Sunday, May 17, 2026

Israel's need to artwash the genocide continues to bring Eurovision to its knees - and the EBU, the BBC and others continue to facilitate that

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At this time last year, someone left a comment on this blog to say that they'd actually been hoping for an Israeli win, because the pros...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

How rigged will Eurovision be in favour of Israel this time?

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That, I'm afraid, is the correct way of posing the question, because there is no doubt that the voting system remains wide open to abuse...
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Friday, May 15, 2026

It's all or nothing for Andy Burnham - the by-election of the century will take place in Makerfield

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Catch up with Wednesday night's blogpost: "S*** just got real, lads. The famously always wrong blogger "Stew", who said t...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Two crucial Scottish parliamentary by-elections have been triggered - one should be straightforward for the SNP but the other will be a major test

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So the moment that couldn't be avoided has now arrived: Reform UK have, at least for the time being, overtaken the SNP as the fourth-lar...
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The Scot Goes Pop fundraiser: time to aim for a rocket boost

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So I just thought I'd put this post up to try to give another little boost to the ongoing Scot Goes Pop fundraiser , and I'll probab...
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The BBC's sly defence of Israel's Eurovision participation is profoundly cynical journalism

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*  *  * If you enjoyed Scot Goes Pop's 2026 election coverage so much that you started to feel an inexplicable urge to buy me a hot choc...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

S*** just got real, lads. The famously always wrong blogger "Stew", who said there was "zero chance, barring nuclear war or an alien invasion" of the Holyrood election producing a pro-indy majority, and who said betting on Angus Robertson to win Edinburgh Central was "free money", has now said there is "NO chance" of victory in a 2029 de facto referendum. Looks like it's ON.

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One of the most important truths about life, which has been passed down from father to son and from mother to daughter over the centuries, i...
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Wes Streeting makes his move - but the soft left should be able to block his path to Downing Street, unless they get their tactics all wrong

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*  *  * If you enjoyed Scot Goes Pop's 2026 election coverage so much that you started to feel an inexplicable urge to buy me a hot choc...
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If a Section 30 order is refused for the umpteenth time, there must be no further procrastination - the next UK general election must be used as a de facto referendum on Scottish independence

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I keep wondering what effect the Labour leadership crisis, immensely entertaining though it is, is having on Scottish public opinion.  The g...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Post-election GB-wide poll shows Labour slumping to joint third place with the Greens - SNP surge to massive 22-point lead in Scottish subsample, with Labour on course for TOTAL WIPEOUT in Scotland

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On some measures, Reform UK actually had a poor result last Thursday.  In the English local elections, their showing in the projected nation...
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