ON COMING to power in 2007, the first SNP government had a clear central purpose. On St Andrew's Day, 2010, it would crown its time in office by giving the Scottish publi

A new poll by YouGov has recorded the biggest ever poll lead for the SNP with the party establishing a 19% lead over the Labour party in Scottish Parliament constituency voting intentions. The poll, commissioned by the SNP, is the first since John Mason sensationally won the Glasgow East by-election and shows the SNP on 44% with Labour trailing on 25%. On the basis of these figures all three Labou...

A poll putting the SNP in the lead for Thursday's European elections has been hailed by the Nationalists. The SNP said the poll findings came in a Scottish breakdown of a YouGov poll for a London-based newspaper, which at UK level gives the Tories a 17-point lead over Labour.

… then I wish all of our politicians were workshy bastards! Alex Salmond was last night accused of being a “work-shy” First Minister by his Labour rivals because his SNP Government had only passed seven pieces of legislation since coming to power in May 2007… The minority SNP Government has passed two budget bills, legislation for the

… then I wish all of our politicians were workshy bastards! Alex Salmond was last night accused of being a “work-shy” First Minister by his Labour rivals because his SNP Government had only passed seven pieces of legislation since coming to power in May 2007… The minority SNP Government has passed two budget bills, legislation for the

From The Herald: There has been a 20-point swing on Westminster standings from Labour to the SNP. Far from facing mid-term blues, SNP ministers are stretching their lead at Holyrood. And the party's leader, Iain Gray, has plumbed disapproval levels not reached by his predecessor Wendy Alexander. Westminster: Labour 32% (-5) SNP 30% (+3) Constituency Vote: SNP ahead by 7% (no voting split give...

It's remarkable to read that a new poll by YouGov has recorded the biggest ever poll lead for the SNP with the party establishing a 19% lead over the Labour party in Scottish Parliament constituency voting intentions. The poll, commissioned by the SNP, is the first since John Mason sensationally won the Glasgow East by-election and shows the SNP on 44% with Labour trailing on 25%. On the basi...

Public support for Alex Salmond and his SNP administration has slumped ahead of the general election, according to a new poll suggesting he will lose power at Holyrood too.

A quite startling YouGov poll in the Daily Express today (courtesy of Scottish Tory Boy) SNP - 34% Conservatives - 24% Labour 24% Lib Dem - 17% I make it this gives a breakdown in seats of: SNP - 30! Tory - 11 Labour - 9 Lib Dem - 9 Nothing short of spanking I'm sure you'll agree. It goes to show how good this poll is for the SNP that not only would the SNP take the much-discussed Paisle...

Political attention now turns to the Glasgow East by election, where the SNP are threatening Labour's 13,500 majority. They will be bouyed today by a YouGov poll for the Scottish Daily Telegraph which not only shows SNP support at record levels, but also that 49% of Scottish voters want the SNP to unseat Labour in Glasgow East.The poll also shows the Conservatives doing much better on 20%, up 4% o...