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For whatever reason (probably decades of the media telling you lies), you’ve decided you don’t like Alex Salmond.
You have lost all rational thought. You have no basis upon which to dislike him but “you just do”.
Plus you think there is no smoke without fire even though (2)
You have lost all rational thought. You have no basis upon which to dislike him but “you just do”.
Plus you think there is no smoke without fire even though (2)
(2) the court cases categorically demonstrated both HIS INNOCENCE and the lies of the accusers.
You “just like” Nicola even though her version of Independence is AT LEAST 5+ years away. Even though there is £600k missing.
Even though her husband is obstructing the process. (3)
You “just like” Nicola even though her version of Independence is AT LEAST 5+ years away. Even though there is £600k missing.
Even though her husband is obstructing the process. (3)
(3) and even though she continually states #BothVotesSNP (thereby allowing unionists into our Parliament when that needn’t be the case).
But you “just prefer” Nicola. Why? What has Nicola herself actually done for you? The policies upon which you base your SNP Vote? Who was (4)
But you “just prefer” Nicola. Why? What has Nicola herself actually done for you? The policies upon which you base your SNP Vote? Who was (4)
Look! I understand people can't get it, namely, why on one hand do you express your disappointment that the announcement of alba may cause issues for you, but on the other hand step down to clear the way and then join them?
It's simple. The two are mutually exclusive. I've tried time and time again to explain that I don't make my decisions based on emotion, I make them based on empirical data and what's best for Scotland.
Now would it be good to be offered the opportunity to stand with ALBA now that there's no longer candidates standing for AFI - sure it would. But I very much doubt that would happen.
Deeply saddened by the announcement that Alba intends to stand a candidate in Mid-Scotland and Fife. As you all know, I was planning to stand as an independent so that, if necessary, a plan B on #PeoplesAS30 could be enacted. I gave up that independence to work cooperatively....
....with other yes supporters to #MaxTheYes at the same time. The announcement today by @AlexSalmond may have just killed the #PeoplesAS30 plan B.
Fair game to a pro-independence party standing, I'm just saddened at the fact that they have the likes of @ChrisMcEleny standing who knows the #PeoplesAS30 give credence to his plan B, just as much as it does for a referendum without Section 30.
Something I am seeing with regularity now is "I'm voting SNP 1/2 in the hope that they MIGHT get a majority". This statement genuinely knocks the wind out of me, and let me be clear, I am not criticising the people saying it. I'm criticising the PR guys at the SNP for...
...perpetuating the myth when they know that SNP1/2 just does not work.
And many will say: "but martin, the reason the SNP lost a majority in 2016 was that people didn't all vote SNP in both lists"...and that I am afraid to say is also false.
And many will say: "but martin, the reason the SNP lost a majority in 2016 was that people didn't all vote SNP in both lists"...and that I am afraid to say is also false.
The reason the SNP didn't get a majority in 2016 was because of the 2014 referendum and because the ass has fallen out of labour in Scotland. (No! I am not kidding).
The game of 'just half'.
We've seen the ISP's house of cards is entirely built on the expectation of 'just 15%' of the SNP vote.
And the widely shared video below promising oodles of list party seats on 'just 50%' of the SNP vote....
We've seen the ISP's house of cards is entirely built on the expectation of 'just 15%' of the SNP vote.
And the widely shared video below promising oodles of list party seats on 'just 50%' of the SNP vote....
Well if list party devotees can indulge in 'fantasy politics', let's try some of our own.
We know over 40% of Labour voters support independence.
How would the SNP fare is 'just 40%' of the Labour vote (those indy supporters) voted for the party of independence?
7 extra seats!
We know over 40% of Labour voters support independence.
How would the SNP fare is 'just 40%' of the Labour vote (those indy supporters) voted for the party of independence?
7 extra seats!
How would indy bloc do if same % went not from Lab to SNP, but SNP split betw AFI & ISP?
3 SNP seats taken by Lab & LD.
Perhaps AFI & ISP would be better trying to persuade indy supporting Lab voters to switch to SNP than trying to take SNP votes?
It's about #MaxTheYes, right?
3 SNP seats taken by Lab & LD.
Perhaps AFI & ISP would be better trying to persuade indy supporting Lab voters to switch to SNP than trying to take SNP votes?
It's about #MaxTheYes, right?
This is so full of erroneous statements and assumptions. ‘The issue of the vital list vote needs to be discussed & debated until a consensus is reached.’ Sadly, there’s been too much uninformed discussion and a total failure to look at what modelling the data predicts.
To state that the SNP can’t win any more list seats is false: if it’s percentage goes up, so will the list seats: the reason there were only 4 in 2016 was because the list was 5% below the constituency %. If they matched, the SNP would have doubled it’s list seats.
To state SNP can’t win in Glasgow is false. Latest Panelbase poll predicts seats in Glasgow and Central (YouGov poll has SNP on two seats in Central). If there’s enough defection of SNP votes to list parties, those SNP seats will go to Labour instead (as well as H&I seat to LDs).
Well done to @Yes_Kirriemuir and @thecommongreen for this event, and for making it available on YouTube.
So much misinformation about the AMS list vote is making the rounds on social media, and the YES movement desperately needs informed voices to separate fact from fantasy.
So much misinformation about the AMS list vote is making the rounds on social media, and the YES movement desperately needs informed voices to separate fact from fantasy.
Dr Craig Dalzell provides an interesting synopsis of the history of electoral systems used in Scotland, with the pros and cons of each: from the easy, but unproportional First Past The Post, to the Additional Member System (AMS) used for elections to the Scottish Parliament.
He points out that despite later claims to the contrary, the AMS system with its regional lists, was in fact primarily to counter fears of further Labour dominance (and not to prevent SNP majorities - at the time, of course, the SNP had but a handful of Westminster MPs).
