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Latest Ipsos-MORI poll
Yesterday evening saw Ipsos MORI publish their latest poll in association with STV. It was Ipsos MORI’s first poll in three months. Their polling, which took place last week saw Yes stand on 36% (+4...
View ArticleIpsos MORI latest Scottish Public Opinion Monitor
Ipsos MORI followed up their #indyref voting intentions poll with their latest Scottish Public Opinion Monitor. Asking voters how they’d vote in the next Scottish Parliamentary election, the vote was...
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TNS-BRMB and Survation polls analysis
We’ve had two polls published this week. The first, by TNS-BRMB showed no change in support for both sides. The second, was the latest monthly joint poll between Survation, Daily Record and Better...
View ArticleJuly poll from YouGov
Pinch, punch, first of the month and following a lengthy absence we have another #indyref poll. This time the Times have commissioned another YouGov poll. You may remember the last poll was also...
View ArticleTNS BMRB new poll
Another weekend and another poll for us at ScotlandVotes to examine. This weekend’s poll came from TNS BMRB and was commissioned by Sir Tom Hunter’s ScotlandSeptember18 website. This is the second poll...
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Weekend polls
We had two polls published over the weekend, a Survation poll on Friday and Sunday saw the latest ICM polling published in the Scotland on Sunday. The details for the Survation poll are: Yes — 41% (+2)...
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The last 24 hours
It’s certainly been an interesting last 24 hours in the independence referendum. Before the first televised debate between Alastair Darling and Alex Salmond, Ipsos MORI published their latest poll in...
View Article45 in 2014
Today saw the latest YouGov poll for The Times. Its publication, with just a month to go in the referendum, marked the 45th different poll published on Scottish independence in 2014. The results of...
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Why Darling & Salmond should take on the Ice Bucket Challenge
So James McAvoy has challenged Alex Salmond and Alastair Darling to take part in the bucket challenge. But just weeks away from the #indyref should they take part? THE CONS There are those who believe...
View ArticleReview: Salmond vs. Darling Part 2
The Salmond vs Darling second television encounter leaves the debate finely balanced says Weber Shandwick Scotland‘s Public Affairs Director Conor Magowan The war rages on for another three weeks. I...
View ArticleAre #electionselfie’s illegal?
It’s being claimed that posting pictures of completed Scottish Referendum postal voting papers is illegal. Guess what? It isn’t. But… you knew there would be a but… We contacted the Electoral...
View ArticleDemocracy in a digital age
There’s been some tizzy over the last few days about people posting and sharing pictures online of selfies not only of ballot papers but filled in postal votes. Some say you should be jailed for it,...
View ArticleYouGov shows #IndyRef tightening
The latest #indyref poll was published last night. A joint YouGov poll for the The Sun and The Times revealed the latest prediction: Yes — 42% (+4) No — 48% (-3) Don’t Know — 10% (-1) Clearly, there...
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The Wide Open Race
Niki Birrell examines a frenetic few days on the #indyref campaign trail Anyone who’s just returned after a long weekend away without access to the TV or internet would be forgiven for wondering how on...
View ArticleHow to take the perfect #indyref polling station selfie
There’s been huge rows over people taking #indyref voting selfies - and we got the definitive answer on the legality of it from the Electoral Commission - but what if you want to take a selfie in the...
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Salmond resigns
Salmond to step down as FM and SNP leader In an unexpected move, Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond has announced his intention to step down from both positions following today’s...
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They did it their way: The last hour of #indyref with YesScotland Digital Team
“It feels like a cup final,” said Stewart Kirkpatrick, Yes Scotland’s Head of Digital but there was no crowing behind the fact: if anything, the Hibernian supporter knew exactly what that could mean....
View ArticleBoyack vs ?? for Scottish Labour leader
It’s been almost four days since Johann Lamont resigned as Scottish Labour leader and, in the intervening time, no one rushed to put their name forward for the role. Rather we’ve seen the opposite with...
View ArticleThe Smith Commission
The ten political party nominees and Lord Smith met for the first time yesterday in Edinburgh as the Smith Commission process continues apace. Lord Smith called the meeting “constructive”. The session...
View ArticleYouGov polling: High profile MPs to go?
The latest YouGov polling on Westminster voting intentions in Scotland is revealing. The results are: SNP — 42% Labour — 27% Conservatives — 17% Liberal Democrats — 5% Greens — 4% UKIP — 4% The sample...
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