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

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Eighty years on from the horrors of Nagasaki, Scotland must redouble its determination to join the international ban on nuclear weapons after independence Today is exactly 80 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki - only the second use of a nuclear weapon in warfare, and also the last to da...

Eighty years on from the horrors of Nagasaki, Scotland must redouble its determination to join the international ban on nuclear weapons after independence -

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09.08.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Controversial Wings blogger boasts it will be "easy" for him to DESTROY the SNP - but he's WRONG A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs.

Controversial Wings blogger boasts it will be "easy" for him to DESTROY the SNP - but he's WRONG:

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08.08.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's why the independence plan of the "SNP rebels" is MORE workable than John Swinney's own plan I suppose on some level you have to admire the chutzpah of John Swinney, winner of the coveted 100% rating in the 2025 Guide To The World's ...

Here's why the independence plan of the "SNP rebels" is MORE workable than John Swinney's own plan -

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06.08.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Triumphant SNP romp to 24-point lead over Labour in epic YouGov crossbreak For today's YouTube commentary, I bring you the results of the weekly GB-wide poll from YouGov, which are unusually good for the SNP on the ...

Triumphant SNP romp to 24-point lead over Labour in epic YouGov crossbreak -

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05.08.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kate Forbes' departure feels like a setback for the SNP and for independence - but can someone seize the moment and transform it into an opportunity? Today's YouTube commentary is of course about the shock news that Kate Forbes, who would have been one of the two clear frontrunners to succ...

Kate Forbes' departure feels like a setback for the SNP and for independence - but can someone seize the moment and transform it into an opportunity?:

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04.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Should the State of Palestine possess an independent nuclear deterrent? Tonight's YouTube commentary is a sort of challenge to the minority of Scot Goes Pop readers who I discovered a few months ago actually beli...

Should the State of Palestine possess an independent nuclear deterrent? -

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04.08.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"This doesn't make sense!" x 12: My reaction to the full text of John Swinney's independence strategy motion For today's YouTube commentary (which as a thrilling experiment is in actual video form!), I look at the full text of John Swinney's propose...

"This doesn't make sense!" x 12: My reaction to the full text of John Swinney's independence strategy motion -

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02.08.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's why Keir Starmer will be in BIG trouble if he ever goes to PARAGUAY Today's YouTube commentary is about the dramatic revelation, breathlessly reported by The Times and other media outlets, that a group of "em...

Here's why Keir Starmer will be in BIG trouble if he ever goes to PARAGUAY -

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01.08.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Campbell has now openly stated that the goal of his "tactical voting" advice is the total destruction of the SNP - a goal that is so obviously unachievable that it suggests a total loss of rationality... Stuart "Stew" Campbell has posted yet another article demanding that SNP supporters should vote tactically against their party on the list b...

Campbell has now stated that the goal of his "tactical voting" advice is the destruction of the SNP- a goal that is so obviously unachievable that it suggests a total loss of rationality. The issue is therefore no longer arithmetical - it's psychological:

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30.07.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Starmer was dragged kicking and screaming into doing it by Macron and by Labour MPs...but his recognition of the State of Palestine will change EVERYTHING My latest YouTube commentary is about the concrete differences that will be made by the widespread international recognition of the State of...

Starmer was dragged kicking and screaming into doing it by Macron and by Labour MPs...but his recognition of the State of Palestine will change EVERYTHING -

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29.07.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNP jubilation as they remain dominant in latest cosmic crossbreak from YouGov For today's YouTube commentary, I have all the details from the latest weekly YouGov poll of GB-wide voting intentions - which shows Reform ...

SNP jubilation as they remain dominant in latest cosmic crossbreak from YouGov -

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29.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I say this with tremendous regret...but John Swinney's new roadmap for independence is a false prospectus, it's a dead end, and it will need to be completely changed if independence is ever to be achi... Today's YouTube commentary is my reaction to John Swinney's unexpected declaration that an independence referendum can only happen if the SN...

I say this with tremendous regret...but John Swinney's new roadmap for independence is a false prospectus, it's a dead end, and it will need to be completely changed if independence is ever to be achieved -

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28.07.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the new Corbyn / Sultana party should back proportional representation For today's YouTube commentary, I discuss why the new left-wing party being formed by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana should embrace proport...

Why the new Corbyn / Sultana party should back proportional representation -

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27.07.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Mhairi Black's departure from the SNP reveals about the "broad church" paradox A few people have been asking me for my thoughts on Mhairi Black's decision to leave the SNP, so that's the subject of today's YouTube comme...

What Mhairi Black's departure from the SNP reveals about the "broad church" paradox -

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26.07.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They didn't tell us about THAT one! The "secret" YouGov poll showing a surge in support for independence Thanks to Paul Kirkwood on Twitter for directing me towards YouGov polling data from June that I wasn't previously aware of.Β  That's the sub...

They didn't tell us about THAT one! The "secret" YouGov poll showing a surge in support for independence -

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26.07.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new Jeremy Corbyn / Zarah Sultana party: what will be called, how popular will it be, and will it help to deliver Scottish independence? For tonight's audio commentary, I turn my attention to the 'soft launch' of the new Jeremy Corbyn / Zarah Sultana radical left party.Β  You c...

The new Jeremy Corbyn / Zarah Sultana party: what will be called, how popular will it be, and will it help to deliver Scottish independence? -

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25.07.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Astonishing poll shows big support in England for Scottish independence - plus Labour is totally at odds with its own voters on Gaza I said in my fundraising post earlier that I was planning to start posting regular audio content, as a kind of transitional step to allow me...

Astonishing poll shows big support in England for Scottish independence - plus Labour is totally at odds with its own voters on Gaza:

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24.07.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, you are suggesting precisely what I said you were suggesting. You give the game away by saying the party should not stand on both the constituency and the list. Yes, that would be a cheat. Yes, that would be a hack. It is categorically not what Labour and the Co-operative Party do.

24.07.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, the Co-operative Party doesn't do what you're suggesting. Labour and the Co-operative Party have a joint list in each region. They don't try to "hack" d'Hondt.

23.07.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Scot Goes Pop Fundraiser 2025: Another update, and a crunch-point Click here to go straight to the crowdfunder page. Many thanks to everyone who has donated since the last update.Β  Progress has been made, a...

Scot Goes Pop Fundraiser 2025: Another update, and a crunch-point -

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23.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can't do that. It's outright cheating and the Electoral Commission would step in to prevent it.

23.07.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Stop giving "release 23 Israeli hostages" parity of esteem with "the genocide must end" The fabled international community, including even Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and David Lammy, seem to have finally reached the point...

Stop giving "release 23 Israeli hostages" parity of esteem with "the genocide must end" -

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23.07.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here I am, Stew-ck in the middle with you He's controversial.Β  He's increasingly far-right.Β  And he's in Somerset.Β  Yes, you've guessed it, it's our old friend "Stew".Β Β  I was duly t...

Here I am, Stew-ck in the middle with you -

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22.07.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A response to Stew's latest abusive attack (yes, it's Monday AGAIN) The controversial and increasingly far-right Somerset blogger "Stew" seems to have been more than a tad triggered by my blogpost of last nig...

A response to Stew's latest abusive attack (yes, it's Monday AGAIN) -

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21.07.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Alba have blown it, "Liberate Scotland" are a bad joke, so however sceptical anyone may be about John Swinney's independence plan, he has to be given his chance to make it work - that's the only game ... For the last few weeks (probably months, actually), I've been receiving Mike Small's Substack email newsletter - which is basically Bella-st...

Alba have blown it, "Liberate Scotland" are a bad joke, so however sceptical anyone may be about John Swinney's independence plan, he has to be given his chance to make it work - that's the only game left in town:

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20.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Exploding the myth that Alex Salmond "doubled independence support when he was First Minister" One of the most obvious signs of the contempt that Stuart "Stew" Campbell has for his own readers was the way he kept using his fraudulent "...

Exploding the myth that Alex Salmond "doubled independence support when he was First Minister" -

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20.07.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The gaslighting from the commentator class has reached its peak with the Diane Abbott incident In 1996, a youthful Andrew Marr (at the time he was either the editor or political editor of The Independent ) interviewed Noam Chomsky, who...

The gaslighting from the commentator class has reached its peak with the Diane Abbott incident -

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19.07.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Now that Starmer is taking a zero tolerance approach to any suggestion that there can be hierarchies of racism, it seems clear that Labour must now disband itself for its racist refusal to accept Scot... I remember in my days on Political Betting, aka 'Stormfront Lite', I used to sometimes get into heated discussions with the right-wing Tory ...

Now that Starmer is taking a zero tolerance approach to any suggestion that there can be hierarchies of racism, it seems clear that Labour must now disband itself for its racist refusal to accept Scotland's right to exist and to defend herself -

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18.07.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hammerblow for Starmer as YouGov poll shows he is less popular than Jeremy Corbyn, Reform UK's lead has trebled, and the SNP have yet another handsome lead in the Scottish subsample Starmer's decision today to withdraw the whip from three Labour MPs is a sign of weakness, not of strength, because if it's a disciplinary m...

Hammerblow for Starmer as YouGov poll shows he is less popular than Jeremy Corbyn, Reform UK's lead has trebled, and the SNP have yet another handsome lead in the Scottish subsample -

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16.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stew told you about Rachel Reeves Don't say we didn't tell you about Rachel Reeves, because we told you about Rachel Reeves. pic.twitter.com/7fc1VU3NId β€” Wings Over Scotland ...

Stew told you about Rachel Reeves -

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16.07.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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