Polling and Projections
Survation, 2nd-7th of September 2020
A fourth poll from a different agency in a row sees the SNP maintain a commanding lead, but the first Labour lead in seats versus the Conservatives in nearly two years. […]
Westminster
Polling and Projections
YouGov, 6th-10th August 2020
Scottish polling seems to have settled into a roughly monthly rhythm at the moment, though after months of Panelbase polls it’s nice to have a bit of a change with a YouGov. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 30th June – 3rd July 2020
Panelbase, with these prolific polls you are really spoiling us! The third month in a row with a Panelbase, whilst YouGov and Survation have ended up very quiet. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 1st-5th June 2020
Scotland’s most prolific pollster, Panelbase, is back back back again. This one follows exactly a month after their last, covering the 1st to the 5th of June. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 1st-5th May 2020
Apologies for the delay in this full analysis of the third Panelbase poll of the year. Full tables haven’t been available! […]
Polling and Projections
YouGov, 24th-27th April 2020
The SSP thing is a weird YouGov blip, everyone, behave yourselves. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 24th-26th Mar 2020
Much of our lives may be on hold as the globe grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, but in this time of great uncertainty we can at least rely on there being yet another Panelbase poll. […]
Polling and Projections
2019 in Review: All the Parliaments
It’s been a dramatic year in politics in the UK, and even going back to the start of the year feels like a completely different world. […]
UK GE 2019
GE19 – The Difference a Boundary Makes
I’m back with one final GE19 post, this time on the effect of prospective new Scottish Westminster boundaries. Whether these boundaries are the ones we end up with for the next election or not, they are a reminder of the fundamentally undemocratic nature of FPTP. […]
Proportional Representation
Long Read – Ballot Box Britain: GE 2019 Under PR
Having worked out a simple PR model for the 2017 election just before GE19, it was easy to slot the numbers from this year in too. In an election notable for its tactical voting and heavily distorted result, I imagine a possible alternative to Westminster’s antiquated, unfair and fundamentally undemocratic voting system. […]