Yes, I was right. The Conservatie candidate got 45 first preferences in Tainnand Easter Ross - that's just under 2% of the first preference votes cast. (Lib Dem 38%, Ind 28%, SNP 14%, RefUK 12% and t… (View Post)

Not sure if I herard the figures correctly, so please DYOR, but it looks like the Tories did spectacularly badly in the Taain and Easter Ross by election. The Lib Dems won on Stage 6 with over 900 fi… (View Post)

Here's something for the connoisseurs amongst us........ Highland Council is live-streaming the STV counts for the two by elections in Ward 7 (Caol & Mallaig) and Ward 11 (Tain & Easter Ross)… (View Post)

The other day, in the Times, a below-the-line commentator referred to Chris Mason as the Uriah Heep of British political correspondents. That image is going to stick with me...... (View Post)

Yes. This sort of activity is conceptually the same as poisoning wells, salting fields and generally fouling up public infrastructure, and should be dealt with accordingly. It's an attack on the secu… (View Post)