James Kelly

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Whoever is elected SNP leader on Monday will definitely become the new First Minister - that's a simple fact that people need to start accepting
25th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 37 views
New Ipsos poll shows Humza Yousaf's net approval rating has now slumped to - 20, well behind both Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer - pointing to potential disaster for the SNP if Yousaf leads them into the next Westminster and Holyrood elections
23rd Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 36 views
Is there ANY way the SNP could win the 2026 Holyrood election with a leader as unpopular as Humza Yousaf?
21st Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 45 views
Tories cut Labour's Britain - wide lead to just 10 points in new poll - the lowest since Liz Truss was Prime Minister
20th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 15 views
Installing a continuity leader in this scenario would be a disaster the SNP might never recover from - the solution is for Yousaf to make a dignified withdrawal and for his supporters to make their peace with Kate Forbes
19th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 39 views
There is nothing remotely unusual about someone standing as a candidate in an election process they have concerns about - in general, participating in flawed elections is the only way to bring about change
18th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 22 views
Is Alba on course for a list seat in the north - east?
16th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 33 views
The first polling information about second preferences is extremely bad for Humza Yousaf - but extremely good for both Kate Forbes and Ash Regan
15th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 26 views
The Liz Truss episode is a warning from (recent) history for the SNP - you don't have the luxury of installing a leader as unpopular as Humza Yousaf and then fixing the mistake later, because by that point the damage may be too great for the leader that follows him to repair
15th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 21 views
Remember, Ash Regan supporters, it's vitally important to use your second preference vote, and it's a totally risk - free thing to do - here's a quick reminder of how the voting system works
14th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 17 views
Yousaf appears to have spent half the Sky News debate telling blatant lies about opinion poll results - in fact, the new YouGov / Sky News poll has Kate Forbes ahead of him among SNP voters on several key questions
13th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 28 views
More catastrophic polling numbers for Humza Yousaf as YouGov finds, by a 2 - 1 margin, voters think Yousaf is "weak", "incompetent" and "untrustworthy" - while the same poll finds Kate Forbes is considered "strong", "competent" and "trustworthy"
13th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 24 views
Ash Regan 1, Kate Forbes 2 : That, for what it's worth, is my recommendation of how to vote in the SNP leadership election
12th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 41 views
EXCLUSIVE SCOT GOES POP / PANELBASE POLL: Kate Forbes dramatically increases her lead with the general public in a poll conducted almost entirely AFTER the landmark STV debate on Tuesday - she also leads among SNP and Yes voters
11th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 32 views
VIDEO PREVIEW: Scot Goes Pop poll on SNP leadership election incoming
11th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 8 views
EXCLUSIVE SCOT GOES POP / FIND OUT NOW POLL: Sensational result finds majority of voters in Scotland would now vote Yes to independence - plus a major boost for Ash Regan's campaign pitch as the vast majority of SNP voters agree that a 50% + 1 victory in a scheduled election would represent a democratic mandate for independence
10th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 21 views
VIDEO PREVIEW of the new Scot Goes Pop opinion poll on independence - results will be released later tonight
10th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 24 views
Kate Forbes has an astounding *40 - point lead* over Humza Yousaf on net approval ratings among No voters from 2014. If we're going to be daft enough to impose "sustained supermajority" requirements on ourselves, let's get real: Kate Forbes may be able to reach out and build that supermajority, but Humza Yousaf simply cannot
10th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 37 views
"Neutrality" is in the eye of the beholder
9th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 32 views
"We Want Kate!": New Ipsos poll contributes considerably to the cacophony of the public's pro - Kate clamour
9th Mar 2023 - Scot goes Pop! - 29 views