It’s inevitable that Reform will eventually come for naturalised citizens soon. They’re in full brutality mode now, fed and watered by Starmer’s govt & the BBC, Sky and the London press

Scotland: we need to vote our way out of this rotten Union before the next UK election or we’ll live to regret it

If the BBC and other right wing media succeed in their plan of propelling Farage to UK power in 4 years time, we know exactly how he will treat Scotland. #IndependenceIsNormal #WeGottaGetOutOfThisPlace

There's no way for unionists to put a positive spin on the latest #Indyref2 Norstat poll. Even with the No voting figures boosted by 2014 weighting, Yes leads by 7 pts. The unweighted sample has Yes more then 20 pts ahead. And when we reweight to take away the 2014 No bias, Yes leads by 14 pts.

If we look at the #Indyref2 breakdown by socio-economic group, it's clear the increase in Yes support comes from the ABC1 groups. These are professional, skilled and higher-educated voters; those most likely to dislike Farage. Support among C2DE (which includes retired people)remains split.

Another factor in the recent Yes boost appears to come from an uplift in female support. Yes support among females has dropped since Nicola Sturgeon resigned, but the latest poll shows a majority of women backing Yes. Support among males is also sustained.

Adding that latest poll to my series of demographically reweighted polls, it's clear that Yes is trending towards widening its lead.
#Indyref2

The argument about whether #Indyref2 polls should be weighted by 2014 vote or not won't really matter for much longer. As time marches on, even the 2014-weighted polls are trending towards a majority Yes. We'll only be debating the scale of the Yes lead.
These are polls over the past 12 months.

I've updated my blog piece to include the latest graph of the Norstat indy poll by @indyvoices.bsky.social It's safe to say that Scotland is well on the way to support for independence being the settled will of the people of Scotland

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There have now been 10 UK Westminster polls in May. The Scottish subsamples average at:

SNP 34% (+1)
LAB 19% (-)
RUK 17% (+1)
LD 12% (+1)
CON 10% (-3)
GREEN 7% (+1)
OTH 2% (+1)

(Changes with January Average)

LibDems overtake the Tories who are now battling with the Greens for 5th.

John Swinney doing what UK Labour should be doing

✅ More GPs per head
✅ Water bills remain lower
✅ Prescriptions, free
✅ Buses for young, disabled, older, free
✅ Tuition, free
✅ School meals, free
✅ Restoring Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners
✅ Peak rail fares scrapped

If it’s this close on a 2014 weighted poll (assuming it is). Then that will mean a 3 to 4 point Yes lead ( guesstimate).

On the back of that recent #Indyref2 poll, important to remember that polls which don't weight by the 2014 result are trending at 53% Yes, compared to 48.5% among those which do apply that 11 year old weighting.

📣 Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?

A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality

By Tony Burke

UK Labour's Scottish Branch Manager, Anas Sarwar today announced a 'New Direction'. The latest polling from Deltapoll confirms what that direction is.
Having started 2024 10 pts ahead, UK Labour finished the year 18 pts behind the SNP.
Meanwhile Reform UK (no support in Scotland) overtake the Tories

Well, that Labour honeymoon was short-lived. It’s amazing what being objectively fraudulent with the electorate will do to your popularity.

Never forget this happened.

I built a community of over 35,000 on Xitter. The abuse and nastiness was getting too much. I’m gutted that we’re having to start again on new platforms but it feels like the best decision. If you like Scottish folk music, songs, Scots language, please give me a follow ♥️

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