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Kate Forbes tells @reformscotland she would 'look again' at plans for National Care Service if she was First Minister.

SNP leadership contender @_KateForbes says it needs confidence of unions, experts and Parliament to work - and clearly doesn't have this
SNP leadership contender @_KateForbes says she would be 'open' to taking Scotland back into international education league tables.

She tells @reformscotland she's keen to have access to more data, and isn't sure why Scotland left international comparisons
Kate Forbes says there would be a 'change in tone' in how the Scottish Government approaches the oil and gas industry if she became first minister.

SNP leadership contender @_KateForbes tells @reformscotland the fossil fuels sector 'should not be thrown to the wind'
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My latest 'investigation' into poll weightings has found some interesting insights into Yougov #Indyref2 polls. Yougov seem to have fallen asleep at the polling wheel in April 2019, only to awake nearly 4 years later realising demographic change was afoot. (1/3) Image
In November 2022 (probably after a nudge from the Scottish Election Study) they realised that those darned electors had been sneakily ageing and upped the New voter share by 5 points. (2/3) Image
Then in December 22 they seem to have gone completely off-piste: upped the New voter figure by another 3 points and abandoned their 2014 #Indyref weighting - meaning a record low No weighting of 40%. Not surprisingly this led to a record Yes figure of 47% in that poll. (3/3) Image
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@AlbaParty @TasminaSheikh apologises for the late start which was necessary to enable extra seating for the increased numbers keen to hear @AlexSalmond on #ScotlandsWayForward
@AlbaParty @TasminaSheikh @AlexSalmond 1. A constitutional convention provides legitimacy as has been recognised internationally
@AlbaParty @TasminaSheikh @AlexSalmond 2. A s30 remains possible; in its absence Holyrood can hold a referendum on whether 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 should have the power to hold #indyref2
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As promised my yarn on Shirley Anne Somerville from 2014. I worked on the Yes Scotland Media desk and was responsible for all broadcast bids, neither the two old Fleet St lads or Salmond's right hand man Kevin J Pringle could be bothered with all the logistics/
that you're required to deal with on top of securing an interview. From early August 2014 I was being asked by the big broadcasters, BBC, Sky, ITV where the post vote 'party' was taking place for Yes, they need to know well in advance so they can ensure they have the right rig/
For the life of me I could not find out Blair Jenkins claimed not to know, hmm, anyway nobody was telling me. Better Together made public their Glasgow hotel venue well in advance of course. We get to late August, still no info. As well as the 60 or so interview bids/
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