Marion Robertson
@mirnatron.bsky.social
Eco-indy to the core 🏴💚🇪🇺
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Some oddities in this poll. From YouGov, they are notably the least Reform-favourable pollster at GB level, most recently at 25%. Yet this is currently the most favourable for Reform in Scotland, at 20%. I simply don't believe that: one of those numbers must be wrong, they cannot both be right.
New Scottish Parliament poll, YouGov 8-14 Jan (vs 20-25 Jun 24!; SCOOPs excluded):
List:
SNP ~ 29% (nc)
RUK ~ 20% (+13)
Lab ~ 15% (-16)
Grn ~ 12% (+3)
Con ~ 11% (-2)
LD ~ 9% (nc)
Alba ~ 1% (nc)
Constituency:
SNP ~ 34% (+1)
RUK ~ 20% (+20)
Lab ~ 15% (-22)
Con ~ 10% (-3)
LD ~ 10% (+1)
Grn ~ 9% (+5)
List:
SNP ~ 29% (nc)
RUK ~ 20% (+13)
Lab ~ 15% (-16)
Grn ~ 12% (+3)
Con ~ 11% (-2)
LD ~ 9% (nc)
Alba ~ 1% (nc)
Constituency:
SNP ~ 34% (+1)
RUK ~ 20% (+20)
Lab ~ 15% (-22)
Con ~ 10% (-3)
LD ~ 10% (+1)
Grn ~ 9% (+5)
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Some oddities in this poll. From YouGov, they are notably the least Reform-favourable pollster at GB level, most recently at 25%. Yet this is currently the most favourable for Reform in Scotland, at 20%. I simply don't believe that: one of those numbers must be wrong, they cannot both be right.
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Very sad news that Jim Wallace, Scotland's inaugural Deputy First Minister, has died suddenly. Not only did he lead his party into government for the first time in decades, but he held down the fort after the death and resignation of the first two First Ministers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland's first deputy first minister Lord Jim Wallace dies, aged 71
The former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader was undergoing a procedure at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Very sad news that Jim Wallace, Scotland's inaugural Deputy First Minister, has died suddenly. Not only did he lead his party into government for the first time in decades, but he held down the fort after the death and resignation of the first two First Ministers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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You can catch the whole segment at the start of last night's Scotland Tonight on the STV Player - after all the party leaders got a short segment to set out their stalls. player.stv.tv/episode/4vor...
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM
You can catch the whole segment at the start of last night's Scotland Tonight on the STV Player - after all the party leaders got a short segment to set out their stalls. player.stv.tv/episode/4vor...
Help get the Scottish Greens on TV www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-get-t...
Help get the Scottish Greens on TV
Let's get £10,000 to produce the best Scottish Greens Election broadcast yet - Can you help us reach this goal?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Help get the Scottish Greens on TV www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-get-t...
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Skipping to one of the other devolved legislatures, if you are not watching the developing political earthquake in Wales, you need to start. A lot of the potential drama of the Holyrood election has evaporated, and good gods has the Senedd stepped up. www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Skipping to one of the other devolved legislatures, if you are not watching the developing political earthquake in Wales, you need to start. A lot of the potential drama of the Holyrood election has evaporated, and good gods has the Senedd stepped up. www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
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Bearsden South's criminally induced by-election (don't miss the preview for this one tonight, what a tale behind it) has the six current major parties plus the Family Party for our near-obligatory fringe candidacy.
bsky.app/profile/ball...
bsky.app/profile/ball...
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Bearsden South's criminally induced by-election (don't miss the preview for this one tonight, what a tale behind it) has the six current major parties plus the Family Party for our near-obligatory fringe candidacy.
bsky.app/profile/ball...
bsky.app/profile/ball...
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Thanks so much to everyone who has made a donation to the SP26 crowdfunder, now three-quarters of the way to the goal! If you're already donating regularly via Liberapay, I've been adding those to the total as they come in, including a very generous one to start the New Year. 😱
gofund.me/092ede4a3
gofund.me/092ede4a3
Donate to Ballot Box Scotland SP26 Fundraiser, organized by Allan Faulds
This funding will support Ballot Box Scotland's reporting ahead of the 2026 Scottish … Allan Faulds needs your support for Ballot Box Scotland SP26 Fundraiser
gofund.me
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who has made a donation to the SP26 crowdfunder, now three-quarters of the way to the goal! If you're already donating regularly via Liberapay, I've been adding those to the total as they come in, including a very generous one to start the New Year. 😱
gofund.me/092ede4a3
gofund.me/092ede4a3
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The Labour government is a clear present & actual danger to the UK. If Trump came for the UK, for you & your family, the absolute maximum the Jones, Tapps, Coppers etc would do, is backroom negotiate some preferential terms & treatment for themselves & abandon you to the wolves
Govt minister Mike Tapp refuses to say that the US should not attack Denmark and Greenland.
Moments later he declares that sticking to international law is what we stand for as a country.
Moments later he declares that sticking to international law is what we stand for as a country.
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The Labour government is a clear present & actual danger to the UK. If Trump came for the UK, for you & your family, the absolute maximum the Jones, Tapps, Coppers etc would do, is backroom negotiate some preferential terms & treatment for themselves & abandon you to the wolves
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A Salvation Army worker responsible for refugees has been sacked after he said they should be sent back 'on a boat', a tribunal has heard
Charity worker sacked over refugee comments fairly dismissed, tribunal rules
www.thenational.scot
January 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A Salvation Army worker responsible for refugees has been sacked after he said they should be sent back 'on a boat', a tribunal has heard
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It made sense for McConnell to accede to debates with Salmond as Labour were trailing the SNP and the debates created the possibility of boosting their support.
Whereas the SNP currently has a double-digit lead and Labour are polling in third place.
Whereas the SNP currently has a double-digit lead and Labour are polling in third place.
This is exactly the strategy pursued by Alex Salmond against Jack McConnell nearly 20 years ago.
Anas Sarwar challenges John Swinney to TV debates in bid to close Holyrood poll gap - Daily Record
The Scottish Labour's call has echoes of the strategy pursued by former SNP leader Alex Salmond nearly twenty years ago.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It made sense for McConnell to accede to debates with Salmond as Labour were trailing the SNP and the debates created the possibility of boosting their support.
Whereas the SNP currently has a double-digit lead and Labour are polling in third place.
Whereas the SNP currently has a double-digit lead and Labour are polling in third place.
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🚨Scotland’s coastal waters are at risk!
Evidence shows that salmon farms are having disastrous effects on our waters and are threatening endangered species.
We need a stop to licensing now to protect Scotland's waters. greens.scot/ProtectScotl...
Evidence shows that salmon farms are having disastrous effects on our waters and are threatening endangered species.
We need a stop to licensing now to protect Scotland's waters. greens.scot/ProtectScotl...
December 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🚨Scotland’s coastal waters are at risk!
Evidence shows that salmon farms are having disastrous effects on our waters and are threatening endangered species.
We need a stop to licensing now to protect Scotland's waters. greens.scot/ProtectScotl...
Evidence shows that salmon farms are having disastrous effects on our waters and are threatening endangered species.
We need a stop to licensing now to protect Scotland's waters. greens.scot/ProtectScotl...
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A toxic White House is trying to export its toxic policies to our country.
Under no circumstances should Scotland be subjected to chlorine-washed poultry or hormone-treated beef.
Under no circumstances should Scotland be subjected to chlorine-washed poultry or hormone-treated beef.
December 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A toxic White House is trying to export its toxic policies to our country.
Under no circumstances should Scotland be subjected to chlorine-washed poultry or hormone-treated beef.
Under no circumstances should Scotland be subjected to chlorine-washed poultry or hormone-treated beef.
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Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK and European economy has been underperforming for decades. Long-term radical action and a renewed understanding of the causes of the disease are needed.
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK economy has been underperforming for decades
Economists have argued for decades about the best treatment for the UK’s persistent economic malaise.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK and European economy has been underperforming for decades. Long-term radical action and a renewed understanding of the causes of the disease are needed.
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
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It's not as if we weren't warned.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's not as if we weren't warned.
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🏴 Scotland | Holyrood projection based on @findoutnow.bsky.social polling
🟨 SNP: 62 (-2)
➡️ RFM: 23 (+23)
🟩 GRN: 14 (+6)
🟥 LAB: 13 (-9)
🟦 CON: 9 (-22)
🟧 LDM: 8 (+4)
+/- vs. 2021
Dates conducted: 11-19 December, 2025
🟨 SNP: 62 (-2)
➡️ RFM: 23 (+23)
🟩 GRN: 14 (+6)
🟥 LAB: 13 (-9)
🟦 CON: 9 (-22)
🟧 LDM: 8 (+4)
+/- vs. 2021
Dates conducted: 11-19 December, 2025
December 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🏴 Scotland | Holyrood projection based on @findoutnow.bsky.social polling
🟨 SNP: 62 (-2)
➡️ RFM: 23 (+23)
🟩 GRN: 14 (+6)
🟥 LAB: 13 (-9)
🟦 CON: 9 (-22)
🟧 LDM: 8 (+4)
+/- vs. 2021
Dates conducted: 11-19 December, 2025
🟨 SNP: 62 (-2)
➡️ RFM: 23 (+23)
🟩 GRN: 14 (+6)
🟥 LAB: 13 (-9)
🟦 CON: 9 (-22)
🟧 LDM: 8 (+4)
+/- vs. 2021
Dates conducted: 11-19 December, 2025
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Get more Greens at Holyrood 💚💚
Keep Reform out ❌
Can you help? £10 leaflets a neighbourhood www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VyYXD05...
Keep Reform out ❌
Can you help? £10 leaflets a neighbourhood www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VyYXD05...
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Get more Greens at Holyrood 💚💚
Keep Reform out ❌
Can you help? £10 leaflets a neighbourhood www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VyYXD05...
Keep Reform out ❌
Can you help? £10 leaflets a neighbourhood www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VyYXD05...
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🚨NEW POLL
Independence is ahead in the final poll of the year!
Let's keep the push going for a greener independent Scotland in 2026 💚🏴
Independence is ahead in the final poll of the year!
Let's keep the push going for a greener independent Scotland in 2026 💚🏴
December 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨NEW POLL
Independence is ahead in the final poll of the year!
Let's keep the push going for a greener independent Scotland in 2026 💚🏴
Independence is ahead in the final poll of the year!
Let's keep the push going for a greener independent Scotland in 2026 💚🏴
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BREAKING: SCOTS would vote to leave the Union should a referendum be held tomorrow, a new poll has found.
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BREAKING: SCOTS would vote to leave the Union should a referendum be held tomorrow, a new poll has found.
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Yes has a six-point lead over No in our latest exclusive polling with Find Out Now
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Who saw that coming?
December 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Who saw that coming?
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Happy to join the @holyroodsources.bsky.social team today to discuss @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social's new Scotland poll, which found Reform in second place five months out from the election, with immigration rising up the agenda:
New Scottish Poll SHOCKS Labour: Reform UK Surges to 2nd
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy to join the @holyroodsources.bsky.social team today to discuss @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social's new Scotland poll, which found Reform in second place five months out from the election, with immigration rising up the agenda:
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Best ever list vote and joint best constituency for the Greens here (certainly, of any BBS covered poll), though Ipsos do tend to be on the higher end. Worst Labour constituency share of this term. Alba such a tiny proportion of respondents they don't even register; was 2% on list last poll.
New Scottish Parliament poll, Ipsos 27 Nov - 3 Dec (vs 12-18 Jun):
List:
SNP ~ 28% (+2)
Lab ~ 18% (-4)
RUK ~ 17% (+1)
Grn ~ 17% (+2)
Con ~ 12% (+2)
LD ~ 7% (-1)
Constituency:
SNP ~ 35% (+1)
RUK ~ 18% (+4)
Lab ~ 16% (-7)
Con ~ 11% (+1)
Grn ~ 9% (nc)
LD ~ 9% (nc)
List:
SNP ~ 28% (+2)
Lab ~ 18% (-4)
RUK ~ 17% (+1)
Grn ~ 17% (+2)
Con ~ 12% (+2)
LD ~ 7% (-1)
Constituency:
SNP ~ 35% (+1)
RUK ~ 18% (+4)
Lab ~ 16% (-7)
Con ~ 11% (+1)
Grn ~ 9% (nc)
LD ~ 9% (nc)
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Best ever list vote and joint best constituency for the Greens here (certainly, of any BBS covered poll), though Ipsos do tend to be on the higher end. Worst Labour constituency share of this term. Alba such a tiny proportion of respondents they don't even register; was 2% on list last poll.