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Survation and YouGov stuck in 2014 to bias their polling

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In their most recent poll, in January 2024, Ipsos Scotland got: Last week and being trumpeted as more bad news for John Swinney, Survation got: YouGov had identical results the week before. Survation had this sample ratio weighted according to the 2014 referendum, 10 years ago: YouGov had the same ratio. Ipsos had this sample ratio weighted according to trends since the 2014 referendum, 10 years ago: Ipsos is a multinational market research company based in France with no ‘horse in the race’ when it comes to Scottish independence. YouGov is a UK-based pollster set up by former Chancellor Nadhim … Continue reading Survation and YouGov stuck in 2014 to bias their polling

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Rabidly anti-Scotland journalism in coverage of the latest report on anti-Semitism.

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By stewartb I have no wish to underplay the awful impacts of discrimination, abuse and acts of violence against individuals and their communities that are motivated by religious or ethnic prejudice or hate. Nor do I wish to appear complacent. However, those seeking to address serious issues involved in sustaining community safety and respectful co-existence are IMHO not well served by ‘misrepresentation’ of statistics or worse. I offer the example of the Scottish Daily Express (15 February) which has been exhibiting its all too familiar rabidly anti-Scotland journalism in coverage of the Community Security Trust’s (CST) latest report on anti-semitism. Express … Continue reading Rabidly anti-Scotland journalism in coverage of the latest report on anti-Semitism.