Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Stephen Daisley owes the Scottish Parliament an apology tonight

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The vote on assisted dying went the way I hoped it would, although even three hours ago I was still very pessimistic.  I think one thing all...
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Reddit tries to explain Stew - but struggles

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Today is going to be an unpleasant day, because the stakes are high and the outcome is unpredictable, so I thought you might appreciate some...
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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Why I hope the Scottish Parliament rejects assisted dying this week

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Not that I expect my opinion to make the remotest difference, but as the Scottish Parliament is about to make one of the most consequential ...
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The "Liberate Scotland" alliance continues to both disintegrate and drift to the far-right - and Barrhead Boy's autocratic leadership looks to be the culprit

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The Independence For Scotland party, which until today was one of the three component parts of the Liberate Scotland alliance along with the...
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Saturday, March 14, 2026

SNP conference, and a housekeeping note

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Never let it be said that I don't take my SNP membership seriously, because I've given up on watching the rugby today in order to at...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

This election is not a game. As yet another fringe pro-indy party starts brutally tearing itself apart, here's a constructive suggestion: why not try to win independence via the mainstream SNP route? At this stage, you really have nothing left to lose.

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Until today, when he suddenly left the party after an angry tirade, Allan Petrie was the designated Nominating Officer of the "Alliance...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

GB-wide YouGov poll: Greens STAY AHEAD of Labour, and SNP lead by 8 in Scotland

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Later in this video, I also provide some more information / offer some thoughts on why YouGov may be systemically underestimating independen...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Questions mount over Stew's "I'm a fearsome journalist, can make mincemeat of anyone" self-image, as the controversial Somerset blogger concedes: "I can't risk moderating the James Kelly v Allan Petrie debate, because I'd just end up assisting James"

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  But yeah, Allan, it *was* actually pretty rude of you to make Stew's involvement a condition of you taking part if you hadn't even...
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IT'S ON! Breakthrough as Allan Petrie of Barrhead Boy's "Liberate" faction AGREES to my challenge of a video debate, on condition that Stew is the moderator - a condition I have gladly accepted. This will happen - it's surely INCONCEIVABLE that Allan will backtrack now!!!

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Allan, I understand why my post hit a raw nerve, given that you are an officer of Barrhead Boy's party, putting you in alliance with the...
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Barrhead Boy v Tommy Sheridan: who will win the battle of the egos for control of fringe party "Liberate Scotland" and its dodgy alliance with the far-right "Sovereignty"?

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You might remember that Barrhead Boy wrote a furious rant about me a few months ago, simply because he was so angered that I had pointed out...
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