Scotland: A polarised polity

As much as I hate to see it, Scotland is a polarised country now. No matter where you look whether it’s Twitter spats between Cybernats and authors or news stories about job losses, Scotland is split into two camps. The image above is a snapshot from YouGov’s latest Scottish poll about independence versus party support. You don’t need to be a professional psephologist to figure out that there is a chasm between the parties here and when you look at the party’s support figures it’s clear — Read more →

State of the Polls: October 2015

With the summer now a distant memory and eyes turning towards what the next era in politics will bring with the new Labour reign of Jeremy Corbyn, opinion polls have been abound in the UK trying to sketch out what the political landscape looks like.  Many polling companies are still reeling from the industry-wide disaster that was the May General Election, but those that have re-entered the fray have made for some interesting results. This month also features the start of polling for next year’s — Read more →