2016 Holyrood Election Thread: polling, coverage, issues.

[danny la rouge]

Ftom the Daily Record political editor.

David Clegg‏ @davieclegg

I took a picture of Nicola being pictured holding The Sun if that helps clear anything up...
2 May 2016, 00:09:14

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[The Boy]

No Labour constituency seats in Glasgow by the sounds of it.

 

[danny la rouge]

No Labour constituency seats in Glasgow by the sounds of it.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[gosub]

More interested in turnout

 

[danny la rouge]

More interested in turnout

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[gosub]

That adds credibility to Holyrood

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[danny la rouge]

That adds credibility to Holyrood

You mean it does or it doesn't?

Top end is only 5 points behind Westminster UK wide turnout last year (in recent years Wm turnouts have been even lower). Surely the most you can say is that an SNP win was widely thought to be a foregone conclusion, so people didn't see the need/point in turning out?

 

[gosub]

It does. Even without full powers there is democratic investment in the institution.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[redsquirrel]

How long before we have comments on why Labour's death is down to Corbyn. Couple of hours max IMO.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[gosub]

How long before we have comments on why Labour's death is down to Corbyn. Couple of hours max IMO.

his hostage to fortune is the English council elections where he said they won't lose seats

 

[Sue]

How long before we have comments on why Labour's death is down to Corbyn. Couple of hours max IMO.

And as if on cue on the BBC results programme...

Eta Sarah Smith sensible enough to say she reckoned it had little to do with Corbyn in response to the 'how much is Corbyn to blame' question.

 

[gosub]

You mean it does or it doesn't?

Top end is only 5 points behind Westminster UK wide turnout last year (in recent years Wm turnouts have been even lower). Surely the most you can say is that an SNP win was widely thought to be a foregone conclusion, so people didn't see the need/point in turning out?

Sorry, off the horrible tapatalk. First election post referendum, chnaces are it could have been like current EUro Parliament (where UKIP is the largest party)- turnout counts. Though 45% dangers with that lot, if the estabishment handle the EU referendum badly (can they do anything well?)

 

[danny la rouge]

How long before we have comments on why Labour's death is down to Corbyn. Couple of hours max IMO.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[redsquirrel]

Bit too optimistic in my predictions. Just laughable, I mean whatever Corbyn's flaws you'd have to be a truly brain died moron to place the blame on him for Labour's troubles in Scotland.

Fingers crossed, please Orcadians don't let us down.

 

[Sue]

Carmichael fallout hopefully.

 

[The Boy]

The guy on BBC Scotland ATM. I'm not even sure if he's labour or Tory he's putting the boot into Corbyn so hard

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[danny la rouge]

The guy on BBC Scotland ATM. I'm not even sure if he's labour or Tory he's putting the boot into Corbyn so hard

Thomas Docherty.

 

[danny la rouge]

"Self immolation for dummies".

 

[The Boy]

SNP reckon they've taken 55% at rurherglen

 

[redsquirrel]

"Self immolation for dummies".

As opposed to the well thought out strategy of supporting the Tories in the referendum, that wasn't a self-inflicted wound at all.