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James Kelly

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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 -

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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

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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? -

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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

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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 -

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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

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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

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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? -

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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

James Kelly

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Landmark YouGov poll shows how SNP could win independence by holding the balance of power in London -

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Landmark YouGov poll shows how SNP could win independence by holding the balance of power in London

* .* .* 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...

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November 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM

James Kelly

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Scotland becoming a "YouGov democracy" is not the road to independence -

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Scotland becoming a "YouGov democracy" is not the road to independence

* .* .* 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...

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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM

James Kelly

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Nothing succeeds like secession -

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Nothing succeeds like secession

Just a quick note to let you know I am one of the interviewees in Dani Garavelli's Radio 4 documentary If At First You Don't Secede... , whi...

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November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM

James Kelly

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"War is not a Hollywood movie. Living, breathing people are the ones who must be saved." -

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"War is not a Hollywood movie. Living, breathing people are the ones who must be saved."

Iuliia Mendel on Twitter: "Every subsequent deal for Ukraine will only be worse — because we are losing. We are losing people, territory, an...

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November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM

James Kelly

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My response to Chris McEleny's allegation that I defamed him in reference to his role in the 2023 Alba vote-rigging scandal (the short answer is: no I didn't) -

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My response to Chris McEleny's allegation that I defamed him in reference to his role in the 2023 Alba vote-rigging scandal (the short answer is: no I didn't)

I received an unsolicited email out of the blue a few hours ago from the Alba Party's disgraced former General Secretary, Chris McEleny, who...

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November 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM

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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM

James Kelly

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BREAKING: Stew ducks the debate - it turns out he's NOT a Charlie Kirk type after all and doesn't believe in debating his political opponents - WELL THAT'S A SURPRISE NONE OF US SAW THAT COMING DID WE:

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BREAKING: Stew ducks the debate - it turns out he's NOT a Charlie Kirk type after all and doesn't believe in debating his political opponents - his claim after Kirk's death to have never run away from...

After issuing my video debate challenge to controversial blogger Stuart "Stew" Campbell, I said this: "Please do let me know your thrillin...

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November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM

James Kelly

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A challenge to Stew: you claim to be a debate-loving Charlie Kirk type, so it's time to put up or shut up. It's time for a debate on video. No more excuses: let's set a time, agree on a neutral moderator if required, and let's get this done -

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A challenge to Stew: you claim to be a debate-loving Charlie Kirk type, so it's time to put up or shut up. It's time for a debate on video. No more excuses: let's set a time, agree on a neutral mode...

Stew on Twitter: "Ultimately this Bindel-Webberley thing is like when I foolishly tried to engage in a debate with James Kelly. Just like hi...

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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM

James Kelly

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Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: the ego has landed -

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Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: the ego has landed

If the history books even bother telling the story of how the Alba Party died, their verdict will probably be a paradoxical one: that the pa...

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November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM

James Kelly

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18th November 2025: WHAT A NIGHT to be Scottish, as the SNP rack up yet ANOTHER double-digit lead in a YouGov subsample -

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18th November 2025: WHAT A NIGHT to be Scottish, as the SNP rack up yet ANOTHER double-digit lead in a YouGov subsample

As you may have seen, The National actually contacted YouGov and asked them for a reaction to my video from Monday, in which I pointed out ...

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November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM

James Kelly

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Support for independence SURGED in "secret YouGov poll in September" - so why were we kept in the dark? -

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Support for independence SURGED in "secret YouGov poll in September" - so why were we kept in the dark?

* .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the 2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser is still short of its target figure. If yo...

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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM

James Kelly

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There is a YES MAJORITY in the average of all Scottish independence polls conducted in 2025 so far -

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There is a YES MAJORITY in the average of all Scottish independence polls conducted in 2025 so far

* .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the 2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser is still short of its target figure. If you'...

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November 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM

James Kelly

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Uncharted territory as party in favour of Scottish independence takes second place in GB-wide poll -

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Uncharted territory as party in favour of Scottish independence takes second place in GB-wide poll

* .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the 2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser is still short of its target figure. If you'...

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November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM

James Kelly

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Let's build a wall, and put Nigel Farage on the other side of it -

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Let's build a wall, and put Nigel Farage on the other side of it

You've got to admit, I'm on a roll with these.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM

James Kelly

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Why independence would save money for HARD-WORKING SCOTTISH TAXPAYERS -

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Why independence would save money for HARD-WORKING SCOTTISH TAXPAYERS

I hope you appreciate these, because it took about fifteen attempts before Grok gave me versions with only minimal spelling mistakes. And y...

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November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM

James Kelly

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The Alba Party angrily denies allegations it has illegally nominated by-election candidates - but does the denial raise more questions than answers? -

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