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From bizarre historical theories about how Norway colonised Scotland but England never did, to lengthy psychobabble dissertations about how Scotland will only attain full "maturity" as a nation once it collectively dons an England football shirt, some of our unionist friends do seem to be struggling terribly with a handful of social media posts pointing out that Scots may not be wholeheartedly sup...

The polling pattern has become increasingly clear - the Burnham bounce has not been sufficient to push Labour into the lead GB-wide, and the straws in the wind also suggests the SNP's dominance in Scotland is not being challenged. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/...

There have now been two local government by-elections in the north-east since the Tories gained Aberdeen South in a parliamentary by-election last month, and they tell a radically different story, to put it mildly. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP A...

The fourth GB-wide poll of the post-Starmer era comes from YouGov, and it continues the pattern of two of the other three by showing only a very minor Burnham bounce. The SNP continue to be dominant in the Scottish subsample. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySG...

The "Downing Street North" plan suggests that Andy Burnham is not planning to disperse power throughout the UK, but rather to take some of the power that is currently concentrated in London and concentrate it in Manchester instead - a city that feels just as distant from Scotland as London does. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, p...

Team Burnham may now be getting slightly concerned as the third poll in a row since Keir Starmer's resignation shows Labour still trailing Reform across GB. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like to help support the channel, I've set up...

Just one week after the unexpected Tory gain in the Aberdeen South parliamentary by-election, the SNP have completely turned the tables by gaining a seat in a key local government by-election within the boundaries of the same constituency. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.you...

The first GB-wide poll entirely conducted after Keir Starmer's resignation shows a substantial Labour recovery at the expense of Reform and the Greens - but the Scottish subsample suggests it may not be affecting the SNP at all. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@J...

The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like to help support the channel, I've set up a new Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/jameskellysgp

The revelation that Andy Burnham wants to rip up the Barnett Formula so that money and resources can be taken away from Scotland and given to the English regions means by definition that he will rip up "The Vow" - the set of promises on which the 2014 independence referendum was won by the No side. The continuation of the Barnett Formula was explicitly guaranteed in "The Vow". The home of Scot Goe...

If Labour were hoping for early signs of a Burnham bounce in the first GB-wide opinion poll to be partly conducted after Keir Starmer's resignation, they'll be disappointed. However, for the SNP there is reasonably good news after their Aberdeen South setback. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channe...

On this momentous day, how could we let Stew down? The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like to help support the channel, I've set up a new Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/jameskellysgp

You can read my analysis piece in The National about last night's three by-election results here: https://www.thenational.scot/news/26209690.snp-aberdeen-by-election-loss-entirely-avoidable/ The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like to help...

Despite the perception that Andy Burnham is sailing to victory in the Makerfield by-election and will soon become Prime Minister, two of the three most recent polls suggest that the race is still too close to call. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP A...

I know I'm not the only person who was shocked at the shameless way in which the BBC abused their broadcast rights of the Scotland v Haiti game (and other World Cup matches) as a licence fee enforcement opportunity, and forced continuity announcers and match commentators to do their dirty work. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, pl...

Somewhat problematically for the right-wing and establishment figures who for years have been telling us that our democracy is being subverted by their favourite bogey-men, it turns out that the first credible evidence of foreign interference in a Scottish election concerns interference *by Israel*. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this conten...

My thoughts on the rather heroic interpretation that ITV Good Morning Britain's now-notorious sneering about the Scottish World Cup public holiday was somehow a feature "for" a Scottish audience. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like to...

There is limited opinion poll information with which we can judge whether the media's obsessive coverage of Peter Murrell is having a negative effect on the SNP as next week's by-elections approach, but the latest batch of Scottish subsamples from GB-wide polls is very reassuring. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe...

Buried in the data tables of a pre-election YouGov poll from late April / early May is a result on the standard independence question showing a significant increase in Yes support, but it seems to have gone largely unnoticed and doesn't appear in the main online lists of polls. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to...

The second poll of the Makerfield by-election campaign shows Andy Burnham's position is strengthening - and the most certain cosequence of that will be Keir Starmer's quick removal as Prime Minister. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd lik...

Rupert Lowe's far-right Restore Britain party for mysterious reasons seem to be gaining genuine traction in England, at least if anecdotal evidence from the Makerfield by-election is to be believed. Thanks to the quirks of the first-past-the-post voting system, that could mean Lowe is unintentionally making a Scottish independence referendum a lot more likely. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be foun...

The data tables for the new Norstat/Sunday Times poll have been published, and although they contain very good news for the independence parties, they also show the challenge those parties face in winning Yes supporters back from unionist parties, most notably Reform UK and Labour. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like this content, please subscrib...

Unexpectedly, we have a new full-scale Scottish poll in between the Holyrood election and the two crucial June by-elections - and the results are staggeringly good for both the SNP and independence. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot.com If you like these videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesKellySGP And if you'd like...

With less than three weeks to go until the SNP have to defend two key Westinster seats in by-elections, we are unlikely to see any new full-scale Scottish polls in the intervening period, so we'll have to ake do with Scottish subsamples from GB-wide polls. The latest one is good for the SNP, albeit major health warnings apply. The home of Scot Goes Pop can be found at: https://scotgoespop.blogspot...

Some audio commentary on the new full-scale Scottish poll from Norstat, which shows a substantial pro-independence majority (Yes 53%, No 47%) and a commanding SNP lead in Scottish Parliament voting intentions. I consider the significance of there now seemingly being three polling companies, rather than the previous two, which are consistently showing Yes ahead, and in particular the significance o...