish mainland seats with the exception of Edinburgh South. Reform saved the SNPs bacon in A&B last time by splitting the Tory vote. I'm sure Reform will hand the SNP all of the Tory seats in Scotland.
DeleteGreens will still get nothing. It’s FPTP.
DeleteA 2015-like tsunami would be an unexpected turn of events after the pummelling Scotland gave the SNP last summer. What would they do with it? How could they squander it all over again?
Haven't things worked out well for Scotland since last summer ?(sarcasm).
DeleteLabour's catastrophe is the story here. Polling simply backs that up. The way Starmer's doing, you'd think they'd gone to the IMF and had to give the Falklands back or something. I wasn't even alive the last time either of those came up!
DeleteSo aye, it's no mystery. But predictable a year ago? An unepxected turn of events indeed.
As opposed to polls by the daily heil? Or torygraph
ReplyDeleteSeen a few SNP supporters say this on Twitter and I'm wondering if people seriously believe it: If the SNP somehow win a overall majority in 2026 do you think that will result in a referendum?
ReplyDeleteDo you think it’s even certain they would ask for one?
DeleteNothing is certain in the future.
DeleteI'm genuinely wondering under what circumstances people expect Keir Starmer to grant a referendum, especially one he thinks he'll lose & be cemented in history as the Prime Minister who lost Scotland?
DeleteKC, for the love of God, will you give it a rest, man? Do I really have to spend the rest of the day deleting the same comment from you another 59,000 times?
ReplyDeleteOk James, I’m going to call it a day on your site. I don’t want to overstay my welcome. I won’t be posting again.
DeleteYou won’t get your independence. I suspect deep down you know that and don’t need me to tell you, but all the best anyway.
Ok KC. We believe you, you're off for good, for sure. Scout's honour.
DeleteYou won't keep your awkward hybrid of a failing union, whose nations loathe each other and have barely held together for a generation now. I suspect deep down, and not so deep, you know that and don't need anyone else to spot the sweat on your palms that keeps you at it here. But all the best anyway.
"Ok James, I’m going to call it a day on your site."
DeleteYou said that about a year ago. Please stick to it this time. Goodbye.
KC says " I don't want to overstay my welcome" - what gave you the impression you were ever welcome. You are a comedian KC but your audience has heard your jokes far too many times.
DeleteIn fairness to kc he wasn’t the worst. There was no nastiness or anything with him. Alright his Nessie jokes were past their sell by date, but he never did any harm.
DeleteAm sure James will be glad to see the back of him right enough, but in a funny kinda way he’ll be missed.
Sometime soon the YES movement and maybe even the SNP if it manages to see that there is a whole political world out there, not just elections, is going to have to do a critique of Reform as a flux for fascism. The danger being that half hidden smirks about them hoovering up Tory voters gives them a free run at demoralised Labour voters.
ReplyDeleteI hear you, Alt Clut. The trouble with telling "deplorables" just how deplorable they are, however, is well documented. Lecturing voters on their own prejudices and how important it is they sign up to the whole suite of alphabetised identities and the all-too-familiar rest of it, is a well worn road to defeat.
DeleteFarage isn't the problem in Scotland. Labour's catastrophic collapse is the problem. As flattering as the polls are for the SNP now, they went through a collapse of their own in 2024 which they haven't recovered from.
Perhaps it's the same thing putting former-Labour voters off the SNP as what puts former SNP-voters like myself off them too.
Make the SNP the hegemonic force it was after 2014 and all Scotland's problems disappear besides for one: securing independence against Wesminster's "settled will"
Scotland needs to draw a line at the faragist racism and far-rightery.
DeleteActivists from LGBTQIA, approved middle classes, civic society and antiracists need to extend a hand to the paki rape gangs we need for their diversity, growth and ecnomic benfit to thuHENAICHESS
The most popular name in England now is Mohammed, and this is a good thing.
Someone needs to draw a line and dare the voters to cross it because if they do then they're thoroughly bad girls and boys and they really ought to be quite ashamed of themselves. It's 100 lines and a week's detention for the lot of you who cross this line, you understand? Now get back to class the lot of you. You'll need calculus in your adult life serving the AIs, honest.
DeleteThey should all be on celebrity Gogglebox.
DeleteI'm hoping to get on it too.
DeleteI like to think I'll be remembered very fondly as a pivotal figure in the struggle for tuneful reality.
DeleteHave you ever heard of liquid honey? It's amazing! Just like the real thing. It would almost make Nigel Farridge sweet! 😋
DeleteAnon at 8.55. That’s nice. Unfortunately we think of you as a knobhead.
DeleteThe AIs need the chain rule (from calculus) for the backdooraction algorithm; it does something with the logs of the crossdressers
ReplyDeleteSuddenly very hopeful that independence will come. The world is shifting in its politics. I feel that iScotland’s time is coming once again, after so long :-)
ReplyDeleteI fear that is a rather Jaquillard argument. I remain unconvinced
ReplyDeleteIn trying to appear smart you come across as a complete arsehole. Back to WOS. That’s more your audience.
DeleteIn trying to appear smart you come across as unsophisticated. Back to WGD, that's more your audience.
DeleteAs if you are of any consequence.
ReplyDeleteBetter news. I would hope that at the HR Elections both SNP Greens and anyone else pro independence state "For Independence"," independence First" on the ballot paper.
ReplyDeleteLol
DeleteThese miserable wee moany Alba's need their Mammies to get them independence while they sit on their Arses doing nothing
ReplyDeleteAnd the SNP cultists needed Mammy Nicola to get them independence while she sat on her arse doing nothing for a decade.
DeleteThey also have some new opinion polling out with some odd numbers. Time will tell us if they have published the non turnout adjusted ones again.
ReplyDeleteOt I see the express is moaning that not enough people are getting a flu jab. That’s cos we’re in Scotland and we get jags not jabs! Also the Tory press Headline sewage is put into our Scottish waters every 90 seconds. So precise.Reading the article it states MAY . So headline is a lie.
ReplyDeleteJag
DeleteEven the Herald doesn’t mention the recent polls, nor the BBC, nor the other Brit papers. Funny that.
ReplyDeleteThe BBC has a policy of not reporting polls.
DeleteWhich they breach when it suits them.
DeleteI thought you had committed yourself to not posting??
ReplyDeleteAnyone else expecting the hate rags and Pathetic Quay to play "nothing to see here" over McAveety's arrest?
ReplyDeleteCrushing defeat in the Supreme court for the Scottish government
ReplyDeleteThe decision that being a woman is based on biology makes so much sense and then some.
Just a pity that it took an English court to rule on the matter and expose to the world the utter inadequacy of the woke and twisted manifestation that is our Scottish government and pretend parliament.
Grow up.
DeleteAnon@10:46, Well said.
DeleteAnon@11:24, It’s you that needs to grow up!
Yes, the English Supreme Court decision reflecting popular common sense is welcome.
ReplyDeleteBut oh dear what does it say about the SP government and others who supported the whole woke nonsense.
Time these folks were gone.
Both the main Statute Laws involved in all this were passed by WM, not at HR and the EHRC, whose advice Scotgovt based its guidelines around, is also based in England.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a WM Law might need re-drafting and so will English- based EHRC protocols.