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Labour will trail even further if Sarwar keeps giving bad interviews with the media

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser, finishing in 5 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Liz S Labour will trail even further if Sarwar keeps giving bad interviews with the media. BBC The Sunday Show, saw a clip online from this programme. Martin Geissler interviewing Anas Sarwar this morning. MG: “Here’s … Continue reading Labour will trail even further if Sarwar keeps giving bad interviews with the media

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Council by-election result is mostly but not entirely good news for SNP and confirms ‘my’ theory

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 7 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS The above results from last night leave me, as an SNP member, slightly reassured that my theory (and no doubt of others) mostly holds. Of course, it’s just a … Continue reading Council by-election result is mostly but not entirely good news for SNP and confirms ‘my’ theory

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Latest Referendum/Holyrood poll distorts by pretending it’s still 2014 to hide 56% for Yes

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 9 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA The 11-14 February 2025 Holyrood poll of party preferences, above, and on independence, below, is based on a sample that has been adjusted, ‘weighted‘ to match the result of the 2014 referendum – a … Continue reading Latest Referendum/Holyrood poll distorts by pretending it’s still 2014 to hide 56% for Yes

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Contrary to the SNP, Reform UK gets its money from wealthy people or firms linked to tax havens and they will want something in return

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Professor John Robertson OBA Reform UK, contrary to what we thought only a few months ago, has traction in Scotland and is now moving into second place and replacing the other Unionist parties as the main challenger to the SNP. Reform UK has managed to persuade many working-class voters that it is no their side when the evidence is clear that it will serve, first and foremost, the interests of the rich and powerful even more than the Cons and Labour. From The Daily Mirror in September 2024: Nearly three quarters of registered donations to Reform UK come from wealthy people or companies linked … Continue reading Contrary to the SNP, Reform UK gets its money from wealthy people or firms linked to tax havens and they will want something in return

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As Labour and Cons fade, I smell danger – Scots, immigration and Reform UK – what can we do?

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing on 28 February, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA In the Daily Record, late last night, and everywhere in the media in Scotland today: Most Scottish voters are against John Swinney’s plans to boost immigration, a poll has suggested. More than three quarters … Continue reading As Labour and Cons fade, I smell danger – Scots, immigration and Reform UK – what can we do?

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Reform pushing steadily into 1st place in UK and 2nd in Scotland as Sarwar’s dream of FM with Reform turn to ashes

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 10 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Six out of the last seven UK polls for Westminster have had Reform UK ahead of Labour, and only 1 point behind, in the other. The latest from … Continue reading Reform pushing steadily into 1st place in UK and 2nd in Scotland as Sarwar’s dream of FM with Reform turn to ashes

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Headlining rape – BBC Scotland focus on one case but the wider picture, including higher conviction rates, they don’t want you to know about that

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS In an extended report on a single rape victim and her understandable, important, concerns, there’s the unchecked, unspecified, claim that conviction rates are ‘low’ and no room for any context somehow. Here … Continue reading Headlining rape – BBC Scotland focus on one case but the wider picture, including higher conviction rates, they don’t want you to know about that

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Scotland’s media and the trade unions before and after the rise of the SNP

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My February 2025 column in Scots Independent The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA Before the rise of the SNP, trade unions had very little presence in the media other than in being presented as hate figures whose industrial actions spoiled or risked … Continue reading Scotland’s media and the trade unions before and after the rise of the SNP

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10th sub-poll in a row confirms Reform UK in second place, death of Cons and SNP 21 points ahead of Labour for second time in a row

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Since the 2nd of December 2024, I’ve been monitoring the Scottish sub-polls of 100-200, in UK-wide Westminster polls which have a breakdown for Scotland. Each sub -poll, in and of itself, is … Continue reading 10th sub-poll in a row confirms Reform UK in second place, death of Cons and SNP 21 points ahead of Labour for second time in a row

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MI5, CIA, SNP and the GRA – Have I watched Homeland and the Diplomat too often?

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Professor John Robertson OBA The Express today has: Nicola Sturgeon was CIA agent who stoked gender wars to foil Scexit, claims top nationalist – Former diplomat Craig Murray suggests that American spooks used USAID funding to split the SNP, adding that the former First Minister was likely ‘bribed, indoctrinated and blackmailed’ https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-cia-agent-who-34647121 Mad, eh? Who would believe any of that? I’m saying nothing….well nothing much but I have worried and written at times of a more subtle form of CIA presence – a form of cultural imperialism which manifests itself in ‘Atlanticism‘ – a tendency to admire US politics, especially … Continue reading MI5, CIA, SNP and the GRA – Have I watched Homeland and the Diplomat too often?