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Media Commentary

Authored Commentary

2023

29th September – “Labour set to win Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection – but only a thumping majority will herald big Scottish gains next year”, The Conversation (Rob)

15th June – “Nicola Sturgeon arrest: why SNP turmoil has a surprisingly limited effect on its polling”, The Conversation (Rob)

15th January – “Scottish independence: Why calling Nicola Sturgeon’s bluff may come back to haunt UK ‘elites'”, Scotland on Sunday (Fraser)

2022

6th May – Scottish Local Elections Liveblog, BBC News (Fraser, Ailsa)


2021
2nd September – “Times letters: Political Deal by the SNP and Scottish Greens“, The Times (Fraser)

10th May – “Scottish elections: What happened, and what comes next?”, The Conversation (Rob)

7th May – “Scottish election: When will key results come in?”, The Conversation (Fraser, Chris C.)

6th May – “Scottish election: how Brexit and independence referendums split voters into four tribes“, The Conversation (Fraser, Ailsa, Jac)

29th March – “Alba Party: Could Alex Salmond get seats in Holyrood?”, The Herald (Ailsa)

19th March – “Neverending stooshie: The Sturgeon and Salmond debacle”, Centre on Constitutional Change (Fraser)

Broadcast Commentary

2023

13th November – The Nine, BBC Scotland (Fraser)

16th May – Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, begins 2h36m)

16th February – Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland (Fraser)

2022

3rd November – The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TV Ontario (Ailsa)

12th September – Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, begins 2h52m20s)

12th September – Today, BBC Radio 4 (Ailsa, begins 2h43m05s)

6th May – Drivetime, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, throughout)

6th May – Lunchtime Live, BBC Radio Scotland (Fraser, throughout)

6th May – Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland (Fraser, begins 2h14m10s)


2021
21st May – Brexit and Beyond podcast, The UK in a Changing Europe (Ailsa)

9th May – The Sunday Show, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, begins 1h38m47s)

7th and 8th May – Election Scotland 2021 – The Results Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, BBC One Scotland/BBC Scotland (Ailsa)

7th and 8th May – STV News Election Special, STV (Rob)

5th May – “Scotland May Try to Break Away from the United Kingdom – Again”, NPR’s Consider This (Ailsa, begins 10m17s)

6th May – “Scotland May Once Again Try To Break Away from the United Kingdom”, NPR Morning Edition (Ailsa, appears 03m30s)

5th May – ITV News at 10 (Ailsa, appears 09m20s)

5th May – Today, BBC Radio 4 (Ailsa, segment begins 2h48m09s)

4th May – “La primera ministra escocesa, pressionada per tirar endavant un segon referèndum d’independència”, TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya) [Catalan TV news] (Chris, appears 01m22s)

30th April – Polling Politics (Ailsa alongside Mark Shephard)

30th April – Podlitical, BBC Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 0h06m23s)

25th April – The Sunday Show, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 1h31m50s)

22nd April – International Report, Radio France Internationale (Ailsa)

22nd April – UofG Spotlight Episode 4, University of Glasgow (Chris C. and Fraser)

18th April – The Sunday Show, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 1h30m11s)

7th April – Drivetime with John Beattie, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 1h18m34s)

4th April – The Sunday Show, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 1h31m53s)

29th March – Scotland Tonight, STV (Rob, appears from 01m18s)

28th March – Sunday Supplement, BBC Radio Wales (Ailsa, segment begins 16m20s)

28th March – The Sunday Show, BBC Radio Scotland (Ailsa, segment begins 1h31m44s)