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We heard from various commentators around 9 or 10 days ago that the Derek Mackay case combined with the Salmond case coming to court would damage the SNP. Reporting Scotland’s Brian Taylor referred to the Mackay case as a ‘calamity’ for the party.
A sub-poll published today based on fieldwork only 5 days later suggests that, as before, the errors of single politicians do not materially change the opinions of a mass movement.
The Opinium survey on 12th February does not have a Scottish breakdown but has support as a share of the overall UK-wide survey at 6% up from 5% in their last poll on 10th December 2019.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Sources:
https://www.opinium.co.uk/political-polling-12th-february-2020-2/
https://www.opinium.co.uk/political-polling-10th-december-2019/
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Hannah Rodgers gloats in last weeks Herald–“is this the beginning of the end for the SNP”, a party sitting at 50% in the polls.
Nope, it looks like another milestone in the Heralds descent into utter irrelevance.
Just as Iain Macwhirter now sadly seems to have morphed into a one man fan club for Boris-ism, a man with little interest the truth, but a big interest in power. Once a Bullingdon boy………………………
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English/British nationalists are desperately clutching at straws. Mackay and Salmond, both individual matters, are blown up salaciously into party and national matters in a desperate attempt to do down Scotland – again. I believe the majority of people in Scotland now reailize just how anti-Scottish the media is. They will vote accordingly.
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Weird polling layout!
I note that the SNP vote is higher amongst those who are likely to be paying more tax than they would in the rUK.
7% of ABC1 versus 3% of C2DE.
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Yeah, interesting detail. Small sample mind.
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Meanwhile this:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/15/new-attorney-general-suella-braverman-in-controversial-buddhist-sect
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