Hello there! Sorry I haven’t made the promised changes. I can’t get out of the annoying habit of being busy I’m afraid. Still, this week’s roundup is here as scheduled. Many will remember Jamie Stone’s comment during the election campaign, suggesting that nationalists were xenophobic. Labour MP Anne Moffat has gone a whole step further, […]
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May 2007
A week of firsts
Welcome to this week’s roundup. Over the past seven days we have gained a much fuller picture of how Scotland will be governed over the next four years. And, if you wish to swallow the nationalists’ line, it’s just been one historic day after another. Will Patterson tots up the firsts. Alex Salmond is now […]
Bye bye Tony and Jack, Hello Gordon and Alex?
Hi folks! Once again, the Roundup is at my mercy. It turns out that half a week is a pretty long time in politics as well: Tony Blair has finally set a date for his departure, Gordon Brown’s campaign is underway, the smoke is starting to clear at Holyrood and even Councils have been subject […]
Coalition talks, Presiding Officers and spoilt ballots (again)
Hello! So you can see, I decided to go with a Wednesday update after all. Plenty has happened since the last roundup, and you bet the bloggers have been talking about it. The big story is of course coalition negotiations and who will become First Minister. The Lib Dems have caused a stink by refusing […]
A bad night for democracy, but an historic night for politics
Welcome to the first roundup to be posted since the results of the election have come in. Inevitably, the aftermath of the election is the dominant topic. On the night itself, a variety of us were liveblogging events as they happened. The star of the night was undoubtedly Mr Eugenides, who clearly had a lot […]
The blogosphere votes
So, here is how some of the bloggers have revealed how they have voted: Fitaloon — Conservative Silversprite votes in Berneray Richard Leyton — Liberal Democrat; Lib Dem, Green, Conservative; SNP SNP Tactical Voting — SNP Anas — SNP Holyrood Watcher — spoilt paper; Greens or Margo MacDonald J. Arthur MacNumpty — SNP; anti-Labour. Prefers […]
Liveblogging the Scottish election
As I mentioned below, lots of us will be liveblogging the events of the evening. If you know of any other livebloggers, please let me know and I’ll add them to the list! And a hat tip to Mr Eugenides for those emails yesterday. We’re all at it because of him! If you want that […]
The last word from the bloggers
So that’s it. The polling places have shut, and the votes are being counted as we speak. As I’ve said before, I’m sure the fun is only just beginning. Election night itself is a blast, and there will be plenty of us liveblogging events through the night. And this won’t be the last post you […]
The campaign, as seen on YouTube
Hello and welcome to the final roundup before the election, a special look at the YouTube videos that have been making an impact over the course of the campaign. This roundup will just skim the surface. No doubt I have missed out some massively important video — all suggestions welcome in the comments please. You […]