It may be a surprise to you to learn that Newsnet Scotland still exists – the site had certainly fallen off my radar for a few years, presumably because it wasn’t being updated. However, it’s back up and running, but in a very different form to before – which leaves little room for doubt that there’s been a change of ownership, although they’re very cagey about that when asked. It’s basically morphed into a tabloid-style attack dog, anti-Alba, anti-Salmond propaganda outfit, with quite a nasty streak – there was a tweet about Alex Salmond’s supposed ‘instability’, for example.
Well beginning to look like he has even less appeal than Farage. Brexit party managed more than 3% in Scotland but still got thumped https://t.co/YaMfOCNfAT
— Newsnet.Scot (@NewsnetScotland) April 1, 2021
What the hell does this even mean? Does it mean the Brexit Party got more than 3% in Scotland in the Euro elections when it won one of the six seats under the PR system? If so, what point is being made here? Newsnet is turning into a parody of itself.https://t.co/lVrqFQXHsW
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) April 1, 2021
They did respond to my question, but only with the non-answers of “it means what it says James” and “aye whatever”, which is not surprising because their claim was complete gibberish. The Brexit party fought two elections in Scotland – the 2019 Euro election and the 2019 general election. In the former, they took well over 3% of the vote but most certainly were not “thumped” – they were in second place on 15% and won one of the six Scottish seats. In the latter, they were indeed thumped – but took well under 3%. So whichever way you look at it, the point simply doesn’t make any logical sense and doesn’t have any particular relevance to a poll showing Alba on 3%.
