YouGov Mark St Andrew’s Day with Poll on Independence (and more)

30th November 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum

Today is, of course, St Andrew’s Day and the deadline for responses to the SNP’s ‘National Survey’ on how Scotland should be governed. To mark the occasion, The Times commissioned a poll from YouGov on attitudes towards Brexit and indyef2 together with Holyrood vote intentions. Nicola Sturgeon must be wishing that it had not bothered. […]








The SNP: Not so much a party, more of a movement?

11th October 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

Once upon a time the early autumn of the average London-based political journalist consisted of three weeks spent at three UK party conferences and then a return to their regular beat at Westminster. The SNP’s gathering during the ‘October break’ could be left to their colleagues in Edinburgh and Glasgow to cover. After all, little […]