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Saturday, 30 December 2023

Coming out on top



Humza Yousaf says SNP can ‘come out on top’ in general election

First Minister Humza Yousaf said he is confident the SNP can “come out on top” in the forthcoming Westminster general election – despite a polling expert warning that the current leader is “nothing like as popular” with voters as his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon was.

Professor Sir John Curtice said that meant Labour could make “significant progress” in Scoltand when the election, which is almost certain to take place in 2024, is held.

The polling expert said: “The SNP are no longer dominating the support of those who are in favour of independence, some of them are now saying they’re going to vote Labour.”

…so difficult is it for a radically dishonest man to realize that his is not the usual and normal state of mind.

R. Austin Freeman - Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes (1933)

2 comments:

Sam Vega said...

the current leader is “nothing like as popular” with voters as his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon was.

Crikey! I know I move in restricted company, but I never heard Sturgeon mentioned except in terms of vicious hatred. Especially from Scots, which is all that matters.

A K Haart said...

Sam - yes, “nothing like as popular” seems to be code for "loathed on a level previously thought to be impossible".