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barcode wrote:One David Murry and Brain souter are backing Alex for a second crack at the wipe

It has been suggested that Brian Souter is a vile homophobe - with more than a murky backstory involving an allegedly gay son (or nephew?) and an allegedly mentally ill sister.

But I cannot confirm if this is true or not.

As he has the means to pay for expensive lawyers, I will merely point to one of the many stories on the subject.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/602714.stm

That said, Souter may have many non-vile reasons to support the SNP, as well as other businessmen.

Aye - for all my Labour pontificating, its true that we all ultimately vote in a way that we feels serves us best. And I think the SNP are currently doing that.

barcode wrote:a second crack at the wipe

Better than having a second wipe of your crack I guess.

Polls have just closed in the Welsh Assembly Referendum. I'm not ashamed to say I voted yes, removing the need for Westminster to fiddle about for two months before passing our laws. Opinion polls suggest low turnout, but amongst those who said they would definitely be voting, the Yes camp had a clear lead in the 60s. Results tomorrow on BBC 2 Wales and S4C.

Alexia wrote:Polls have just closed in the Welsh Assembly Referendum. I'm not ashamed to say I voted yes, removing the need for Westminster to fiddle about for two months before passing our laws. Opinion polls suggest low turnout, but amongst those who said they would definitely be voting, the Yes camp had a clear lead in the 60s. Results tomorrow on BBC 2 Wales and S4C.

Wasn't there alot of people wanting rid of the Assembly a few years ago ?

barcode wrote:

Alexia wrote:Polls have just closed in the Welsh Assembly Referendum. I'm not ashamed to say I voted yes, removing the need for Westminster to fiddle about for two months before passing our laws. Opinion polls suggest low turnout, but amongst those who said they would definitely be voting, the Yes camp had a clear lead in the 60s. Results tomorrow on BBC 2 Wales and S4C.

Wasn't there alot of people wanting rid of the Assembly a few years ago ?

The original referendum in 1999 resulted in a 51-49 split. Since then polls have consistently shown support for the assembly rising.

TNS - BRMB Poll 7-3-2011
Constituency : 44% | 29% | 12% | 11%
Regional : 39% | 29% | 11% | 10% | 6%

ITV Wales / YouGov - 10-3-2011
Constituency : LAB 48% | CON 20% | PLAID 19% | LIB DEM 7% | OTHERS 7%
Regional : LAB 45% | CON 20% | PLAID 18% | LIB DEM 5% | UKIP 5% | GREEN 4% | OTHERS 2%

According to UKPollingReport, this would result (on UNS) with (out of 60 Assembly seats):
LAB 33 | CON 14 | PLAID 10 | LIB DEM 3

The First PBP for the elections with the SNP doing a parody of BBC 1984 "What has the BBC done for us"

I have found a new poll: http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/3285
With the SNP increase there share of the vote over the last one by 8%

POS Poll 13-3-2011
Constituency : 43% | 37% | 11% | 5%
Regional : 44% | 37% | 11% | 4% | 6%

According to Professor John Curtice, elections expert at Strathclyde University, the results mean

Labour 63 seats – up by 17.
SNP : 49 seats, Up by two.
Lib Dems: reduced from the current 16 down to five.
Tories – Down by 5.”

More interesting enough I come across these two other polls:

YouGov/Sunday Times Con/LD Coalition UK Government – Net approval

Rest of South -18
London -19
Midlands/Wales -34
North -41
Scotland -53

Great Britain -30

Nick clegg is more unpopular than David Cameron.

Alexia wrote:

TNS - BRMB Poll 7-3-2011
Constituency : 44% | 29% | 12% | 11%
Regional : 39% | 29% | 11% | 10% | 6%

Surely that's BMRB, not BRMB! Why would a West Midlands based radio station poll that?

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Alexia wrote:

TNS - BRMB Poll 7-3-2011
Constituency : 44% | 29% | 12% | 11%
Regional : 39% | 29% | 11% | 10% | 6%

Surely that's BMRB, not BRMB! Why would a West Midlands based radio station poll that?

That street team are not just there to push flyers and look "cool" y'know.....

Er.. I mean.... well spotted, you win a signed BRMB mug.