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Pro-independence blogger at 'Scot Goes Pop!', one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs. Member of the SNP's Policy Development Committee. Email: icehouse.250@gmail.com

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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VIDEO: Burnham uses the loss of his father as an excuse for stripping Scotland of its democratic right to choose its own future, in a despicable conference speech stunt - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn...
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Burnham uses the loss of his father as an excuse for stripping Scotland of its democratic right to choose its own future, in a despicable conference speech stunt
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is Robin McAlpine hallucinating, or is he trying to gaslight us? - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/is-r...
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Is Robin McAlpine hallucinating, or is he trying to gaslight us?
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
YouGov MRP mega-poll shows SNP on course to hold the BALANCE OF POWER at Westminster - and the right to hold independence referendums MUST be their price to keep Burnham as PM: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/youg...
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YouGov MRP mega-poll shows SNP on course to hold BALANCE OF POWER at Westminster - and the right to hold independence referendums MUST be their price to keep Burnham as PM
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like to...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
HUGE milestone for Scottish independence as TENTH Norstat poll in a row shows Yes majority - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/huge...
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HUGE milestone for Scottish independence as TENTH Norstat poll in a row shows Yes majority - and 68% of voters DEMAND a second independence referendum
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WHO KNEW that the Brit Nats would be SO triggered by the mere idea of a totally hypothetical ferry from Scotland to Denmark? - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/who-...
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WHO KNEW that the Brit Nats would be SO triggered by the mere idea of a totally hypothetical ferry from Scotland to Denmark?
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Labour slump to THIRD PLACE in Scottish subsample as Burnham's YouGov horror show continues - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/labo...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Burnham U-turns on the U-turn and reverts to the previous policy that Scotland *doesn't* have the same rights as Northern Ireland for "historical reasons". Is that code for "the UK government is punishing Scotland for being impeccably peaceful", Andy? - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Burnham's REVOLUTIONARY U-turn as he accepts Scotland can have an independence referendum if it wants one - but is this sudden outbreak of democracy FOR REAL? Link to video below - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn...
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Burnham's REVOLUTIONARY U-turn as he accepts Scotland can have an independence referendum if it wants one - but is this sudden outbreak of democracy FOR REAL?
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Burnham suffers more Scottish poll MISERY as SNP enjoy 17-point lead in YouGov subsample - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn...
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Burnham suffers more Scottish poll MISERY as SNP enjoy 17-point lead in YouGov subsample
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . *  *  * If you'd like to...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A de facto referendum on independence would self-evidently not be "bonkers" - although you'd be forgiven for wondering if an edict has gone out to gaslight us into believing that it would: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-de...
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A de facto referendum on independence would self-evidently not be "bonkers" - although you'd be forgiven for wondering if an edict has gone out to gaslight us into believing that it would
There has been just one occasion in history in which an integral part of the United Kingdom became an independent country, and it did not ha...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Well THAT one was worth waiting for!": SNP have DOUBLE Labour's support in delayed YouGov subsample - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/well...
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"Well THAT one was worth waiting for!": SNP have DOUBLE Labour's support in delayed YouGov subsample
A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - one of Scotland's three most-read political blogs.
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
RevStew can squeal but *of course* the SNP have done the right thing by ruling out a deal with Reform UK - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/revs...
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RevStew can squeal but *of course* the SNP have done the right thing by ruling out a deal with Reform UK
The most dispiriting aspect of the controversy surrounding Dave Doogan is that it's given the controversial Somerset-based "Stew" blogger an...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The refusal to allow a debate and vote on independence strategy at the SNP conference is reprehensible, and leaves a vacuum where strategy should be - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The refusal to allow a debate and vote on independence strategy at the SNP conference is reprehensible, and leaves a vacuum where strategy should be
I initially assumed that the timing of the publication of a draft indyref bill was directly connected to the news having just broken that th...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Another Scottish polling disaster for Burnham: a majority of voters want Scotland to become an independent country, and the SNP have a FIFTEEN point lead over Labour - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/anot...
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Another Scottish polling disaster for Burnham: a majority of voters want Scotland to become an independent country, and the SNP have a FIFTEEN point lead over Labour
Someone asked on the previous comments thread whether it was true that a new Survation poll showed that Andy Burnham is the most popular pol...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The BBC will ALWAYS be fearlessly neutral and even-handed and ask all the important "valid questions"...except on these four subjects, naturally - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The BBC will ALWAYS be fearlessly neutral and even-handed and ask all the important "valid questions"...except on these four subjects, naturally
*  *  * I'm still urgently trying to make progress towards my blogging and YouTube videos becoming financially sustainable.  If you'd like t...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Warning - Danger - MASSIVE BLACK HOLE APPROACHING and Stew wants to chuck YOUR life savings straight into it - Please learn the lessons of the Dugdale debacle and ca' canny this time: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/warn...
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Warning - Danger - MASSIVE BLACK HOLE APPROACHING and Stew wants to chuck YOUR life savings straight into it - Please learn the lessons of the Dugdale debacle and ca' canny this time
Probably because I grew up during the period in which the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six were released, I've always been deeply troub...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Concerns mount that the "Scottish Daily Express" may be written by clueless Home Counties toffs, as paper launches bizarre crusade to stamp out the name Queensferry Bothy "because it's Gaelic" - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/conc...
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Concerns mount that the "Scottish Daily Express" may be written by clueless Home Counties toffs, as paper launches bizarre crusade to stamp out the name Queensferry Bothy "because it's Gaelic"
If it wasn't so outrageous, the latest anti-Gaelic rant from the Scottish Daily Express would be hysterically funny.  The paper reports that...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Douglas Alexander tacitly admits the choice for Labour is: a) change course on independence, or b) keep losing elections (and we already know it's b) because of the leadership contest stitch-up): scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/doug...
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Douglas Alexander tacitly admits the choice for Labour is: a) change course on independence, or b) keep losing elections (and we already know it's b) because of the leadership contest stitch-up)
My seven-day conventional text-blogging blitz to help  promote my Ko-Fi fundraising page is now over, and it certainly wasn't a waste of ti...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
YouGov poll suggests Andy Burnham is faring about as well in Scotland as the Romans and Edward II did - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/youg...
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YouGov poll suggests Andy Burnham is faring about as well in Scotland as the Romans and Edward II did
History doesn't record whether the Roman Emperor tried to win over the reluctant Caledonian tribes by setting up a "Senate North" somewhere ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Liberation Scotland's wish to disenfranchise one million "incomers" - isn't that a rather sinister echo of Reform UK's language about deporting "strangers"?: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/libe...
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Liberation Scotland's wish to disenfranchise one million "incomers" - isn't that a rather sinister echo of Reform UK's language about deporting "strangers"?
I was thinking of writing a blogpost tonight about the latest chapter in Stew's prolonged temper tantrum about the Crown Office impertinentl...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Yeah, you know that John Major guy? The Council of Europe FORCED him to give Scotland devolution. He only did it because they MADE him. FACT" - How Sara Salyers wrecked Salvo's credibility yesterday by trotting out a nutty, long-debunked claim: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/yeah...
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"Yeah, you know that John Major guy? The Council of Europe FORCED him to give Scotland devolution. He only did it because they MADE him. FACT" - How Sara Salyers wrecked Salvo's credibility yesterd...
As I said in a recent video , I've tried hard to remain open-minded about Salvo's approach to independence campaigning - not because I think...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Some free - and mostly sincere - advice for Scottish Labour: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/some...
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Some free - and mostly sincere - advice for Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour have finally learned the lessons of two decades of defeats and realised what they need is another soul-crushing machine poli...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Stew reacts badly to poll showing the SNP with a double-digit lead over Labour - let's fact-check his meltdown: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/stew...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Seven Days Of Retro Scot Goes Pop - a marathon of conventional text-blogging with comment pre-moderation switched OFF - yes, it's the fundraising gimmick to end them all - it's going to be mayhem: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/seve...
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Seven Days Of Retro Scot Goes Pop - a marathon of conventional text-blogging with comment pre-moderation switched OFF - yes, it's the fundraising gimmick to end them all - it's going to be mayhem - yo...
Click here to go straight to my Ko-Fi donation page. Those of you who have been keeping an eye on the footer of each post will know I've bee...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Analysis of the very strange Clacton by-election result - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/anal...
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Analysis of the very strange Clacton by-election result
Just a quick note to let you know that I was up early this morning to write an analysis piece about the Clacton by-election result for The N...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Scottish REVOLUTION! Almost half of Scottish voters demand U.D.I. in history-making poll - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The Scottish REVOLUTION! Almost half of Scottish voters demand U.D.I. in history-making poll
I now have seventeen regular monthly Ko-Fi supporters, thanks to another recent sign-up.  I reckon if I could get up to several dozen mont...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Analysis of the first full-scale poll of Scottish voting intentions for Westminster of the Burnham era - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/anal...
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Analysis of the first full-scale poll of Scottish voting intentions for Westminster of the Burnham era
Just a quick note to let you know I have a new article in The National about the freshly-released Westminster numbers from the paper's Find ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Scotland wants OUT of Burnham's United Kingdom PRISON, shows dramatic independence poll - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/scot...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Bafflement as Gerry Hassan claims the 1979 devolution referendum, in which Scotland voted for devolution but didn't get it, is proof that Scotland is in a "voluntary union" - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/baff...
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Bafflement as Gerry Hassan claims the 1979 devolution referendum, in which Scotland voted for devolution but didn't get it, is proof that Scotland is in a "voluntary union"
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . I now have six teen reg...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Robin McAlpine wants us to stop using the ballot box to try to win independence, and to start using opinion polls instead. That is, with all due respect, totally crazy - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/robi...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Does PALESTINE need nuclear weapons?" - a perfectly logical question if nuclear deterrence is supposed to work: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/does...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The BBC's attempts to sabotage the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will never be forgotten - and demonstrates powerfully why a British state broadcaster will always fail Scottish viewers: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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The BBC's attempts to sabotage the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will never be forgotten - and demonstrates powerfully why a British state broadcaster will always fail Scottish viewers
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . I currently have fourt...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Craig Murray and Xander Elliards blueprints for securing Scottish independence: is one better than the other? - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
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The Craig Murray and Xander Elliards blueprints for securing Scottish independence: is one better than the other?
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . I currently have fourtee...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
John Swinney's strong denunciation of Burnham's outrageous "off-limits" comment: my reaction - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/john...
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John Swinney's strong denunciation of Burnham's outrageous "off-limits" comment: my reaction
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . I'm delighted to say I n...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
No. 10 North: How Burnham is signalling with his choice of name that "England is our country, Scotland is an external possession" - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/no-1...
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No. 10 North: How Burnham is signalling with his choice of name that "England is our country, Scotland is an external possession"
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . More people have become ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Scottish poll DISASTER for Burnham: SNP have massive lead in his first YouGov subsample as PM - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/scot...
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Scottish poll DISASTER for Burnham: SNP have massive lead in his first YouGov subsample as PM
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Many thanks to the sever...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Scotland is now in a FORCED union, not a "voluntary" one: Burnham makes it official on just Day 4 of his premiership - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/scot...
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Scotland is now in a FORCED union, not a "voluntary" one: Burnham makes it official on just Day 4 of his premiership
There is no unambiguous outcome to yesterday's readers' poll about the future of Scot Goes Pop as the result currently stands - so far tra...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A poll for Scot Goes Pop readers and viewers - please respond if you can: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-po...
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A poll for Scot Goes Pop readers and viewers - please respond if you can
So I'm completely stumped, to be honest.  Just over a year ago, I switched my focus from conventional blogging to YouTube videos in the hope...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The case for optimism that the next general election WILL be used as a de facto referendum on independence - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
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The case for optimism that the next general election WILL be used as a de facto referendum on independence
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: S...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A progress report on the Scot Goes Pop video channel - plus a question for its viewers: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-pr...
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A progress report on the Scot Goes Pop video channel - plus a question for its viewers
I was planning to make a video tonight about Andy Burnham's first day as Prime Minister, but then I thought back to how hilariously off-beam...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
On the day Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, Scottish independence could now be just one or two years away from taking centre-stage once again - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/on-d...
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On the day Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, Scottish independence could now be just one or two years away from taking centre-stage once again
If you'd like to support my YouTube channel and help it to grow further, please visit my Ko-Fi page , where you can either make a one-off ...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Not "hatred" or "bigotry" after all: in stunning turnaround, the British establishment decides that it *is* OK to want a national football team to lose for political reasons - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/not-...
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Not "hatred" or "bigotry" after all: in stunning turnaround, the British establishment decides that it *is* OK to want a national football team to lose for political reasons
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: "Se...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Democratic Self-Determination for the Falkland Islands but NOT for Scotland!" - World Cup exposes WEIRD contradiction in British imperial logic: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/demo...
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"Democratic Self-Determination for the Falkland Islands but NOT for Scotland!" - World Cup exposes WEIRD contradiction in British imperial logic
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: S...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
SNP vote INCREASES in Larkhall by-election as Burnham FAILS his first Scottish electoral test - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/snp-...
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SNP vote INCREASES in Larkhall by-election as Burnham FAILS his first Scottish electoral test
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: Dis...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Why so many Scots want NORWAY to beat England in the World Cup: three CRACKING reasons - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/why-...
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Why so many Scots want NORWAY to beat England in the World Cup: three CRACKING reasons
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: D...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Disaster for Burnham as Labour languish in JOINT THIRD in YouGov Scottish subsample - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/disa...
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Disaster for Burnham as Labour languish in JOINT THIRD in YouGov Scottish subsample
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: A...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Another stunning SNP by-election GAIN as the Tories go into FREEFALL in the north-east of Scotland - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/anot...
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Another stunning SNP by-election GAIN as the Tories go into FREEFALL in the north-east of Scotland
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . A great reply sem...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"IS THAT IT, ANDY?!" Small 2% Burnham bounce for Labour with YouGov: SNP dominate Scottish subsample - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/07/is-t...
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"IS THAT IT, ANDY?!" Only a 2% Burnham bounce for Labour with YouGov, as SNP dominate the Scottish subsample
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: B...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
King of the South: Andy Burnham will make rule from Manchester as detested in Scotland as rule from London has always been - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/06/king...
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King of the South: Andy Burnham will make rule from Manchester as detested in Scotland as rule from London has always been
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . Other recent videos: Y...
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Yet another poll suggests Burnham surge is a damp squib - SNP are dominant in the Scottish subsample: scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/06/yet-...
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Yet another poll suggests Burnham surge is a damp squib - SNP are dominant in the Scottish subsample
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE , and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE . As regular readers may r...
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