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...
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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