Our most extra-specially alert readers may have recently noticed the website of some dodgy chancer claiming that a recent opinion poll by Survation showed high support for a pro-independence list party led by Alex Salmond.
Unfortunately, no such poll existed. The site owner blanked every request to back up his assertion with a link to the supposed survey, and it rapidly became clear that it was a totally fabricated piece of attention-seeking which we won’t indulge with a link.
We were looking for something else this afternoon, but accidentally found this:
Just two weeks before the last Holyrood election, widely-respected analysts Weber Shandwick had put together a prediction of how the results would pan out. Just for a bit of fun, let’s compare it to the reality.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new World Speed-Reading Champion:
Almost 1200 words in 15 seconds is mighty impressive going in anyone’s book. (Either that or it’s REALLY slow for a 12-word tweet.) But we wondered if there might be any other reason why Mrs Angus Robertson wouldn’t want people reading that article.
We’ve just been out for our evening constitutional in the relatively cool night air (Bath sweltered at an oppressive 30C today and Bear Patrol was pretty gruelling), and we thought readers might be interested in what we saw.
The city has observed lockdown with great diligence, as we’ve previously documented, and to be honest we’re not sufficiently familiar with the latest rules to say it wasn’t still doing so tonight. But a nearby park, around 9.30pm, was a disconcerting scene.
The ramifications for Scottish politics of the failed stitch-up of Alex Salmond over false allegations of sexual abuse have hardly begun to be felt. The Parliamentary inquiry into the affair, which formally began yesterday and is due to start interviewing people in August, looks set to be swamped in material – or at least, whatever material hasn’t been quietly and conveniently disposed of already – and nobody knows how long it’ll take to reach any sort of conclusion.
It seems a safe bet that the SNP leadership will be praying it doesn’t do so before the 2021 Holyrood election, for all sorts of reasons – not least that it appears beyond any credible doubt that Nicola Sturgeon lied to Parliament about the investigation.
But while Salmond was found innocent on every charge, he continues to be attacked from behind a shield of anonymity by the accusers that the mainly-female jury declined to believe, supported and co-ordinated by organisations funded almost entirely by the Scottish Government and with very close personal links to it.
So when we were putting out our latest Panelbase poll, we thought we’d find out what the people of Scotland thought about it.
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Sven on Two Men Unalike: “I see your “Toodle-oo the noo, the noo agin, agin…fir noo” and raise you one; “Hello, Farewell, Hello”. Kürt Vonnegut.” Mar 1, 13:58
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “I meant to say this tae afore I go, go, Go. “You are either with God, or against him.” A…” Mar 1, 13:30
Cynicus on Two Men Unalike: ““Nae Hair On’t Yestreen I wed a lady fair, And ye wad believe me, On her cunt there grows nae…” Mar 1, 13:21
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “Oh, I forgot to post this… so here it is now. Toodle-oo the noo, agin. “The task is to explore…” Mar 1, 13:11
Aidan on Two Men Unalike: “No wonder Geri is so salty this morning, given how badly her side is loosing.” Mar 1, 12:35
TURABDIN on Two Men Unalike: “Remember too that the star of the Ukrainian arms industry is the drone. Drones supplied to any takers including the…” Mar 1, 12:31
The Flying Iron of Doom on The Tactics Of Suicide: “Andy Ellis says: 1 March, 2026 at 8:40 am Of course I believe I’m a cut above the usual suspects…” Mar 1, 12:24
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “Well, that was a pointless, time-wasting bundle of fun. But there are too many extremely rude and childish anti-Scots racist…” Mar 1, 12:17
Andy Ellis on Two Men Unalike: “Uncle Vlad must be feeling a tad nervous now. He’s rapidly running out of besties isn’t he? His supply of…” Mar 1, 12:13
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: ““I’m sure however the erudite and modest Mr Baird would decline the offer of such ostentation…” Maybe you’re right, Willie……” Mar 1, 11:53
Mark Beggan on Two Men Unalike: “North needs a hug. Any volunteers?” Mar 1, 11:48
TURABDIN on Two Men Unalike: “THE GRAND AYATULLAH is dead….but there will thousands along in a minute. Fancy the job Don? Think of all those…” Mar 1, 11:44
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “The colonialists… they funny today. Not in any deliberate way, ye unnerstaund.. they don’t possess the wit fir that level…” Mar 1, 11:36
Mark Beggan on Two Men Unalike: “Once you liberate yourself from teenage masterbating sessions with fat plukey post colonial analy retentive burnt out socialists. Then the…” Mar 1, 11:33
Andy Ellis on Two Men Unalike: “@Mark Beggan If we see a lot of the keffiyeh wearing classes minus some fingers I guess we’ll know why,…” Mar 1, 11:26
Willie on Two Men Unalike: “I smiled at your comment about putting up a statue to Alf Baird. I’m sure however the erudite and modest…” Mar 1, 11:04
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “I wonder if Burns ever wrote doun the word ‘cunt’… because if he had he would have nailed the likes…” Mar 1, 10:56
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “““we’re a’ equal in the sight o’ The Lord” on Sundays.” Not all of us, I’m afraid… God telt me…” Mar 1, 10:55
James on Two Men Unalike: “Don’t worry about it, Adrian; it’s got nothing to do with the likes of you.” Mar 1, 10:53
James on Two Men Unalike: “YL; Nah, nae oil there.” Mar 1, 10:50
Mark Beggan on Two Men Unalike: “I’m sure there’s space in yer prayer to the good Lord for the peoples of Iran. Amen.” Mar 1, 10:50
Northcode on Two Men Unalike: “It looks like it’s that time again. It fair nips ma heid that a hiv been compelt tae issue sic…” Mar 1, 10:45
Mark Beggan on Two Men Unalike: “The Jockstinians cashflow is just about to dry up. That in itself will be telling. The IDF will be sending…” Mar 1, 10:40
Aidan on Two Men Unalike: “Appreciate you aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed Geri, but it’s not slander if it’s true!” Mar 1, 10:35
Geri on Two Men Unalike: “Subbed #2 Hey Fandan, I’ve never quite got to the bottom of why Tories have been there since it’s doors…” Mar 1, 10:30
Hatey McHateface on Two Men Unalike: “Virtue signalled” Mar 1, 10:29
Hatey McHateface on Two Men Unalike: “Hypocritical blethers, Northy. Don’t come on here prejudiced, biased and potty mouthed 6 days of the week and then give…” Mar 1, 10:17
