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Exclusive: Panelbase poll for Believe in Scotland finds solid lead for Yes
Recently several polling companies have manipulated figures at the request of unionist newspapers commissioning them and/or released false data showing support for Scottish independence has fallen below 50%. In those two cases it didn’t, but those polls were used to try to manage support for independence in a downwards direction, to try to make people feel that independence...
Sunday Times hugely disappointed in result of its own Holyrood poll
The tone of the Sunday Times polling report is clearly one of a newspaper that is hugely disappointed, maybe even bitter, at the findings of its own survey. The headline Nationalists on course to win supermajority is quickly followed by the subheading Poll boost for SNP and ‘unfit’ Salmond’s party. The poll finds Yes to independence leading No by 51%...
Ten things you should know about how we elect MSPs to the Scottish Parliament
Scotland will vote on Thursday, May 6 2021 to decide the next government of Scotland. Believe in Scotland is non-party political and will never tell people how to vote, however, a lot of myths surround the voting system for Holyrood so this article will explain in simple terms how Scotland elects representatives to the Scottish Parliament.This will be no run...
UK government adviser predicts economic success for independent Scotland
Update: within 24 hrs the UK Government seems to have forced those academics to take the blog down but we are onto them and we have the LSE blog archived on our site >> Exclusive: Westminster refuses to deny urging deletion of academic blog predicting indy success. Original article>> A UK government economic adviser writing for the London School...
Why we will win the battle against Unionists' fake news
The closer we get to winning independence the more desperate the unionists’ arguments against it become.We’ve already seen a number of faked ‘polls’ using various tactics to undermine the Yes lead, including ditching a weighting filter which could have significantly changed the result and changing the wording of the question in a way which would have confused respondents.Now an article...
Draft independence referendum bill published
The Scottish government today published the draft bill paving the way for a second independence referendum. See link to draft bill at the bottom of the page.It states the government's intention is to hold the vote after the pandemic but in the first half of the new parliamentary term.The SNP says it will try to pass the bill if the...
Referendum Bill will be published within days
This week will see the publication of the Scottish government’s Referendum Bill before parliament goes into recess as campaigning starts for the Scottish elections in May.The bill will confirm plans to hold the second independence referendum when the Covid-19 pandemic has receded.The timing is a pointed response to Unionist parties who have adopted the mantra that the...
Boris Johnson does not have the power to block a second independence referendum
The apparent shift today in Boris Johnson’s anti independence referendum stance from ‘‘not ever’ to ‘not now’ is nothing more than a desperate bid to play for time. If he believes it will distract voters from his extremist anti-democratic actions he is deluded.The Prime Minister is as intractably opposed to indyref2 as ever but has become aware that his unyeilding...
The end of the UK is coming - New polling data
A new poll has been released today which makes for interesting reading about the future of the UK. The poll by Savanta ComRes for ITV’s Tonight programme surveyed voters between 18-22 February.It shows the Union is fighting a battle on three fronts. In Scotland, 71% believe we would fare better without being part of the UK - not sure what...
ASA rejects Unionist complaints over independence campaign’s pensions billboards
Believe in Scotland’s current nationwide billboard campaign highlighting the fact that the Westminster government pays the worst pension in the developed world has clearly upset unionist campaigners.Last week we were contacted by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to inform us that they had received multiple complaints claiming that our statement was not true. Given that it is 100% accurate we...
Is the UK really leading the way on COVID-19 vaccinations?
Both the UK Government and the media headlines have suggested that the UK is leading the way on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. We recognised in a previous article, that the UK paid significantly more for vaccinations, causing delays within many EU countries as the manufacturers directed supplies towards the overpaying nation. Despite this, in terms of fully...
Scotland offers a more effective vaccination programme than the rest of the UK
Scotland took a slightly different approach to vaccinating its population against COVID-19 than the rest of the UK. The Scottish Government planned for a slower start in the vaccination programme, due to prioritising the oldest and most vulnerable individuals. This has proven effective, with deaths among care home residents falling rapidly in Scotland. Furthermore, over the past couple of...
Independent Scotland COVID-19 response would have been better than UK's
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Scotland would not have been able to fight the virus as effectively without the support of England and the rest of the UK. With the increasing politicisation of the pandemic, we feel it is only right to point out the facts. As the UK recently passed a grim milestone, with over...
Biggest Scottish independence campaign since 2014 launches today
The “Yes Challenge” is set to take place over the next three months and aims to convert as many undecided voters as possible to independence.The new initiative, a collaboration between Believe in Scotland (BiS) and The National, has been described as a potential “gamechanger” for the independence campaign.BiS founder Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp said: “With 20 polls in a row showing a...
Virtual Burns Supper raises thousands for independence campaign and poem recital goes viral
Believe in Scotland’s virtual Burns Supper featured Scottish stars in a fantastic video production of "A man's a man", which topped 11,000 views in less than 24 hours. Headlined by Brian Cox, the video also includes supermodel Eunice Olumide, Lesley Riddoch and Alistair Heather.More than 550 independence supporters attended the BiS event and raised more than £4,000 for its independence...