Friday, May 8, 2026

The SNP must go ahead with the Section 30 vote on day one of the parliamentary session - and then when Westminster say no, we move forward to using the 2029 UK general election as the final act of this drama, and to win independence outright

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I suppose when election results come in, we all tend to look back at the predictions we made during the campaign and compare it to reality. ...
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The rumour mill and the art of the possible

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As we await the initial results and as the first strong rumours start to come through, could I just make a gentle suggestion to all SNP supp...
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Final Holyrood opinion poll round-up, plus the seven constituencies YouGov say will decide whether the SNP win an overall majority

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So I voted a couple of hours ago, and I Made Mine A Double, Stoo. No real clues about the turnout because I always choose a quiet time of da...
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Make Mine A Double: as the polling stations open, be a 'peach' and listen to the strong case for Both Votes SNP

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The polling stations are now open and the Scottish Parliament election of 2026 is well underway, so let's be 'peachy' and have a...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

MRP latest: Survation sizzler gives SNP huge 20-point lead over Labour on the constituency ballot

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There may be blogposts coming at you all evening, because we've got polls coming out of our ears at the moment.  Hot off the press is th...
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Dramatic Find Out Now poll gives the SNP a mammoth 24-point lead, puts pro-independence parties on course for 60% of the seats, and suggests Labour could finish SIXTH

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As you'd expect on the eve of polling day, there's quite a bit of new opinion poll information, so I'm going to try to split it ...

Is tomorrow's Scottish Parliament election the end of the road for Labour in Scotland?

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I've now completed my  profiles of all 73 Holyrood constituencies for The National .  I reckon in terms of combined word count they must...
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Paradoxically, the Daily Record's endorsement is clear evidence of both Labour's weakness and the Record's weakness

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The Daily Record's mindless support for the Labour party, regardless of circumstances, will survive the heat death of the universe. But ...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Final YouGov MRP projection of the campaign suggests pro-independence parties will have 60% of the seats in the new Scottish Parliament

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Thanks to Marcia for alerting me to YouGov's update (the second and almost certainly final one) of their MRP projection for Holyrood.  I...
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SNP and Greens both improve their standing in the final More In Common MRP poll

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I took a little bank holiday jaunt to the seaside earlier, and it suddenly struck me that I didn't see a single election poster anywhere...
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