That would be Scotland, of course. Dear old Scotia, meek and mild and quiet as a well-nursed child. There was another YouGov poll released at the weekend and this Scotland on Sunday survey had its own startling findings. To wit:
Labour – 40%
SNP – 20%
Lib Dems – 19%
Tories – 16%
Others – 5%
You read that correctly. After 13 years and the worst fiscal apocalypse in 70 years 40% of my compatriots will still, like so many zombies, endorse the Labour party just as their faither did before them and, god knows, perhaps his faither before him too.
True, this poll may slightly under-estimate currrent levels of Lib Dem support since half of it was conducted before last week’s debate. Then again, the electoral map also distorts Scottish politics: the red bits, just so you know, are where most people live.
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