From Norstat for the Sunday Times on 1 November with 1 013 Scots, +16 for Holyrood and +18 for Westminster, after the Labour UK budget and horribly distorting the sample in favour of Unionist parties in weighting for the 2014 Referendum. Look at the huge adjustment to increase the presence of 2014 No voters and to diminish the presence of 2014 Yes voters. So for the SNP and Greens this seems certain to be understating their likely share. For the Holyrood constituency vote, SNP 10% ahead of of a fading Labour with 33%, beginning to push back toward the c40% … Continue reading SNP surge to at least 10% lead over Labour and Reform almost catch Tories in poll distorted by sampling in line with 2014 vote

In 2001, the Labour/Lib Dem coalition government in the newly devolved Scottish Parliament, replaced tuition fees with a ‘graduate endowment’ payment to be made after completing a course. They did not abolish the cost of higher education tuition, they merely delayed it as a compromise to avoid clashing with the UK Labour Government which first introduced the fees. In 2008, the first SNP Government abolished the graduate endowment and in effect abolished paying for higher education tuition. Source: https://spice-spotlight.scot/2019/12/18/the-price-of-free-tuition-in-scotland/#:~:text=On%20coming%20to%20power%2C%20the,onward%20not%20required%20to%20pay. Continue reading Factcheck: Labour did NOT put an end to paying for Higher Education in Scotland, the SNP did

By Professor John Robertson, Genuine Ferry Correspondent The Herald has this today: Fresh problems could sideline MV Caledonian Isles ’till March’. Fresh problems have been uncovered on one of CalMac’s largest ferries which could see it out of action for the rest of the winter.  The ageing MV Caledonian Isles was due to return to service later in November after more than eight months on the sidelines.   and this rubbish: The MV Caledonian Isles was taken off the Arran/Ayrshire (Ardrossan or Troon) service and replaced by the MV Alfred to partner the MV Isle of Arran. There has been … Continue reading Current Arran ferry service doing 10 to 12 crossings a day at 99% reliability and with a new ferry imminent, has no need for the side-lined MV Caledonian Isles, but the Herald must make up fake news to put tourists off

After one day on the BBC Scotland website, Labour council leader, Steven McCabe has disappeared but rugby player Stuart Hogg is still there, three times (above). Maybe STV are not protecting Labour in this obvious and shameful way? Nope, gone without a trace but Hogg is still big and, of course, Salmond is in there. Continue reading Labour councillor charged with domestic abuse disappears after only hours but abusive rugby player is still in the public interest apparently