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Unless independence campaigners can convince the oldies in the next 3 weeks then YES, surely, is doomed

Unless independence campaigners can convince the oldies in the next 3 weeks then YES, surely, is doomed

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Like in all elections the oldies are crucial A lot has been talked about the gender effect in the September 18th Scottish referendum and today a new Survation poll of pensioners for the Sunday Post highlights the generation battle. Not only are the oldest oldies the most certain to vote they are more than two to one for NO. The charts show the certainty to vote proportions and across the older age ranges as well as their stated voting intentions….

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David Herdson wonders how much we can trust the referendum polls

David Herdson wonders how much we can trust the referendum polls

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From Prof John Curtice's site – WhatScotsThink most recent #indyref poll of polls pic.twitter.com/BVdRwjNQcu — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 22, 2014 How effective are the pollsters with such a one-off event? Knowledge, information and judgement: the past, present and future of effective prediction.  The problem, as far as the Scottish referendum is concerned, is that all three are badly affected by the paucity of precedent.  There have been referendums before, both in Britain and elsewhere, but all have their drawbacks…

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Salmond says he’s ready to put his job on the line and even disband the SNP to help secure a YES vote

Salmond says he’s ready to put his job on the line and even disband the SNP to help secure a YES vote

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Salmond says he'd step down as SNP leader if he thought that would help YES http://t.co/XRpXCGiZil pic.twitter.com/Ojdy5roX6A — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 20, 2014 Just ten days before the first postal ballots arrive In the wake of polling suggesting that Alex Salmond himself might be hurting the YES case it has been made known that the First Minister is saying publicly that if the price of winning independence is his job then he’s ready to step aside. This comes after…

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Even though the last 3 polls have edged a touch to an IndyRef YES the betting is still strongly on NO

Even though the last 3 polls have edged a touch to an IndyRef YES the betting is still strongly on NO

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Apart from a little pre-debate burst the markets remain stable Given the spate of polls over the weekend all showing that YES was edging up I was half-expecting a rally in the YES price on Betfair. It did move a touch but it is now back in the 6.8-7 range which in percentage terms converts to a 14-15% implied probability. The next event that could move things is the BBC TV debate next Monday. Salmond, surely will have learned from…

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Yes hits an all time high with YouGov

Yes hits an all time high with YouGov

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The third poll this weekend shows the momentum is with Yes. With a little over four weeks to go it would appear the momentum is with Yes, as one of the pollsters that has had traditionally had the largest leads for No, shows significant movement towards Yes. CORRECTION New @YouGov /Times #indyref poll changes since Aug 4 Yes 38 % (+3) No 51% (-4) DK 11% (+1) Exc DK's Yes 43% (+3) No 57% (-3) — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) August 17,…

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Indyref polling round up – Could the NHS be what wins it for Yes?

Indyref polling round up – Could the NHS be what wins it for Yes?

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Tonight sees two Indyref polls out. First up Panelbase for Yes Scotland, historically Panelbase have produced some of the smallest No leads. The fieldwork was this week, between the 12th and the 15th, The first question asked was the referendum question, in the past some Panelbase polls have not done this. Correction New Panelbase #indyref poll Changes since last month Yes 42 (+1) No 46 (-2) DK 12 (+1) Exc DK's Yes 48 (+2) No 52 (-2) — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) August…

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Unique all female sample IndyRef poll finds 20% lead for NO

Unique all female sample IndyRef poll finds 20% lead for NO

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New Survation poll of Scotland's women finds big #IndyRef lead for NO pic.twitter.com/dzrn3NLw1s — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 13, 2014 The Survation/Daily Record Scottish women's poll was carried out from Fri – Tues & is first of its kind. After DKs excluded NO 20% ahead — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 13, 2014 The front page of Thursday’s Daily Record is dominated by a new Survation poll confined to Scottish women only. This is the first time such a survey has…

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YouGov’s IndyRef NO lead grows even though the firm’s tweaked its methodology to make it more favourable to YES

YouGov’s IndyRef NO lead grows even though the firm’s tweaked its methodology to make it more favourable to YES

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@MSmithsonPB still not helping 😉 pic.twitter.com/wI2FAzgrUz — Steve Sayers (@stevesayers1) August 11, 2014 New YouGov I#ndyRef poll for Sun has NO lead up 1 NO 55%+1 YES -35% DK 10%-1 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 10, 2014 Excluding don't knows tonight's Sun #IndyRef poll is 61% NO to 39% YES — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 10, 2014 Fieldwork straddled last Tuesday’s Darling-Salmond debate There’s a new IndyRef poll out from YouGov – the firm which has generally been showing bigger NO leads and…

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