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.
Tommo on And Nothing Happened Forever: “‘So we really may as well not have bothered’ The same could be said of both the mainland devolved assemblies;…” May 9, 17:26
paul on And Nothing Happened Forever: “From Sri Lanka’s electoral commision: 03. What are the qualifications and disqualifications to be a candidate at a Parliamentary election…” May 9, 17:23
Breastplate on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Aidan, pu tin is used as a bogeyman to scare the bejeesus out of us western plebs. The horrific idea…” May 9, 17:08
Lorncal on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Och me, it was a joke, Geri. Yes, I agree that this is a very evident sign of decay on…” May 9, 17:07
Geri on And Nothing Happened Forever: “It has done a lot of good, TBF. Once SNP completed Alex Salmonds projects the decline & rot started. Sturgeon…” May 9, 17:07
Sven on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Turabdin @ 11.30. Somehow as I survey the Cowards’ Castle of self serving careerists at Holyrood the portion of W…” May 9, 16:55
What Rot on And Nothing Happened Forever: “We DID start somewhere. We’ll never get closer than to where Alex took us. The generation that fought with Alex…” May 9, 16:50
Bilbo on And Nothing Happened Forever: “The media focus on all these boats coming across the English channel but nothing is mentioned about the many, many…” May 9, 16:28
Lorncal on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Thank you for that, Sven. I was going to do a bit of research myself because I wasn’t sure. That…” May 9, 16:25
Rob on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Is the closure of the Scottish parliament really such a bad thing? I would vote for its removal these days…” May 9, 16:17
Bilbo on And Nothing Happened Forever: “I had caught a bit of Swinney on Sky news and it was vomit inducing. It’s hard not to get…” May 9, 16:14
Mark Beggan on And Nothing Happened Forever: ““Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an Ice pick that made his ears burn.”” May 9, 16:13
Bilbo on And Nothing Happened Forever: “With respect, you come into this forum with such nonsensical stuff about the SNP. It’s coming across as you are…” May 9, 16:07
Bilbo on And Nothing Happened Forever: “What Rot If you had actually read it, the AI response I had quoted was a summary of the specific…” May 9, 15:54
TURABDIN on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Life is not an easy matter… You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have…” May 9, 15:53
Geri on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Okeydoke, I see what you mean. You’re referring to the UK being a signatory. Interesting can of worms that. Could…” May 9, 15:52
Geri on And Nothing Happened Forever: “He isn’t a signatory. He withdrew over Crimea. Crimea was never a part of an independent U. U failed to…” May 9, 15:25
Mark Beggan on And Nothing Happened Forever: “‘And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow’s parties? A hand-me-down dress from who knows where To…” May 9, 15:19
100%Yes on And Nothing Happened Forever: “I was just wondering if Mr Broon was in downing street to address Scotland and the constitutional question?” May 9, 15:10
Geri on And Nothing Happened Forever: “AI Dan doesn’t realise it’s all pantomime. Reform is just another distraction for another five years cause the British State…” May 9, 15:05
Aidan on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Obviously as a signatory to the ICC he’d be arrested upon arrival but sure . .” May 9, 14:51
Geri on And Nothing Happened Forever: “What Rot Aye, but it can be a quick digest/brief summary if you only pay attention to the official sources…” May 9, 14:39
What Rot on And Nothing Happened Forever: “We DID start somewhere. We’ll never get closer than to where Alex took us. The generation that fought with Alex…” May 9, 14:37
Minceheid on And Nothing Happened Forever: “robertkknight says: 9 May, 2026 at 1:38 pm Best toddle off back to Wee Ginger Fud. To be honest I’d…” May 9, 14:30
TURABDIN on And Nothing Happened Forever: “What’s happening in QUÉBEC… https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251030-30-years-after-cliffhanger-vote-quebec-separatists-voice-hope-for-independence Mon dieu, a 17 year old rapper…… SNP looking a bit carehome?” May 9, 14:25
Izzie on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Sorry dont know what you mean? After the troubles the Party has experienced and the dite predictions of a yesr…” May 9, 14:18
What Rot on And Nothing Happened Forever: “Why do people keep quoting AI responses as any kind of evidence of anything. AI is not facts; it’s simply…” May 9, 14:06
Cynicus on And Nothing Happened Forever: “”[…the SNP] are the corpse blocking our path. The less popular they get, the more our chances recede, and they’re…” May 9, 14:01
