Readers, we’d like you to meet Steven MacGregor. He’s the chap on the right of this pic, taken last Monday while campaigning for the Tories in Ochil & South Perthshire with party leader Ruth Davidson, just a foot or so away from him.
Disclaimer first: as we always say in situations like this, BOOKMAKERS’ ODDS ARE NOT PREDICTIONS. They’re based in significant part on the level of wagers placed, which means that you could affect the odds simply by making a large bet, which of course wouldn’t actually change the likelihood of a particular candidate winning.
So with that proviso, we present the following information purely for interest.
…which we felt it important to preserve for posterity lest anything happen to it. We’d charitably blame it all on the Telegraph, who made it, were it not for the fact that the Scottish Conservatives have posted it on their own Facebook page.
This is how today’s BBC News summed up (fairly accurately) the two main themes of last night’s Question Time special with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn:
May managed to largely get away with her party’s abysmal track record of brutal cuts and austerity, while Corbyn was made very uncomfortable by a howling mob of angry, terrifyingly bloodthirsty old white men over Labour’s policy on Trident.
And while Corbyn’s position on the nuclear deterrent is idiotic and makes him an easy target for opponents, the main reason for the differing outcomes is language.
We’re being told that this Tory leaflet, where Stephanie Smith is described as “Ruth Davidson’s candidate” for Edinburgh South, is standard across the whole country.
…that will satisfy the Unionist parties. Last night Ruth Davidson told STV viewers that even getting more than 50% of the vote in a general election wouldn’t give the SNP a mandate to pursue their manifesto policies.
She was echoing the words of Kezia Dugdale just over a year ago:
So that’s clear. Davidson has reversed her previous view. There is now no peaceful democratic avenue by which the people of Scotland could express the wish for a second referendum which the two main Unionist parties would accept. They have EXPLICITLY said, in full public view, that they would reject any democratic mandate.
She’d insisted explicitly several times that a Jeremy Corbyn administration WOULD block a new indyref, even after being shown a video clip of Corbyn from earlier in the day saying he wouldn’t, and she repeatedly urged readers not to listen to the party’s leader and to instead go and look at the Labour manifesto.
Today’s Daily Record has a swipe at Jeremy Corbyn for, well, let’s call them “mixed messages” over a second independence referendum. It suggests his Scottish branch manager Kezia Dugdale would have “her head in her hands” over his latest comments, which is a bit rich considering Dugdale’s own history on the subject.
And since her headline boast when she took over as leader of the North British office was that people would know exactly what Labour stood for (and indeed she spent all of the weekend’s keynote Sunday Politics interview listing all the things she’d been very very clear about), we thought we’d have a recap and see how that was going.
Bilbo on A matter of class: “The third article was excellent and a lot I agree on, particularly Covid being used as a sort of ‘Jubilee’…” Dec 27, 08:27
Bilbo on A matter of class: “Ah, the one referred to as Franchise Fanny. You paint two extremes then push your narrative under a voice of…” Dec 27, 08:02
willie on A matter of class: “Absolutely Scott Finlayson. Germany. like in the 1930s is in absolute full swing rearming to the absolute hilt. The white…” Dec 27, 01:57
Saffron Robe on A matter of class: “A trio of very interesting articles, well worth reading – if a tad depressing!: www.ronpaulinstitute.org/europe-is-about-to-commit-financial-self-immolation-and-its-leaders-know-it/ www.brusselssignal.eu/2025/12/the-eu-could-be-gone-in-four-years-a-revolutionary-eruption-is-coming/ www.off-guardian.org/2025/12/23/land-of-confusion-the-great-reset-in-motion/” Dec 27, 00:12
Northcode on A matter of class: “I’ve opened all my pressies. I’ve had my Christmas meal. I’ve watched some Christmas telly, But now I really feel.…” Dec 26, 22:21
Northcode on A matter of class: ““I’m not a colonising colonist… I’m a civic nationalist,” said the colonising colonist.” Dec 26, 21:18
agentx on A matter of class: “For God’s sake how false can people on here be? All this Peace and Goodwill to all men. Why can…” Dec 26, 20:11
Anne on The Valley Of The Dolls: “Alex Salmond would have remained in charge of the SNP if we had won the referendum and this would have…” Dec 26, 19:38
Scot Finlayson on A matter of class: “European empire builders have r@ped and plundered the planet for centuries, turned the Earth red with the blood of `foreigners`,…” Dec 26, 19:35
Alf Baird on A matter of class: “So called ‘civic nationalism’ reflects this in the finding that (Bond 2015): ‘Many of those who contributed to the decision…” Dec 26, 18:59
Alf Baird on A matter of class: “Like gender ideology, so-called ‘civic nationalism’ ideology is also “Delusional nonsense” of the ‘snake oil’ variety, and cost us our…” Dec 26, 18:45
Andy Ellis on A matter of class: “Delusional nonsense I’m afraid James, which is sadly of a piece with the rest of the tsunami of bilge you…” Dec 26, 16:20
James Cheyne on A matter of class: “Charles(not the R one). This is infiltration of people encouraged to move to Scotland has been on going for Centuries,…” Dec 26, 14:26
James Cheyne on A matter of class: “That Britain and France encouraged this move, tells you all you need to know. This is what the person whom…” Dec 26, 13:27
James Cheyne on A matter of class: “Maybe some of the Scottish people are not aware of what the warmongering EU attempted to do that was illegal.…” Dec 26, 13:10
Charles (Not the R3 one) on A matter of class: “Willie wrote : “And of course the plantation of Scotland with English immigrants is moving apace. Glendale in Skye, famous…” Dec 26, 13:09
James Cheyne on A matter of class: “If Scotland is stupid enough to go along with encompassing civic nationalism, EU and StarmerS dodgy plans, our land and…” Dec 26, 13:00
James Cheyne on A matter of class: “I hope you all had a lovely Christmas day with family and friends, PR stunt for the king of England…” Dec 26, 12:39
Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “We had a great family time with the Wee Ones at Tinto Towers, thanks. That was very kind of you,…” Dec 26, 11:43
Andy Ellis on A matter of class: “If the yanks are stupid enough to let MAGA burn their republic to the ground, than that’s on them and…” Dec 26, 10:52
David Holden on A matter of class: “Merry Christmas to you all in here even the troll collective as it is the season of goodwill. The house…” Dec 26, 10:17
100%Yes on A matter of class: “& Happy New Year, 2026 here’s hoping its the end of the SNP for good.” Dec 26, 09:12
Marie Clark on Off-topic: “Aye your right Tinto, it is quiet here. Shame that, but I suppose it reflects the state of Scotland and…” Dec 26, 08:57
Chas on A matter of class: “It appears that Santa omitted to deliver ‘The Big Book of Spelling’ to somebody! Maybe next year but……………….. only if…” Dec 26, 08:51
Scot Finlayson on A matter of class: “If USA falls we all fall. The rest of the world is a shit show, EU,Canada,Australia,Middle East,Africa,China,India Pakistan,South America,England,Russia. Elon`s…” Dec 26, 00:29
Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “Hope you had a good Christmas Day, Marie. Quiet in here, intit?” Dec 25, 21:55
DaveL on A matter of class: “Take a look at this: https://ppvland.co.uk/scot-goes-pop/ It’s brilliant, what a guy send him money right now Comments are open…” Dec 25, 18:04
Willie on A matter of class: “Pretty much like any other colonial institution, it seems, in imposing its alien cultural ‘values’ on the people of an…” Dec 25, 14:41
Stuart MacKay on A matter of class: “Rallies are the perfect activity for forests, which can soak up the carbon emissions immediately. It’s not as if the…” Dec 25, 14:01
