From Ipsos MORI today with fieldwork on 13th to 16th March, SNP support is at 49% with Conservatives at 27% and Labour at 16%. This follows the Opinium poll for 12th to 13th March which put SNP support at 53%.
Given that support in December 2019 was only 45%, does this mean that the Salmond trial and, in particular, the media feeding frenzy, has had the effect of increasing SNP support?
Why? The media coverage?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
People in Scotland probably think the English/British nationalist media’s obsession with Salmond is in poor taste when the virus outbreak is so serious.
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Extremely encouraging news – long may it continue. Many people recall Alex Salmond’s massive workrate and constant efforts to improve Scotland’s economy and general social conditions.
It is so hard to look beyond the Covid 19 story currently that lots of good news can get missed. I realise that the economic stats from even very recently are now being rewritten by the impacts of Covid 19 but these very recent 2 examples from Scotland’s Chief Statistician demonstrate that – even within the manacles of the devolution settlement – the SNP Scottish Govt and majority YES Scottish Parlt have been working small miracles with our economy despite Brexit and Johnson’s publicly stated policy to ‘F—- business”. Link and snippets below:
https://news.gov.scot/news/employment-unemployment-and-inactivity-for-young-people
Statistics from the Annual Population Survey have been released which show that 328,000 young people aged 16-24 years were in employment in Scotland in January 2019 to December 2019. The employment rate for young people was 57.9%, higher than a year ago (57.2%).
In the same period, 30,000 young people aged 16-24 years were unemployed. The unemployment rate for young people was 8.3%, lower than a year ago (9.6%).
In the same period, 209,000 young people aged 16-24 years were economically inactive. The economic inactivity rate for young people was 36.9%, higher than the year before (36.7%).
https://news.gov.scot/news/economy-grows-0-2-percent-in-the-fourth-quarter-of-2019
The Chief Statistician has released statistics showing that the economy grew by 0.2% during the fourth quarter of 2019, covering the period October to December.
Change in gross domestic product (GDP) is the main indicator of economic growth. Over the year, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, the economy has grown by 0.7%. In 2019 the economy has grown by 0.8% compared to 2018.
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Scotland in the time of Plague.
The BritNit spin wits have hyped the “trial” for all the’re worth, but……..
Coronavirus trumps all. The wall to wall coverage, largely Anglo-centric and with uninterrupted, unquestioned, Boris time—on the box from dawn to dusk, has overwhelmed our senses.
Next, the average punter know the Britnits are at it. Even without knowing the details ( because of slewed reporting), people are willing to ignore/bypass/shrug as a mighty stag is hunted by a pack of snarling dingoes.
If you have followed the details, it isn’t easy to see guilty as the verdict. Proof and corroboration are in short supply.
My favourite as next Leader is Cherry. She may get her chance sooner than expected. This trial, and the people at the centre of it, have opened Sturgeons flank to attack.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Sturgeon is head and shoulders above any of the opposition leaders, Boris included, but……….
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Dreadful report on Reporting Scotland 6.30 tonight (Thursday). Completely biased towards prosecution summing up and nothing about the defence witnesses earlier. To me, it seemed to be intended to make people question the verdict if AS is found Not Guilty.
No smoke without fire, he got off on a technicality etc.
If Craig Murray’s reports are true, which I believe them to be, the defence has cast a lot of doubt on the prosecution case in terms of both recollection of dates etc and of veracity.
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You had better hope the courts don’t see this comment, this is clearly contempt of court, you can’t publish opinions that might influence the outcome and your comment does not reflect any of the evidence we have been allowed to hear.
John – maybe remove this comment?
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Scary report from Craig Murray about being barred from the court for vague unproven reasons (not properly explained even to Craig). Shows that his reporting has obviously touched a raw nerve somewhere in the establishment.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk
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It was in response to a complaint by the Prosecuting Advocate.
Wonder if may relate to his piece yesterday when he said that that Pringle had a trick to pose a question more than once to a witness because the reply was not what he would have preferred and by doing so was subliminally influencing the jury that the witness was lying?
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Who cares about this ageing prat – he’s just another politicos who believe they are above the law
I hope he goes down for life !!
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I think he has a parking offence too. Hang im?
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