The New Fat Scotland 'Thanks for all the Fish' Thread.

Arklight

According to the Scotsman, which I presume knows about Scotsmans, support for independence is bumping along at a mealy mouthed 32%.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/poll-support-for-scottish-independence-at-32-1-4683018

And that's with years of Tory misery and Brexit under the belt. And we're all tightening our belts.

Really this is the thinnest of thin gruel for an indy supporter to smack their lips upon. This is the skinny Christmas turkey that is all gristle and the haggis that the mice have got at.

Thirty two.

Percent.

Shakethedisease

Arklight wrote: »

According to the Scotsman..

Let me stop you right there sweetcheeks. 32% ! behave, or at the very least get yourself a more reliable source to quote from. :rotfl:

Independence support is just about static. But that's what campaigns are for aren't they ? And there's no offical indy campaign running currently. That march though, the fright was palpable in the Scottish media the next day and on Scottish Sunday Politics shows.

Arklight

Sweet Cheeks?

Good grief madam. I do not come here to be insulted. If this is the manner in which the Scots converse maybe it is better if you do have your independence.

antrobus

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Oh I remember how this story goes ! There was a Scottish Labour and Green party shouting till their little faces were blue for an effective ban...

Nicola Sturgeon announced at the SNP conference that "fracking is now banned in Scotland". Weren't you there? Weren't you listening?

As before, you respond with reams of blather and a pretty picture, whilst ignoring the real point and hoping that nobody notices. It's almost as hilarious as the Scottish government's admission that ministerial statements are sometimes nothing more than PR gloss.

antrobus

Shakethedisease wrote: »

Let me stop you right there sweetcheeks. 32% ! behave, or at the very least get yourself a more reliable source to quote from.

It's a report on a survey by pollsters Survation. That's the source. And since Survation were the only polling company that got the result of the 2017 GE more or less right, they are probably a lot more reliable than someone who sinks to the level of a condescending insult such as 'sweetcheeks'

Edit: Survation were also the "most accurate polling company in the Scottish Independence Referendum".

http://survation.com/survation-most-accurate-pollster/

antrobus

Arklight wrote: »

Sweet Cheeks?

Good grief madam. I do not come here to be insulted. If this is the manner in which the Scots converse maybe it is better if you do have your independence.

You got off lightly.

Three blokes from Edinburgh "hurled foul-mouthed taunts" at England rugby union coach Eddie Jones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-44143114

Shakethedisease

antrobus wrote: »

It's a report on a survey by pollsters Survation. That's the source. And since Survation were the only polling company that got the result of the 2017 GE more or less right, they are probably a lot more reliable than someone who sinks to the level of a condescending insult such as 'sweetcheeks'

Edit: Survation were also the "most accurate polling company in the Scottish Independence Referendum".

http://survation.com/survation-most-accurate-pollster/

The last Survation poll was for the Daily Record. 1019 Scottish Adults surveyed between 24th and 28th of Jan 2018. Yes 46% No 54%. It also had tbe SNP winning back 9 seats from the Conservatives including Alex Salmonds old seat in Gordon.

http://survation.com/new-scottish-voting-intention-survation-daily-record/

The Scotsman is a dying print and online newspaper which is getting so desperate that anything concerning independence polls has to be spun and twisted out of all recognition. Sad !

I'll accept both your gracious apologies for getting the 32% thing so wrong. One wouldn't want to be lulling people into a false sense of security with nonsense polling figures. Not, when as you say and point out... Survation has been so accurate.

Arklight

Shakethedisease wrote: »

The last Survation poll was for the Daily Record. 1019 Scottish Adults surveyed between 24th and 28th of Jan 2018. Yes 46% No 54%. It also had tbe SNP winning back 9 seats from the Conservatives including Alex Salmonds old seat in Gordon.

http://survation.com/new-scottish-voting-intention-survation-daily-record/

The Scotsman is a dying print and online newspaper which is getting so desperate that anything concerning independence polls has to be spun and twisted out of all recognition. Sad !

I'll accept both your gracious apologies for getting the 32% thing so wrong. One wouldn't want to be lulling people into a false sense of security with nonsense polling figures. Not, when as you say and point out... Survation has been so accurate.

Dying print and online news source attempts to secure future by ignoring the fact that the majority of its potential readership want independence?

What a scoop!

antrobus

Shakethedisease wrote: »

The last Survation poll was for the Daily Record. 1019 Scottish Adults surveyed between 24th and 28th of Jan 2018. Yes 46% No 54%. It also had tbe SNP winning back 9 seats from the Conservatives including Alex Salmonds old seat in Gordon.

http://survation.com/new-scottish-voting-intention-survation-daily-record/

So now you are saying that a Survation poll is a reliable source.

Make up your mind.:)

Arklight

Shakey is gamely flying the flag for Indy, but I think Scots voting against it in the "once in a lifetime referendum", followed by them voting in a dozen Tory MPs at the last general election was the final two dozen nails in that coffin.