As alert readers will know, we’ve heard little from the Unionist parties in Scotland over the last couple of years but “SCOTLAND SAID NO!”, “SCOTLAND DOESN’T WANT ANOTHER REFERENDUM!” and “WHAT PART OF NO DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND?”
That clutch of blunt, angry slogans was (and remains) pretty much the entire Scottish Conservatives manifesto, for example, and it rests on the claim – based on some extremely misleading selective reading of opinion polls – that the nation is implacably opposed to a second vote. The reality, as we know, is somewhat more balanced. But it’s never been quite THIS balanced before.
We’ve just got the results back from a new Panelbase poll of Scottish voters. As ever there’s some fascinating stuff in there, but we’ll start with the headline voting numbers:
HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTION (excl DK, chgs vs Dec 2017)
SNP 41 (+2)
Con 27 (-1)
Lab 22 (-3)
LD 6 (-)
Grn 2 (-)
This year’s Scottish Social Attitudes Survey has found, yet again, that Scottish people trust their government in Holyrood vastly more than they trust the one in Westminster. The figures transcend party loyalties, with far more people saying they trust the Scottish Government than vote for the SNP.
Trust in both governments was down by five points, which meant the Scottish Government had lost 7.6% of its trust (66 down to 61) while the UK government had lost 20% of its trust (25 down to 20).
Now let’s see how two newspapers owned by the same company reported the news.
The Sunday Times puts some poll results in an interesting frame today:
And readers who’ve learned anything at all from this site over the last six years will be looking at that tweet and immediately wondering “what AREN’T we being told there?”
And to be absolutely fair to the Scottish Lib Dem leader, he’s always been consistent in his beliefs, such as the view that elected members should be given a second chance when they’ve committed a minor misdemeanour, and NOT have to (for example) stand down and face re-election.
So as we’re busy today we’ll just refer you to some of the previous occasions we’ve covered it, because literally everything about it is exactly the same now as it was then.
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “In Robert Black’s essay, the following is all one paragraph: The numbering (by regnal year and chapter number in The…” Jul 16, 20:08
100%Yes on A Matter Of Declinature: “I put in “Scotland un c-24” duckduckgo.com AI stated Scotland is recognized as meeting the criteria for Non-Self-Governing Territories by…” Jul 16, 19:58
Northcode on A Matter Of Declinature: “I didn’t read your comment, AI Dan… your paragraphs are too long and I could tell just by the picture…” Jul 16, 19:42
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “Fascinating stuff, Willie. Can we expect your justification for asserting that Epstein was above the law any time soon? Seriously,…” Jul 16, 19:37
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “So why don’t you fess up to what this means, Alf? I’m guessing you’re pushing this line as you believe…” Jul 16, 19:31
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “Does Robert Black say anywhere that the union is a constitutional impossibility and that therefore the acts of union are…” Jul 16, 19:30
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “@Aidan You too have a problem. Your problem is that despite all the evidence to the contrary, you appear to…” Jul 16, 19:20
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: ““Dunlop is historically wrong, but ‘right’ within the UK’s legal system because the UK legal system defines its own truth.…” Jul 16, 19:13
Alf Baird on A Matter Of Declinature: “You are making things up, Aidan. Professor Black, “looking as a lawyer with fresh eyes” believes the UK ‘union’ to…” Jul 16, 19:05
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “The problem is Northcode is that your lack of knowledge and analytical ability is combined with an absurd level of…” Jul 16, 18:58
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “Of course you can’t make it simpler, Northy. We get it loud and clear. Right is wrong and wrong is…” Jul 16, 18:36
Hatey McHateface on The Invisible Rabbit: “Wee Wally Winky reminds us of more innocent times. Was it “Winky”? I forget.” Jul 16, 18:31
Northcode on A Matter Of Declinature: “Here, AI Dan, I’ll help you out because you appear to be unable to do your own research and lack…” Jul 16, 18:24
Dan on A Matter Of Declinature: “4 min vid of David Davis speech in House of Commons earlier today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBTqX5V3ccQ” Jul 16, 18:22
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “If there be two crowns and kingdoms, Alf, perhaps we could help things along by throwing every republican out of…” Jul 16, 18:18
Northcode on A Matter Of Declinature: ““… I am going to stick my neck out and say you are lying…” Good… that will make it easier…” Jul 16, 18:15
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “She is rattled, that’s very clear! I wonder what scares her, the general reputational damage, the possibility that the COPFS…” Jul 16, 18:14
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “They’re the ones built like brick shithouses.” Jul 16, 18:08
twathater on A Matter Of Declinature: “Thanks Stuart for undertaking this onerous compilation of legal advice and endless FOI requests in an effort to bring sense…” Jul 16, 18:04
Hatey McHateface on A Matter Of Declinature: “If you’re worried about being torn apart, Northy, binder twine and duct tape are your friends.” Jul 16, 18:03
Hatey McHateface on The Invisible Rabbit: “Aye. Right. Everybody waiting for the march on Hollyrood to impeach ScotGov has had to put their lives on hold.” Jul 16, 17:59
100%Yes on A Matter Of Declinature: “We done to Mr Davis, Sturgeon “The fact that he hides like a coward behind the legal privilege of Westminster…” Jul 16, 17:44
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “@Northcode – again, please provide some evidence, specifically that Robert Black KC believes the union is a constitutional (by which…” Jul 16, 17:30
Northcode on A Matter Of Declinature: “Robert Black KC has repeatedly and explicitly stated that he believes Scotland is not in a real union with England.…” Jul 16, 17:18
Young Lochinvar on A Matter Of Declinature: “Got to say I find all this Anne Widdecombe stuff totally bizarre. I can’t be the only one that saw…” Jul 16, 16:51
James Barr Gardner on A Matter Of Declinature: “Due to exceptional work done in unraveling the Bourach of the SNP Financial web and intrigues can “We” the congregation…” Jul 16, 16:39
Mungo Armstrong on A Matter Of Declinature: “https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16559310/nicola-sturgeon-david-davis-alex-salmond-murrell/” Jul 16, 16:36
Aidan on A Matter Of Declinature: “Do you have any evidence that Professor Robert Black KC believes there “isn’t a union”, I have read his essay…” Jul 16, 16:23
Aidan on The Invisible Rabbit: ““Heather” Herbert (friend of the site) has been arrested and charged.” Jul 16, 15:55
Alf Baird on A Matter Of Declinature: ““Roddy Dunlop has also given his view” Professor Robert Black believed for almost 60 years that there was a ‘union’…” Jul 16, 15:52
