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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Monday, May 11, 2026

As Keir Starmer nears his exit, who should the independence movement want to replace him?

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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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My theory as to why Labour and the unionist media chose the wrong saviour in Anas Sarwar

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As I pointed out after one of Anas Sarwar's catastrophic TV debate performances during the campaign ("HOW DARE YOU JOHN DON'T Y...
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A crucial arithmetical point: the SNP on their own have more seats than all of the unionist parties combined

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SNP: 58 seats All unionist parties: 56 seats Greens: 15 seats This hadn't occurred to me until I saw someone mention it on Twitter this ...
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