tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post5028962177220740997..comments2024-03-29T10:31:21.056+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Calm before the storm?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-53410781531821892482014-09-01T21:06:15.305+01:002014-09-01T21:06:15.305+01:00They could just be talking about it because it'...They could just be talking about it because it's newsworthy. They are journalists, after all. The only telltale sign of it being a bad poll for yes would be if the likes of Roden (Mail) or the Celtic fan on the Sun were sneering in the tone of their comments.<br /><br />I thought it was quite interesting that in the commentary with their last poll that YouGov said they had detected some movement to yes, i.e. it wasn't just random variation of one poll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-46945731115274391872014-09-01T21:03:45.043+01:002014-09-01T21:03:45.043+01:00Hold on to your hats
HughHold on to your hats<br /><br />HughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12561713280127673042014-09-01T20:55:34.642+01:002014-09-01T20:55:34.642+01:00Maybe I spoke too soon! Should be interesting. Maybe I spoke too soon! Should be interesting. Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298701198248993553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-8252223164105089492014-09-01T20:53:57.786+01:002014-09-01T20:53:57.786+01:00I've read 47% Yes so far tonight from a couple...I've read 47% Yes so far tonight from a couple of folk.... Hope to god that's true.BVB1909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-37302390898895956672014-09-01T20:52:36.398+01:002014-09-01T20:52:36.398+01:00Looks like the yougov poll could be good for yes i...Looks like the yougov poll could be good for yes if the following tweet from Nick Robinson is anything to go by!<br /><br />Interviewing @AlexSalmond in the morning at a distillery. He'll be smiling & may even raise a glass when he sees latest YouGov pollLaukatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-69129875921628611082014-09-01T20:45:55.174+01:002014-09-01T20:45:55.174+01:00The last YouGov poll was very good for yes, my gue...The last YouGov poll was very good for yes, my guess is we will see a reversion to the mean this time judging by the people who've tweeted it so far. Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298701198248993553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-29116682044782222982014-09-01T20:42:16.593+01:002014-09-01T20:42:16.593+01:00Last YouGov (taken before last week's debate) ...Last YouGov (taken before last week's debate) was 38% Yes, 51% No, 11% DK. No Lead of 13%. I'd like to see that lead in single figures.<br /><br /><br /><br />Stickersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-16444915758143488382014-09-01T20:34:51.758+01:002014-09-01T20:34:51.758+01:00You would assume a bad poll for yes because of the...You would assume a bad poll for yes because of the Sun and Daily Mail political editors tweeting about it. Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298701198248993553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-16288624932997856692014-09-01T20:22:42.581+01:002014-09-01T20:22:42.581+01:00It's a Sun poll too.It's a Sun poll too. Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298701198248993553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-51733388456448711592014-09-01T20:17:08.609+01:002014-09-01T20:17:08.609+01:00Poltical editor of the Daily Mail says new YouGov ...Poltical editor of the Daily Mail says new YouGov is coming at 10pm. Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298701198248993553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-34839007190033544702014-09-01T20:11:04.807+01:002014-09-01T20:11:04.807+01:00YouGov referendum poll tonight
YouGov is usually ...YouGov referendum poll tonight <br />YouGov is usually bad for Yes and maybe they are releasing this one because its bad. Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-47280463294993422112014-09-01T19:48:34.520+01:002014-09-01T19:48:34.520+01:00James, yes it was landline, one of the very few ti...James, yes it was landline, one of the very few times I ever answer an unknown number!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678903759314268561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-78085282832190420352014-09-01T18:21:01.603+01:002014-09-01T18:21:01.603+01:00Indeed Juteman. The hardcore Unionist nutters are...Indeed Juteman. The hardcore Unionist nutters are responding to Jim Murphy's dog whistle politics. It's clearly a tactic No Thanks have had up their sleeves. They are trying to drag the campaign into the gutter as they know they have lost the argument.<br /><br />An utterly desperate tactic from a campaign that knows it is in trouble. I'm itching to see the next poll.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stickersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-88861009451140258962014-09-01T18:16:09.614+01:002014-09-01T18:16:09.614+01:00Probably being stupid - but won't a fair chunk...Probably being stupid - but won't a fair chunk (approx. 40%) of the extra 360k registered voters simply be 16 and 17 year olds...EdinburghPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607333526580186251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-11993936287349863102014-09-01T18:13:11.884+01:002014-09-01T18:13:11.884+01:00Chris : I presume it was a landline call?Chris : I presume it was a landline call?James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-15653319749650294832014-09-01T18:11:35.906+01:002014-09-01T18:11:35.906+01:00Just had a call from ipsos mori, didn't fit th...Just had a call from ipsos mori, didn't fit the group they were looking for 16 - 34.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678903759314268561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-23742761166455825642014-09-01T18:01:23.815+01:002014-09-01T18:01:23.815+01:00The ultra Britnats were quiet when they were able ...The ultra Britnats were quiet when they were able to believe the polls. Now they are witnessing first hand the Yes surge, and the knuckle draggers are coming out of the woodwork.Jutemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061671774494923407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-63841072406373495182014-09-01T17:53:10.592+01:002014-09-01T17:53:10.592+01:00Patrick : That's an article from months ago - ...Patrick : That's an article from months ago - I posted about the Alexander poll at the time.James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-81372004407534410602014-09-01T17:49:58.552+01:002014-09-01T17:49:58.552+01:00@juteman, the Daily Record are claiming it was a Y...@juteman, the Daily Record are claiming it was a Yes voter who threw the chair! no wonder they have lost 100,000 readers in the past year.<br /><br />James have you saw this?<br /><br />Now we know ICM did a poll over the weekend, and they have released these results about Danny Alexander's seat, but what else did the poll find out?<br /><br />http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/poll-reveals-danny-alexander-s-seat-at-risk-1-3425654#.VAScnTi3xb8.twitterPatrick Rodennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-69072251033433831812014-09-01T17:24:00.381+01:002014-09-01T17:24:00.381+01:00I see a 'No' woman was shouting from a bal...I see a 'No' woman was shouting from a balcony yesterday at the Jim Sillars canvas group. She threw a chair from the balcony, just missing the young son of a Yes campaigner.<br />A chair thrown from a balcony obviously isn't worth the same media coverage as an egg placed on someones shoulder.Jutemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061671774494923407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-65935447112090258022014-09-01T17:12:53.973+01:002014-09-01T17:12:53.973+01:00A bin was set on fire outside one of the Glasgow s...A bin was set on fire outside one of the Glasgow shops. Bins get set alight on a daily basis in Glasgow. BVB1909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-47354663940334202692014-09-01T16:47:25.419+01:002014-09-01T16:47:25.419+01:00Which Yes shop was it?Which Yes shop was it?keatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-30403128030701483832014-09-01T13:08:46.467+01:002014-09-01T13:08:46.467+01:00The Egg man is on this propaganda video put out by...The Egg man is on this propaganda video put out by Murphy at about 7 minutes and seems to have dedicated photographers following his every move. He has some kind of interaction with a cameraman who then goes and whispers to Murphy.<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/104844421<br /><br />Of course we are not hearing much about the pregnant woman being kicked in the stomach by a No campaigner or the arson attack on a Yes shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-24228722410522888492014-09-01T10:38:27.839+01:002014-09-01T10:38:27.839+01:00Just a quick post on registering voters.
When I s...Just a quick post on registering voters.<br /><br />When I said the previous couple of weeks were the busiest yet in the Yes shops, I wasn't just talking about general interest from the scottish public and giving out information, leaflets, stickers, posters etc.<br /><br />(and as I always say you certainly don't just need to take my word for it - though rest assured I am being perfectly honest - just check with the reports from the other Yes shops on twitter, google and elsewhere)<br /><br />At times the local Yes shops have been so inundated with people registering at the last minute it was like an ad-hoc solicitors office with the forms being filled in and the necessary phone calls coming thick and fast. <br /><br />So I can tell you right now that they aren't all Yes votes. We've registered No voters too. True, it's a handful compared to the overwhelming majority of Yes we signed up, but those No voters still got registered. <br /><br />We didn't pelt those No voters with eggs, (LOL) we did the decent thing and made sure they got registered, because this is <i>all</i> about democracy and the right of <i>every</i> scottish person to have their say on the future of scotland.<br /><br />Now apart from the obvious far greater numbers of Yes to No voters getting registered, what needs to be taken account of is this. <br /><br />Just <i>why is it</i> that some No voters have been so let down by the No campaign on the ground that they had to come into Yes shops and ask Yes campaigners on the street to get help to register to vote? <br /><br />If that's not one of the most damning indictments of the No campaign on the ground's staggering complacency, and frankly pitiful efforts thus far, then exactly what is?Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-86513926580021646472014-09-01T09:52:18.214+01:002014-09-01T09:52:18.214+01:00My estimate is based on a voting population of jus...My estimate is based on a voting population of just under 4 million, with an 80% turnout expected I would say 10% isn't far off.<br /><br />However I did say it was a guestimate and asked anyone who may have alternative thoughts to comment, so please don't think I'm doing anything other than having a stab in the dark.Patrick Rodennoreply@blogger.com