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The power of the press 360

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

The Scottish Daily Mail on Wednesday:

dmtv

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A cat amongst the pigeons 132

Posted on May 09, 2015 by

hamishpigeons

World Of Hubris 155

Posted on May 08, 2015 by

hubris1

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The something and nothing election 274

Posted on May 08, 2015 by

We’ll start with the “something”.

scotlandmaps

And that really is quite something.

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Main screen turn on 90

Posted on May 08, 2015 by

How the TV looks right now.

Stronger for Scotland 1,718

Posted on May 07, 2015 by

stronger

It’s time for a change.

Let’s be it.

No (“Kidding” – Ed), Sherlock 190

Posted on May 06, 2015 by

From our latest Panelbase poll.

uktone

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The unwanted vow 164

Posted on May 06, 2015 by

We’ve done another poll in conjunction with our dear chums at Panelbase, readers, which we think will be the last full-size Scottish one before the polls open. You may already have seen their headline voting-intention stats, but if not they’re below.

pbpoll

Those numbers suggest, depending which electoral forecaster you feed them into, over 50 seats for the SNP. The poll delivered some extremely interesting results, but we’re going to tease you and hold most of them over until tomorrow, because it’ll actually be a really slow news day.

(September 18 last year was one of the most miserable days of our lives, and we’re not talking about the result. It just seemed to drag on forever and ever, with nothing happening until past midnight. This way there’ll at least be something to read.)

But as a little taster, here’s a fascinating info-nugget.

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Moodievision: The MurphyBot 900 50

Posted on May 06, 2015 by

Greg Moodie’s Election Dissection, a compilation of splendid cartoon strips from The National, Bella Caledonia and elsewhere, is available to order now.

A surprise treat 60

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Popularity contest – results in 399

Posted on May 05, 2015 by

Children’s author, billionaire and Labour donor JK Rowling, last year:

jkrpwling

You feeling that popularity yet, readers?

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Maximum toe-curl 153

Posted on May 05, 2015 by

An awkward time for poor Kezia Dugdale on the radio this morning.

(Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland, 5 May 2015)
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lieolith

We’ll just leave that there to help you out, Kez.

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