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The post-election talks continue with roadshow dates next week!
β΄οΈ Oban - Monday 8th June
π» Ullapool - Tuesday 9th June
π° Inverness - Wednesday 10th June
More details and registration β¬οΈ
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BACK AT IT TONIGHT 6PM IN GLASGOW
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ A nation votes: What the 2026 election reveals about Scotland
πSenate Room, Main Building, University of Glasgow
π» Also available via livestream
eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-nation-β¦
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SES EVENT TODAY 2PM
π What happened in the 2026 Scottish Elections?
π Edinburgh Futures Institute, Room 2.35
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π A rapid response blog on Scots' views about the mandate for an independence referendum and the political realities facing the SNP from @ailsa_henderson
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π¨ SES Annual Lecture 2026
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ Prof. Richard Wyn Jones
π₯ The Decline and Fall of Welsh Labour
π 6PM, 23rd of May
π Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh
Sign up edin.ac/4mHfPKZ
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In this week's blog, @cjcarman discusses our data on Scottish voter awareness and concern surrounding the digital information environment π±ποΈ
Are Scots worried about fake news? Find out below on our well-trusted blog ‡οΈ
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New blog π°π³οΈ
What's the mood of the country going into the election? Which issues do voters have in mind? Why are the SNP still favourites to win? And what about independence?
@frasmcm's new long read reviews trends in public opinion since 2021 π¦
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Highlights π¦
- Folk are quite pessimistic about the state of the country
- The SNP's core support base is losing faith
- But the party's continued dominance of that camp is boosting their chances
- Independence attitudes remain strongly polarised by age cohort
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Four weeks to go! π³οΈ
We'll be publishing analysis on our blog every Thurs Tues, looking at data beyond the immediate horse-race ππ
First up, @cjcarman on what Scots think about changes to voting rights in recent years!
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π¨π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ FINAL SCOOP POLL BEFORE MAY IS OUT
Crosstabs here: scottishelections.ac.uk/wp-cβ¦
Trends since 2021 with our final numbers ππ»
More on our Public Opinion Dashboard: scottishelections.ac.uk/dashβ¦
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Scottish Election Study π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ³οΈ retweeted
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NEW -
Political Scandals and Vertical Contagion in Multilevel Systems - cup.org/43isU58
- @Jaclarner, Robert Johns, @Ailsa_Henderson, @frasmcm & @cjcarman
#OpenAccess
ALT BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of political scandals on perceptions of leaders, focusing on the UK and Scotland. The study explores themes like containment and contrast in institutional reactions to such scandals.
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New blog on indyref mandate π³οΈ
By our PI @ailsa_henderson, this blog investigates attitudes to #indyref2 timing and whether there is a middle ground on the "mandate" question π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ¬π§
Particularly relevant given @ScotGovFM has set out @theSNP's stall
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Scottish Election Study π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ³οΈ retweeted
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Thank you Climate Action Secretary @GillianMSP for speaking to 40 SCCS members ahead of the new Climate Change Plan, and speakers @talatyaqoob, Anki Deo @hopenothate, @frasmcm @ScotVoting for sharing insights ahead of the 2026 election. Lots to think about as we plan campaigns!
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π¦Big Scoop tracker update π
We've fully updated our handy page of time series public opinion measures, added new visualisations and made it much easier to find.
And we've renamed it the SES Opinion Dashboard π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ§π½βπ€βπ§π»
Summary π§΅
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Finally, while the salience of indy continues to fall, constitutional views remain closely divided and seemingly won't budge π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏβοΈπ¬π§
Views are incredibly polarised across age groups, and the working-age population aren't turning against it even with a @UKLabour govt. in London π
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Might be of interest @RachelAmery @mrdavidbol @LeaskyHT @BallotBoxScot @conor_matchett @holyroodmandy @justinbowie1997 @alexmassie @HolyroodSources @PonsonbyMassie @adamtomforrest @akmaciver @OfficialSYP @SPICe_Research @SPRExchange @ScotFutures @gillcruicky @BlairJenkinsYes
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