tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post4191948975517303303..comments2024-03-29T00:45:59.964+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Are the Lib Dems doomed to exclusion from the Holyrood leaders' debates next year?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-40251474660071095592015-01-12T23:54:57.505+00:002015-01-12T23:54:57.505+00:00Usual gang of racists on CIf and PB turning themse...Usual gang of racists on CIf and PB turning themselvs inside out in order to justify excluding the SNP from any Election debates.<br /><br />Some people need to make it very clear that The SNP are not demanding that they be included on English debates any more than they demand to participate in debates about london, yorkshire or those held in other squalid and equally pointless english subdivisions. <br /><br /> The fundamental democratic principle is that major Scottish parties must be included in any debates broadcast into Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-82708671573383756712015-01-12T16:04:55.316+00:002015-01-12T16:04:55.316+00:00Ashcroft National Poll, 9-11 January: CON 34%, LAB...Ashcroft National Poll, 9-11 January: CON 34%, LAB 28%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 16%, GRN 8%.<br /><br />Scotland:<br />48% SNP<br />24% Lab<br />14% Con<br />8% Green<br />4% Lib<br />3% UKIP<br /><br />--<br /><br />I know we've only had a few polls so far, but I now have the Tories (possibly temporarily because of this) ahead for the UK.Scottish_Skiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-90923367797414574012015-01-12T15:13:56.588+00:002015-01-12T15:13:56.588+00:00I voted for you in the poll. But I can't see y...I voted for you in the poll. But I can't see you beating David Torrance, given that as well as being a figurative pointyheid, his heid is literally pointy.keatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-86884647886033984212015-01-12T13:53:32.466+00:002015-01-12T13:53:32.466+00:00Couple of rather oddly high UKIP numbers in UK You...Couple of rather oddly high UKIP numbers in UK Yougov Scotland subsets since their methodology change not showing in Populus. Steady as she goes in the latter, with even a hint of further SNP gains.Scottish_Skiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-25115914877929159062015-01-12T13:28:43.493+00:002015-01-12T13:28:43.493+00:00I thought the Populus figures were going to be bad...I thought the Populus figures were going to be bad for the SNP when I saw the headline figures (Labour up 3 to 37 and Others down 3 to 8), but they're actually the worst figures for Labour in the Scottish sub-sample I've seen from them.<br /><br />SNP 41, Labour 25, Tories 20 and Lib Dems 9.<br /><br />http://www.populus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/OmOnline_Vote_12-01-2015_BPC.pdf<br /><br />Populus are showing stronger results for the SNP now than in November, when they sometimes had Labour in the lead and (as Smithson pointed out) the average SNP lead overall was only 3 points. Meanwhile YouGov have been showing slightly lower SNP figures so far this month, although that might be due to their methodological change.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-57235883290301779772015-01-12T13:03:30.767+00:002015-01-12T13:03:30.767+00:00I am getting the impression from snippets here and...I am getting the impression from snippets here and that there might not be debates at all. <br /><br />That would not be a bad thing if the channels gave some coverage to the policies, not the personalities. I am, however, not holding my breath. bjsalbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-90621822621938209712015-01-12T10:07:44.749+00:002015-01-12T10:07:44.749+00:00Interesting YouGov poll re the debates:
http://cd...Interesting YouGov poll re the debates:<br /><br />http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/ph2go8efpw/RedBoxResults_150109_leaders_debates_Website.pdf<br /><br />53% support (and only 30% opposition) to Nicola Sturgeon being involved, even though she won't even be a candidate in the election. Majorities in every region in favour; strongest support is in Scotland, as you would expect, but it doesn't especially skew the result.Jamesnoreply@blogger.com