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It's been clear for over a year that the controversial "Stew" blogger intends to endorse Reform UK - but suspense remains over what his cover story will be:

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It's been clear for over a year that the controversial "Stew" blogger intends to endorse Reform UK - but suspense remains over what his cover story will be

I was away with the fairies yesterday - after checking the weather forecast I went on a spur-of-the-moment hiking expedition in the wilds of...

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December 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM

James Kelly

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A lump of coal for sorry Sarwar as Scottish Labour slump to FOURTH place in YouGov subsample of Yuletide wonder -

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A lump of coal for sorry Sarwar as Scottish Labour slump to FOURTH place in YouGov subsample of Yuletide wonder

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already p...

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December 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM

James Kelly

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"Totally at odds with European values": should Israel's potential new apartheid death penalty law lead to a belated Eurovision expulsion? -

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"Totally at odds with European values": should Israel's potential new apartheid death penalty law lead to a belated Eurovision expulsion?

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already...

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December 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM

James Kelly

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year and the "invisibling of Scotland" -

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year and the "invisibling of Scotland"

Scott McTominay, in spite of his stellar year, was inexplicably excluded from the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Meanwhi...

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December 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

DESPAIR for Farage in Wales as Plaid Cymru stretch their Senedd lead in stunning YouGov poll -

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DESPAIR for Farage in Wales as Plaid Cymru stretch their Senedd lead in stunning YouGov poll

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already p...

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December 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM

James Kelly

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And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom, WELL TONIGHT THANK GOD IT'S THEM INSTEAD OF STEW -

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And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom, WELL TONIGHT THANK GOD IT'S THEM INSTEAD OF STEW

Stew on Twitter: "People voting SNP for independence." pic.twitter.com/Y8U4XQ2SWA — Wings Over Scotland (@WingsScotland) December 17, 2025 O...

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December 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM

James Kelly

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SNP are THIRTY percentage points ahead of Labour in fabulously festive Scottish subsample from YouGov -

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SNP are THIRTY percentage points ahead of Labour in fabulously festive Scottish subsample from YouGov

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already...

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December 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Stew, hear our plea: "MR CAMPBELL, THINK AGAIN" -

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Stew, hear our plea: "MR CAMPBELL, THINK AGAIN"

A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs.

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December 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

As Eurovision winner Nemo returns the trophy, a reply to a supporter of Israel's inclusion in the contest -

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As Eurovision winner Nemo returns the trophy, a reply to a supporter of Israel's inclusion in the contest

I was a delegate yesterday at the SNP National Council in Dundee. Regular readers may remember that when I was a delegate at the special SN...

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December 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM

James Kelly

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Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos -

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Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already p...

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December 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos -

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Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already p...

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December 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Ipsos poll puts support for independence at 52% - and says it will go higher if Farage is PM:

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Ipsos poll puts support for independence at 52% - and says it will go higher if Farage is PM

Should Scotland be an independent country? (Ipsos / STV) Yes 52% No 48% I have an analysis piece about this poll at The National, which you...

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December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Eurovision and Israel: No More Hiding Places For The BBC -

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Eurovision and Israel: No More Hiding Places For The BBC

Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's already p...

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December 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Nigel Farage's rant about the native languages of Glasgow school pupils reveals Reform UK to be a FAR-RIGHT party -

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Nigel Farage's rant about the native languages of Glasgow school pupils reveals Reform UK to be a FAR-RIGHT party

Today's video commentary below is in two parts. Firstly, I look at how Nigel Farage's complaint that almost one-third of Glasgow school pup...

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December 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

If Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum "carries little weight", how can there by any remaining argument against a de facto indyref? -

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If Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum "carries little weight", how can there by any remaining argument against a de facto indyref?

Stephen Flynn has said that Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum in the event of an SNP overall majority "carries little w...

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December 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM

James Kelly

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"Utterly dominant": SNP soar to almost 40% support in latest Scottish subsample from YouGov -

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"Utterly dominant": SNP soar to almost 40% support in latest Scottish subsample from YouGov

* * * Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's al...

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December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

STUNNING YouGov polling confirms SNP are far more popular with voters in Scotland than *any* of the London parties are with UK voters -

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STUNNING YouGov polling confirms SNP are far more popular with voters in Scotland than *any* of the London parties are with UK voters

* .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the 2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser is still short of its target figure. If you'd...

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November 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

IT'S OFFICIAL: Rachel Reeves confirms Scotland is in a FORCED union with England. She claims there is literally NO democratic path to independence. So is this a material change of circumstances that should lead to the SNP strategy being revisited? -

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Rachel Reeves confirms Scotland is in a FORCED union with England, not a voluntary one. She claims there is literally NO democratic path to independence. So is this a material change ...

* .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the 2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser is still short of its target figure. If you'd...

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November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM

James Kelly

@jameskellysgp.bsky.social

Does the Alba Party's "princess" Shannon Cullen regret her ill-judged association with far-right agitator Craig Houston, now that he's been whipping up racial hatred outside a primary school? -

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Does the Alba Party's "princess" Shannon Cullen regret her ill-judged association with far-right agitator Craig Houston, now that he's been whipping up racial hatred outside a primary school?

In a way it's ironic that the Alba Party have become so vehemently anti-monarchy, because they certainly believe in the principle of Royal F...

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November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM