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James Kelly

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Pro-independence blogger at 'Scot Goes Pop!', one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs. Member of the SNP's Policy Development Committee. Email: icehouse.250@gmail.com

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Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser Β is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final oneΒ  HERE ) and it's already p...

Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos -

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11.12.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser Β is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final oneΒ  HERE ) and it's already p...

Pro-independence parties on course for their BIGGEST EVER majority of seats in the Holyrood election, says CHRISTMAS CRACKER of a poll from "gold standard" firm Ipsos -

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11.12.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ipsos poll puts support for independence at 52% - and says it will go higher if Farage is PM Should Scotland be an independent country?Β  (Ipsos / STV) Yes 52% No 48% I have an analysis piece about this poll at The National, which you...

Ipsos poll puts support for independence at 52% - and says it will go higher if Farage is PM:

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10.12.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Eurovision and Israel: No More Hiding Places For The BBC Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser Β is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final oneΒ  HERE ) and it's already p...

Eurovision and Israel: No More Hiding Places For The BBC -

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09.12.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Nigel Farage's rant about the native languages of Glasgow school pupils reveals Reform UK to be a FAR-RIGHT party Today's video commentary below is in two parts.Β  Firstly, I look at how Nigel Farage's complaint that almost one-third of Glasgow school pup...

Nigel Farage's rant about the native languages of Glasgow school pupils reveals Reform UK to be a FAR-RIGHT party -

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06.12.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum "carries little weight", how can there by any remaining argument against a de facto indyref? Stephen Flynn has said that Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum in the event of an SNP overall majority "carries little w...

If Rachel Reeves' rejection of an independence referendum "carries little weight", how can there by any remaining argument against a de facto indyref? -

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04.12.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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"Utterly dominant": SNP soar to almost 40% support in latest Scottish subsample from YouGov *Β  *Β  * Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE ) and it's al...

"Utterly dominant": SNP soar to almost 40% support in latest Scottish subsample from YouGov -

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03.12.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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STUNNING YouGov polling confirms SNP are far more popular with voters in Scotland than *any* of the London parties are with UK voters * .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you'd...

STUNNING YouGov polling confirms SNP are far more popular with voters in Scotland than *any* of the London parties are with UK voters -

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30.11.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Rachel Reeves confirms Scotland is in a FORCED union with England, not a voluntary one. She claims there is literally NO democratic path to independence. So is this a material change ... * .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you'd...

IT'S OFFICIAL: Rachel Reeves confirms Scotland is in a FORCED union with England. She claims there is literally NO democratic path to independence. So is this a material change of circumstances that should lead to the SNP strategy being revisited? -

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28.11.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Does the Alba Party's "princess" Shannon Cullen regret her ill-judged association with far-right agitator Craig Houston, now that he's been whipping up racial hatred outside a primary school? In a way it's ironic that the Alba Party have become so vehemently anti-monarchy, because they certainly believe in the principle of Royal F...

Does the Alba Party's "princess" Shannon Cullen regret her ill-judged association with far-right agitator Craig Houston, now that he's been whipping up racial hatred outside a primary school? -

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27.11.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Landmark YouGov poll shows how SNP could win independence by holding the balance of power in London * .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you...

Landmark YouGov poll shows how SNP could win independence by holding the balance of power in London -

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26.11.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotland becoming a "YouGov democracy" is not the road to independence * .* .* With just over one month of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you...

Scotland becoming a "YouGov democracy" is not the road to independence -

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25.11.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Nothing succeeds like secession Just a quick note to let you know I am one of the interviewees in Dani Garavelli's Radio 4 documentary If At First You Don't Secede... , whi...

Nothing succeeds like secession -

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24.11.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"War is not a Hollywood movie. Living, breathing people are the ones who must be saved." Iuliia Mendel on Twitter: "Every subsequent deal for Ukraine will only be worse β€” because we are losing. We are losing people, territory, an...

"War is not a Hollywood movie. Living, breathing people are the ones who must be saved." -

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23.11.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My response to Chris McEleny's allegation that I defamed him in reference to his role in the 2023 Alba vote-rigging scandal (the short answer is: no I didn't) I received an unsolicited email out of the blue a few hours ago from the Alba Party's disgraced former General Secretary, Chris McEleny, who...

My response to Chris McEleny's allegation that I defamed him in reference to his role in the 2023 Alba vote-rigging scandal (the short answer is: no I didn't) -

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22.11.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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21.11.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
BREAKING: Stew ducks the debate - it turns out he's NOT a Charlie Kirk type after all and doesn't believe in debating his political opponents - his claim after Kirk's death to have never run away from... After issuing my video debate challenge to controversial blogger Stuart "Stew" Campbell, I said this:Β  "Please do let me know your thrillin...

BREAKING: Stew ducks the debate - it turns out he's NOT a Charlie Kirk type after all and doesn't believe in debating his political opponents - WELL THAT'S A SURPRISE NONE OF US SAW THAT COMING DID WE:

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21.11.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A challenge to Stew: you claim to be a debate-loving Charlie Kirk type, so it's time to put up or shut up. It's time for a debate on video. No more excuses: let's set a time, agree on a neutral mode... Stew on Twitter: "Ultimately this Bindel-Webberley thing is like when I foolishly tried to engage in a debate with James Kelly. Just like hi...

A challenge to Stew: you claim to be a debate-loving Charlie Kirk type, so it's time to put up or shut up. It's time for a debate on video. No more excuses: let's set a time, agree on a neutral moderator if required, and let's get this done -

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21.11.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: the ego has landed If the history books even bother telling the story of how the Alba Party died, their verdict will probably be a paradoxical one: that the pa...

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: the ego has landed -

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20.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18th November 2025: WHAT A NIGHT to be Scottish, as the SNP rack up yet ANOTHER double-digit lead in a YouGov subsample As you may have seen, The National actually contacted YouGov and asked them for a reaction to my video from Monday, in which I pointed out ...

18th November 2025: WHAT A NIGHT to be Scottish, as the SNP rack up yet ANOTHER double-digit lead in a YouGov subsample -

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19.11.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Support for independence SURGED in "secret YouGov poll in September" - so why were we kept in the dark? * .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If yo...

Support for independence SURGED in "secret YouGov poll in September" - so why were we kept in the dark? -

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17.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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There is a YES MAJORITY in the average of all Scottish independence polls conducted in 2025 so far * .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you'...

There is a YES MAJORITY in the average of all Scottish independence polls conducted in 2025 so far -

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17.11.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Uncharted territory as party in favour of Scottish independence takes second place in GB-wide poll * .* .* With less than two months of the year left to go, the Β  2025 Scot Goes Pop fundraiser Β is still short of its target figure.Β  If you'...

Uncharted territory as party in favour of Scottish independence takes second place in GB-wide poll -

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14.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's build a wall, and put Nigel Farage on the other side of it You've got to admit, I'm on a roll with these.

Let's build a wall, and put Nigel Farage on the other side of it -

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13.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why independence would save money for HARD-WORKING SCOTTISH TAXPAYERS I hope you appreciate these, because it took about fifteen attempts before Grok gave me versions with only minimal spelling mistakes.Β  And y...

Why independence would save money for HARD-WORKING SCOTTISH TAXPAYERS -

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13.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Alba Party angrily denies allegations it has illegally nominated by-election candidates - but does the denial raise more questions than answers? As you may have seen on The National's website, the Alba Party is belatedly now a McEleny-free zone.Β  A whole six months after his expulsion...

The Alba Party angrily denies allegations it has illegally nominated by-election candidates - but does the denial raise more questions than answers? -

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10.11.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the Believe in Scotland plan to win independence could be a GAME-CHANGER When I first heard in vague terms what was in the new Believe in Scotland plan to win independence, I was sceptical, and I expected to be ev...

Why the Believe in Scotland plan to win independence could be a GAME-CHANGER -

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10.11.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are Labour quite sure there are no downsides to going all in on being the party of radiation?

Are Labour quite sure there are no downsides to going all in on being the party of radiation? -

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09.11.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A response to Alba man Jim Cassidy's rather cowardly personal attack This is a blogpost I've been meaning to write for a little while, and as my previous post contained yet more allegations about sleaze in the...

A response to Alba man Jim Cassidy's rather cowardly personal attack -

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08.11.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Alba Sleaze Update: Party insider makes explosive allegation that every single Alba local by-election candidate since McEleny's downfall has been nominated illegitimately In my earlier post about theΒ Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages by-election , I suggested that the fact that Alba were even able to put f...

Alba Sleaze Update: Party insider makes explosive allegation that every single Alba local by-election candidate since McEleny's downfall has been nominated illegitimately -

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07.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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