Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35687710)

I think the Yes inclination has probably got as high as it's going to. The Daily Record/Survation poll quoted by the Graun shows a slight drop for Yes, the only polling organisation that shows steady or rising support for Yes is coincidentally the same one used by Yes Scotland, the SNP and Wings Over Scotland. Anyone who can spot what those three have in common, answers on a postcard please.

Meanwhile the Better Together camp is sticking to its plan, no matters how much the
Nats want everyone to believe they're panicking. They have got all the bad news out early, on the basis that when a family stops fighting, the facts they were fighting over are still facts. Come referendum day the arguments over the currency and the EU will have given way to cold, hard uncertainty over the consequences of a Yes vote for the currency everyone grew up with and nobody wants to lose. And, they haven't actually embarked on their own national campaign yet. So far, the UK Gov has done its bit, the EU has done its bit, but BT is yet to launch its full-on charm offensive. That gets underway after the European elections, much closer to the actual referendum, when it will matter.

Let's not forget, there has never been a settled majority in favour of separatism in Scotland, the SNP did not win an outright majority at the Holyrood elections in 2011, and the deliberate feeding of unremittingly negative messages into the campaign by the No camp has not resulted in the sort of mass movement against the UK that the seps predicted and are still desperately hoping for.

Once Better Together really gets started, and shows the seps off for the narrow minded, insular, reckless lot they are, the seps will be sunk.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35687707)

Recent opinion Polls haven't shown an increase in support for the Yes vote:

http://blog.whatscotlandthinks.org/2...gress-stalled/

I am also not really sure what's going on with The Guardian's recent set of stories where some unnamed source adds something to the debate. The last story didn't take off precisely because the minister who said the Currency Union happened didn't show their face so we had no way of knowing if they were credible or not. Also the 'diplomatic corps' don't have a say nor are they psephologists.....

Originally Posted by Mr Angry (Post 35687718)

Damien, I'm merely linking to reports covering poll results. Anyone can argue with the results but we cannot, reasonably, deny them. Prof Curtice himself merely proffers his opinion on the poll results he does not deny an increase.

I too am somewhat perplexed by the nature of recent stories which have appeared in the Guardian (hence "Drip, drip, drip).

That said, you don't have to be a psephologist just to have an opinion.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35687719)

Opinions/Anecdotal evidence are not the plural of facts.... ;)

Originally Posted by Mr Angry (Post 35687718)

Damien, I'm merely linking to reports covering poll results. Anyone can argue with the results but we cannot, reasonably, deny them. Prof Curtice himself merely proffers his opinion on the poll results he does not deny an increase.

I too am somewhat perplexed by the nature of recent stories which have appeared in the Guardian (hence "Drip, drip, drip").

That said, you don't have to be a psephologist just to have an opinion.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35687714)

When are they going to get started?

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35687721)

You don't but the results do not show an increase in Yes. It appears to have stabilised. However I would suggest that an opinion that Yes is gaining is simply incorrect as the polls have not moved in their direction. I am not arguing with the results. The numbers are there. Yes has not gained in the last few polls.

Originally Posted by Derek (Post 35687786)

How come all the people with positive things to say about the yes campaign want to keep their identity secret?