Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Fresh questions for Humza over his refusal to try to win independence, as new poll from Ipsos continues to show that his fabled 'sustained supermajority' for Yes already exists, and currently stands at 53%

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You rather suspect the London media will be scratching their heads in incomprehension as this latest full-scale Scottish poll from Ipsos, ar...
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Pressure mounts on Humza Yousaf to resign before the general election as new YouGov projection suggests he is leading the SNP towards the loss of their Westminster majority

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For those of you who don't know how MRP modelling works, it's based on real polling, but the aim is to project the likely winner in ...
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Sunday, May 21, 2023

The first clause in any proper independence Code of Conduct should be a belief in democratic self-determination, meaning that a majority of 50% + 1 (not 55% and certainly not 60%) is sufficient for Scotland to become an independent country

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Q. What do you call a political party that thinks Scotland should be forced to remain in the United Kingdom if as many as 59% of its people ...
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Saturday, May 20, 2023

The final betrayal: Yousaf goes through the motions of holding the special conference, but cynically changes the purpose of the event into the total opposite of the one Sturgeon intended. It's now a mechanism for disempowering SNP members and burying independence for however long Yousaf remains leader.

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If The National are reporting this development accurately, the new specified function of the conference is -  "will be solely focused o...
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Friday, May 19, 2023

The SNP have no independence strategy but lots of pro-indy votes. For Alba the reverse is true. How do we square this circle?

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In 2021, I made three adventurous predictions about the result of the Holyrood election, one of which was that Alba was likely to win at lea...
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Monday, May 15, 2023

A belated look at last week's Survation poll showing another boost in support for independence - but more grim numbers for the unpopular new SNP leader Humza Yousaf

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I'm not firing on all cylinders because of my injuries, so please forgive any spells of radio silence.  However, I did promise to have a...
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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Photos of my Eurovision pilgrimage to Liverpool (before it went a bit wrong)

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I'm still feeling and looking distinctly grim after my freak accident in Liverpool late on Thursday night.  However, I took about fifte...
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Friday, May 12, 2023

Mishap in Liverpool

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I had a freak accident last night and ended up spending half the night in hospital.  I was walking in the Albert Dock area of Liverpool (whe...
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Monday, May 8, 2023

The tectonic plates shift as Pete Wishart - yes, PETE WISHART - declares that the referendum option is closed off and that every election from now on must be a de facto vote on Scottish independence

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Pete Wishart's position is now essentially identical to the one Ash Regan took during the leadership election (which, with characteristi...
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Thursday, May 4, 2023

SCOT GOES POP FUNDRAISER 2023: Help keep a key part of the pro-independence alternative media shining bright

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Click here to go straight to the fundraising page for 2023. It's just a coincidence, but this Wednesday marks the fifteenth anniversary ...
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