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This is the polling we have on polling day and Professor Jennings is being playful, it is why I always prefer net ratings as they provide context which can drive up tactical voting because Sir Keir Starmer is also the fourth most unpopular politician in the country. Think of it like a football there’s no point scoring three goals in a match (positive ratings) and concede 4 (negative ratings), sometimes it is better to score 2 and concede none. As…

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The cynic in mean thinks the primary reason that Kate Forbes has decided not to run is that no matter who leads the SNP the SNP will suffer a very bad night at the upcoming Westminster election so it is better for John Swinney to take the hit for the potential Scötterdämmerung looming for the SNP rather her. This is the sort of cunning you should expect from somebody who read history at the University of Cambridge. She’s just turned 34…

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Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has become infamous for effectively admitting the photo ID laws for voting were designed to bugger up Labour and their voters. If the Tories were truly concerned about election integrity they would have cracked down on postal voting as well but they didn’t. With a poll published yesterday showing Khan’s lead over Susan Hall down to 10% it only takes some sample variation, differential turnout, and this voter suppression tactic to hand Susan Hall victory under the…

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Given the absolute effort that the Tories have made against Angela Rayner her ratings really haven’t changed, this fits in with my belief that the electorate have given up on listening what the Tories have to say. The scandal such as it is isn’t likely to get pulses racing, it doesn’t get attention in say getting your wife to commit perjury by taking your speeding points or shooting your gay lover’s dog. Even if she hasn’t paid capital gains tax…

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What was expected to be a coronation for John Swinney might become as messy as Edward V’s anticipated coronation with Kate Forbes thinking about standing in this election. As the Ipsos poll shows it Swinney does well with SNP supporters but Forbes does well with the wider public so my hunch is that Swinney will do better with SNP members than Forbes. What should give great succour to supporters of the SNP is that the same Ipsos poll shows ‘Anas…

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The polling above shows why Humza Yousaf had to go, even SNP voters thought he was a duffer. Trailing Anas Sarwar by 51 points on the leadership ratings front indicate a Yousaf led SNP would get shellacked by Labour at the next Holyrood election. What must really sting for Humza Yousaf is that he wanted to make Scotland ‘Tory free’ and yet he trailed Douglas Ross by 20 points on the leadership front. The worry for the SNP is that…

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As we reach the final week of campaigning before the local elections next Thursday, time for a final look at some of the barometer councils where the results may not only set the immediate media tone but give a pointer as to the state of public opinion with an election within the next nine months. I’ve chosen eight councils currently controlled by the Conservatives but there are all-up elections this year due to boundary changes add a level of interest….

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Following Humza Yousaf’s resignation this morning it appears a coronation for John Swinney is the plan for the people that gave us Humza Yousaf. It was clear before Yousaf became First Minister that he was going to be a bit of a useless duffer as First Minister and all the signs that John Swinney might be similarly rubbish based on his previous stint as SNP leader between 2000 and 2004. That said that Ipsos polling from last year might give…

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