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On their way 145

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

Sorry for the wait, readers, but having fancy custom stuff made simply takes time.

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However, we’re delighted to report that all of the donor perks for our 2015 fundraiser are now in our possession, and will be winging their way out to generous contributors over the next few days.

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Moodievision: The Queen And I 155

Posted on May 20, 2015 by

We’ve lost track again 318

Posted on May 19, 2015 by

So cutting Corporation Tax is back to being a good left-wing thing, yes?

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McTernan Predicts (slight return) 279

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

From last November:

Another one for the CV, there.

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The outsider 329

Posted on May 17, 2015 by

Note: we haven’t mocked this up.

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But jings, readers, it’s hardly any dafter than most of the others.

Covering all bases 229

Posted on May 16, 2015 by

For your licence fee this afternoon.

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A new guess every 30 seconds. Keep tuning in!

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The Running Man 217

Posted on May 16, 2015 by

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Talking points 332

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

We’re still on semi-holiday and the sun’s out, so rather than do any actual work by analysing and commenting on the last few questions we asked people in our most recent poll, we thought we’d just stick the tables up, let you have a nose through them and discuss them amongst yourselves. Click the image to enlarge.

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Falling out with Auntie 406

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

Many pundits are of the opinion that the new Tory Max government will be actively hostile to the BBC, which the party has long believed is an expensive public-sector hotbed of right-on lefties. So when we did our latest poll, it seemed worth finding out how much the people of Scotland valued the state broadcaster.

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There were, let’s say, some interesting quirks.

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Moodievision: The Fall And Fall… 150

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

…Of Ed Miliband.

The lockout 511

Posted on May 12, 2015 by

There was an interesting line in The National yesterday:

“The monthly Scottish Questions in Parliament looks set to be an odd affair.

Under the current system the Secretary of State for Scotland will answer six questions from the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, while 56 SNP MPs watch on from the back benches and are allowed to ask one question.”

In other words, business as usual.

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How the north was lost 557

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

The reasons for Scottish Labour’s obliteration at the hands of the electorate last week are manifold, and most of them were very thoroughly explored in the weekend’s press, for example by Kevin McKenna here and here.

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But as is our wont here on Wings, we wanted something a little more empirical to get our teeth into, so a few days before the election we commissioned a poll of 1,013 Scottish voters from Panelbase covering some of the subjects the regional office had campaigned on under its branch manager Jim Murphy.

The results were fascinating.

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