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A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs.
Friday, August 15, 2025
Labour have the support of barely ONE TENTH of Scottish voters in landmark Find Out Now poll
The new GB-wide poll from Find Out Now is a genuine landmark, because it's the first poll from any firm since the general election to show Labour on less than 20% support across Britain. But that's positively stellar compared to Labour's performance in the Scottish subsample, where they have barely one-tenth of the vote and are languishing in fifth place. You can learn all the details in tonight's YouTube commentary, in which I've also randomly chucked in an Edinburgh Fringe recommendation for the play Devil's Point.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Anas and the Apocalypse: Labour face TOTAL WIPEOUT in Scotland as SNP run riot in history-making YouGov crossbreak
The Scottish subsample from the latest GB-wide YouGov poll is extraordinary, not just for the scale of the SNP lead, but also because it shows Labour on course to lose all of their Scottish seats at Westminster - not even Ian Murray would be left standing. Find out all about it in today's YouTube commentary - you can watch via the embedded player below, or at the direct YouTube link.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
I still believe what Alex Salmond told me in 2020 about the leaker to the Daily Record - but the independence movement desperately needs to move on
Nicola Sturgeon's new allegations about Alex Salmond are unwelcome, because as Gerry Hassan has pointed out, the Salmond-Sturgeon war is completely toxic and the independence movement desperately needs to just move on from it. In today's YouTube commentary I recall the lengthy conversation I had with Mr Salmond in 2020 just after his acquittal, and explain why - in spite of everything that has happened since - I'm still inclined to believe what he told me about the leaker to the Daily Record, and how that is very hard to square with Ms Sturgeon's claims to honestly believe it's conceivable that Mr Salmond himself was the leaker. I also give my reaction to Ms Sturgeon's suggestion that in 20 years' time there will be a new "British Isles confederation" involving an independent Scotland.
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