Almost nine in ten Scottish voters now back a second referendum on independence. This rather startling news was brought to us at the weekend by an unlikely source, in the form of walking brain vacuum Annie Wells MSP.
Wells was absolutely unequivocal that NO other vote this Thursday – not Labour, not Lib Dem, not Brexit Party – would constitute opposition to a second indyref.
(She emphasised the point by RTing a tweet from the Scottish Tories’ boorish and obnoxious head of media Adam Morris which described both Nigel Farage and Vince Cable as “weak on Scotland’s place in the UK”.)
We watched the whole of the Labour shadow Scottish Secretary’s interview on this morning’s Sunday Politics Scotland, and can confirm that this is a wholly accurate representation of what she said on it with regard to Labour’s position on Brexit.
So for those of you keeping score: Labour does NOT support a second referendum, does NOT support the current deal, does NOT support no deal, but WOULD vote for the current deal if it included a second referendum, and would INSIST on a second referendum on any alternative deal.
Honestly, we have no idea why anyone’s still confused.
We got a tweet this morning from one of those odd Twitter accounts that’s been going for eight years and still only has six followers. This one appears to be a fairly moderate right-wing, UK-nationalist Brexiter with only a few dozen tweets (nearly all replies) to their name since 2011.
Almost exactly two years ago, this website suggested that it might not be the smartest idea for Labour to go along with Theresa May’s call for a snap election. (Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it couldn’t have happened without Labour’s support.)
And it occurred to us today that if they hadn’t, the current government would only have a maximum of one year left to run.
The Conservatives’ disastrous handling of, and failure to deliver, Brexit seems to have finally begun to hurt them in the polls, with a clutch of recent stats showing Labour with a significant lead for the first time in many months.
Most seat projections on the numbers show Labour failing to reach a majority either on their own or with the Lib Dems, but being able to get Jeremy Corbyn in to Downing Street with the assistance of an increased number of SNP MPs.
We’ve still got a few of the results from our last Panelbase poll (conducted last month) to round up, and this one seems pertinent this week:
As has been the case ever since we started asking this question about the nation’s twin constitutional dilemmas back in July 2015, the single most popular option in a four-way choice remains an independent Scotland inside the EU, which leads the impending reality (a UK Scotland outside the EU) by a clear 10 points.
Scotland isn’t merely about to get something it doesn’t want, it’s about to get the exact opposite of the thing it wants most. But oh boy, is it ever more complicated than that.
Billions of years from now, when the Sun finally dies and expands to swallow and burn up the Earth in a final cataclysmic explosion, the very last thing to turn to dust and atoms will be Scottish Labour’s brass neck.
Coming from The Eternal Abstainers themselves that’s already quite a breathtakingly hypocritical claim, but if you look at last night’s results closely it gets a lot worse.
Young Lochinvar on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Geri “Japan had already surrendered when they dropped those bombs”.. That’s genuinely news to me, what’s the source of that…” Mar 10, 03:35
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Oh aye, forgot to mention, the first day they were bombed they came out onto the streets in their millions.…” Mar 10, 00:56
Cynicus on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Geri says: 9 March, 2026 at 10:12 pm “After a good rodgering with each other it’s ontae the bus to…” Mar 10, 00:47
Northcode on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “I’m afraid the colonialists who insist on posting here long after they have lost the day to the wit and…” Mar 9, 23:57
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Stop voting for these people. They have no mandate. Another good example of why that place should be closed. Idle…” Mar 9, 23:45
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Calm yersel, shitface. You’ll do yersel an injury. Are you sure it wisnae ten million they gunned down? Whit about…” Mar 9, 23:34
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Stop, sarah! First consider how you could use this to eliminate people who disagree with you. Take your time, at…” Mar 9, 22:58
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““Which really does help explain the Scots ‘No’ vote(r)” Great. Did anybody ask for that explanation? But why don’t you…” Mar 9, 22:52
sarah on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “O/T: Assisted Dying Bill vote in Holyrood tomorrow. The dangers of this Bill are obvious – just look at what…” Mar 9, 22:48
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Oh FFS, Geri. Get some help. Please. Their constitution just permitted between 20,000 and 30,000 of their citizens to be…” Mar 9, 22:42
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “It is very disturbing to see some of the comments on here supporting the evil regime of inbred gangsters. What…” Mar 9, 22:39
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““Well done, everyone” Is that the same people you were telling to get tae fuck yesterday?” Mar 9, 22:34
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “What’s your beef with batshit? Compared to some I could mention, batshit is the very epitome of calm rationalism.” Mar 9, 22:30
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Cause it’s all about the “networking” After a good rodgering with each other it’s ontae the bus to go crack…” Mar 9, 22:12
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Iran has a constitution. Something you eejits never do understand, must be cause you don’t have one of your own.…” Mar 9, 21:51
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Aye Cynicus, yer richt, tho rural Scotland differed fae the cities wi fermers laddies addin thair wecht an muscle tae…” Mar 9, 21:44
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Well it started like a rabid dog chained to a traffic cone, and the less said about the middle the…” Mar 9, 20:59
Marie on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Yes Confused- End Times, Rapture, Armageddon, Second Coming – people like Hegseth are batshit crazy and a danger to us…” Mar 9, 20:58
Northcode on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Well, having perused all the comments posted here today I think I can say that us Scottish liberation seeking Scots…” Mar 9, 20:50
Dunx on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““No need to resort to type with yer banal childish insults.” Irony isn’t really your strong point.” Mar 9, 20:49
Aidan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Far be it from me to be content, although I am realistic about the fact that posting on wings isn’t…” Mar 9, 20:27
Cynicus on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Alf, did you forget the late, great commentator Bill McLaren? He wis a Borderer wi a guid Scots tung in…” Mar 9, 20:24
Dan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “@ Aidan at 7.45 pm Very droll ya radge. I guess you’re content with the way things are playing out…” Mar 9, 20:08
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “To add, in relation to Northcode’s correct use of the Scots word ‘dummie’, which refers to in English ‘a dumb…” Mar 9, 19:54
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Ah, c’moan noo, Alf. Ye were jist getting interesting. Fits Scots fer corset? BTW, surely nae True Scot drinks pints?…” Mar 9, 19:52
Aidan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Nice to see you again Dan, hope you’ve been well. Was the moderated post you moaning about something by any…” Mar 9, 19:44
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “@Northy I bought a 2026 calendar and a 2026 desk diary. In December 2025, at full price. Not at the…” Mar 9, 19:36
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “The Anglo dominated and assimilated colonial mindset certainly ‘boggles’ with illusions of cultural superiority, as Hatey ower Scotland aye attempts…” Mar 9, 19:33
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Turns out that in a country of over 90 million, the best man for the top job just happens to…” Mar 9, 18:50
