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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social

The name " Best for Britain " already gave it away I guess. Secondly as far as I can remember it was heavily stuffed with Labour officials & supporters. We know nobody hates the SNP more than Scot Labour That said: they shouldn't have let their hate re the SNP cloud their judgement.

sep 1, 2025, 1:40 pm • 4 0

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Kate Byrne @katebyrne.bsky.social

I don’t know that much about the people who work there, other than Naomi Smith. But their MRP recommended SNP. It should have had the same level of accuracy for all constituencies. I also looked at other MRP for my constituency which gave the same results. But probably the statistical model they

sep 1, 2025, 2:38 pm • 2 0 • view
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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social

Unfortunately I can't find the voting advice list but I'm 100% sure they preferred Labour over the SNP although initially they stated they didn't. After criticism they said it was their choice. Also an anomaly in 2019: pro libdem in unwinnable seats + anti Labour under Corbyn: conclusion???

sep 1, 2025, 4:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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botrange694.bsky.social @botrange694.bsky.social

The link I see between 2019 + 2024 is that BfB probably wasn't that open about their goals. 2019: probably trying to get rid of Corbyn. 2024: GTTO ( Starmer in) & undermine the SNP at the same time.

sep 1, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kate Byrne @katebyrne.bsky.social

I did a bit of research. They used Survation to carry out their polling and create the MRP, so it should be as good as any, after all they are a professional polling company. The whole point about using this method is that it accounts for local differences. The polling advice I got from them was

sep 1, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Kate Byrne @katebyrne.bsky.social

… to vote SNP & this was the same across other tactical voting sites. You obviously had something different. But the general picture then was that the SNP would lose seats and so they did. One of the things I know about Alex Andreou is that he voted for Corbyn in 2015. I also doubt that BfB is…

sep 1, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Kate Byrne @katebyrne.bsky.social

… interested in the SNP or Scotland in general. London politics loves London. The SNP had bad spell and that was reflected in their support.

sep 1, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Kate Byrne @katebyrne.bsky.social

… used to predict voting was based on Tory-held seats. The MRP should have been done correctly and not involved any judgement.

sep 1, 2025, 2:38 pm • 2 0 • view