Why have the BBC provincial outpost at Pacific Quay given Labour the cold shoulder? Are they waiting to see if the Tories reemerge as the tame unionist party of choice? Are they still hoping for a Farage win at Westminster?

Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺@andrew.sharpe.scot · 17h ago

Did you know Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are competing to be 🇬🇧 Labour's branch office manager in Scotland, after Sarwar finally got his seat for life in the Lords? The competition finishes tomorrow. The BBC in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland has shown next to no interest. What is the point of the BBC?

Good grief! Two absolute howlers on @itvnews.bsky.social report on the memorandum of understanding. 1. The North of Ireland characterised as one of ‘Britain’s’ devolved nations. 2. Apparently the SNP lost its majority in May. Amateurish errors that should have been weeded out. They don’t care!

Josh Kerr is a bit of a prick, isn’t he?

I know as Scots we should be used to biased commentary, but why do Sky Sports insist on giving us South African commentary of the RSA v NZL game? This one isn’t even in SA.

In the weeks and months ahead, it is worth remembering that most UK polling (intentionally?) skews Scottish independence polling by using 2014 'weighting' that is now 12 years out of date.

My latest blog piece, with Burnham's admission at PMQs that the trigger for a Scottish independence referendum should ber the same as the agreed process for a border poll in Northern Ireland, the independence cat is well and truly out of the bag. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/t...

The independence cat is out of the bag

Speaking to The National this week after Andy Burnham – perhaps inadvertently – set out the conditions for Scotland to hold an independence referendum, polling expert Professor John Cur…

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It's simple. Whether you support or oppose Scottish independence if you are a democrat you must support people's right to vote on it. If you don't, then you are not a democrat.

Without misleading weighting, Yes lead has been growing in #Indyref2 polls.

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 9mo ago

As you may know, many #indyref2 polls reweight their findings to reflect the 2014 result (11+ years ago!) thus resurrecting many deceased No voters. This chart shows figures reweighted to amend that flaw. We see a gradual increase in the Yes trend line to 53%.

Since we’re placing a lot of emphasis on #indyref2 polling, it’s worth reemphasising how open to variation and bias polls are. Please read this post.

Independent Voices@indyvoices.bsky.social · 6mo ago

For those interested in some of the issues around data consistency & quality and what it means for #indyref polling, this new blog post explores it. indyvoices.info/rating-the-p...

BRIAN TAYLOR ‘They’re scared they’ll lose it, that’s why (the UK Government) won’t allow it.’ #Indyref2

Does nobody else find it odd that this poll is weighted based on a democratic event of nearly 12 years ago, yet not weighted based on a demographic event of three weeks ago? The lack of academic curiosity around poll weighting genuinely puzzles me 🤔

Ballot Box Scotland@ballotbox.scot · 4mo ago

New Scottish Independence poll, Norstat 27-29 May (changes vs 27-30 Apr): Yes ~ 49% (-3) No ~ 45% (+2) Don't Know ~ 5% (nc) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 52% (-3 / +7) No ~ 48% (+3 / -7)

Pro-independence organisations like @believeinscotland.bsky.social need to commission credible #indyref2 polls that don’t weight by 2014 vote. Unionist funded polls dominate the agenda, yet without that skewed weighting, Yes has led for nearly 3 years.

“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺@markrich68.bsky.social · last wk.

🇬🇧 Burnham has just tied himself in knots over Indyref2, committing to same conditions as NI GFA rules, and to accepting an Indyref where there is majority support for YES “I am not aware that there is a majority of public support for another referendum, and until that changes there won't be one”

My latest blog piece: BBC Scotland's educational F grade. In its rush to present another SNPbad/ScotGov is failing story, BBC Scotland is failing its viewers & listeners by omitting vital information about the Pisa rankings on which it has based its story. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/b...

BBC Scotland’s educational F grade

BBC Scotland’s latest ‘Scotland is shite’ story is to tell us that Scottish educational performance has fallen behind that of England. This finding is based on Pisa rankings. Howe…

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Typical complain-a-thon on Radio Hootsland. This time they’re complaining about the Scottish Government’s £2 bus fare cap. Cue a lady from Aberdeen whose husband once missed a bus. It’s fast becoming a joke of a radio station.

Who would have thought Reform UK were capable of Jack-the-laddery? I am shocked.

Glasgow’s famous Duke of Wellington statue. Now back in stock. #Glasgow #Lego glasgowbrickingit.etsy.com

The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer. Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer. We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is. It will never reach you.

Labour's promises of a more left wing agenda evaporate. For most of Burnham's time as PM, the Commons has been in recess. It reopens on Monday and already the right wing U turns are piling up thick and fast. Meet the new boss - you know the rest. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/m...

Meet the new boss, you know the rest

As sure as night follows day or the Labour branch office in Scotland is unwilling to learn from its repeated electoral kickings, the Labour party at Westminster is equally unwilling to change, retr…

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Labour has such a weird interpretation of democracy... "I'm here to listen..." but I'll veto what you want. It's an unsustainable position, as UK democratic consensus disappears rapidly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andy Burnham says a united Ireland poll is 'off the table' during first NI visit

Andy Burnham said "we need to fix the things right in front of us in the here and now".

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"Andy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations". Just like Starmer before him, he promises so much to gain the party leadership (and position of PM as a result) but immediately u-turns when he's successful. Who in Labour still has principles?

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3w ago

So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Our rapid disillusionment with political leaders is treated by much of the media as some kind of pathology. But what I see is these leaders backtracking on their promises, dashing people's hopes and serving the ultra-rich ahead of the rest of the population. Why wouldn't we be disillusioned?

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3w ago

So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yet another poll showing a majority for Scottish self-determination. This despite poll-weighting that favours the unionist side. #YouYesYet

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

Scotland would vote for independence in a fresh referendum – and the vast majority of the country backs more powers for Holyrood, new polling has found 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

British "democracy" is an empty husk, hollowed out by a grossly unrepresentative voting system and mega-donors who have captured the political class. Now in power, Burnham has scrapped a commitment to electoral reform and is ditching a pledge to cap political donations. 🤔

So funny how quickly, regularly, and totally successive Labour leaders do this. Whether it's buckling under lobbyist pressure, being bought, or simply cynically shedding pledges they were never intending on delivering on in the first place, you can just observe it happening in real time

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors

If the UK Labour Government are unable to influence energy costs, then why did they promise lower energy bills ahead of the last General Election? Either incompetent or deceitful, whichever one it is, it’s a slap in the face for voters. #EnergyCap

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3w ago

UK household energy price cap to rise by 4% from October ft.trib.al/JK3AbmD

Labour promised to lower your energy bills, but it was just confirmed they are rising again - for the seventh time under this UK Labour government. Enough is enough. It’s Scotland’s energy, and it’s time to put it into Scotland’s hands.

The audio equivalent of the Sunday Post combined with wall to wall anti-Scottish propaganda. Fronted by the odious dinosaur Martin Geissler who thinks a man needs to ask a woman’s father for her hand in marriage. Good riddance!

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

BBC Radio Scotland’s flagship morning show has lost almost 40% of its listeners 👇

Burnham's chief of staff is the right wing Blairite James Purnell whose former employer Flint Global advised Thames Water on regulatory and rescue strategies. This U-turn was always going to happen. www.cityam.com/burnham-shel...

Burnham shelves Thames Water administration plans over costs

Andy Burnham has paused plans to take public control in Thames Water through administration over fears of the cost to taxpayers.

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Did you know? When they ran Glasgow, Labour spent over £2.5m fighting against the equal pay claims of women workers. Here’s how the SNP fixed Labour’s mess. www.snp.org/delivering-e...

Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)