if john curtice is still available. _ that. if john curtice is still available, it _ that. snp is not good enough and if it carries on— snp is not good enough and if it carries on like _ snp is not good enough and if it carries on like this, _ snp is not good enough and if it carries on like this, for- snp is not good enough and if it carries on like this, for them - snp is not good enough and if it carries on like this, for them to| carries on like this, for them to -et carries on like this, for them to get an— carries on like this, for them to get an overall _ carries on like this, for them to get an overall majority - carries on like this, for them to get an overall majority at - carries on like this, for them to get an overall majority at least| carries on like this, for them to. get an overall majority at least off the back— get an overall majority at least off the back of— get an overall majority at least off the back of the _ get an overall majority at least off the back of the wedding _ get an overall majority at least off the back of the wedding of - get an overall

john curtice, our aolalin goes ahead or not. john curtice, our polling exoert. _ goes ahead or not.has been tactical voting in this _ of scotland. there has been tactical voting in this election. _ of scotland. there has been tactical voting in this election. it's - of scotland. there has been tactical voting in this election. it's been - voting in this election. it's been very evident. if you take scotland's capital for instance, very evident. if you take scotland's capitalfor instance, in a very evident. if you take scotland's capital for instance, in a seat like edinburgh central where the snp�*s formerly the rat westminster angus robertson won the seat from the conservatives, the snp were the beneficiaries —— the former speaker at westminster, angus robertson. people back to labour in bigger numbers this time to strengthen their hold in that seat and it was a similar picture for the liberal democrats in edinburgh western. more seats in scotland are polarised between two parties, the snp at the party best placed to defeat them or to challenge them. on the question of independence

professor sir john country evenly divided. professor sirjohn curtice, _ country evenly divided.ce, you will have - country evenly divided. professor sirjohn curtice, you will have a l sirjohn curtice, you will have a very busy next couple of days, thank you forjoining us. let's get the views know of a couple of voters. joining me is louise thomson from tranent in south scotland and ollie folayan from aberdeen. hello. hello. hi, there. i'll start with you. _ hello. hello. hi, there. i'll start with you, louise. _ hello. hello. hi, there. i'll start with you, louise. which way - hello. hello. hi, there. i'llstartj with you, louise. which way are hello. hello. hi, there. i'll start - with you, louise. which way are you living in the vote here for the hollywood government covered parliament? i’zre hollywood government covered parliament?— hollywood government covered arliament? �* :, :, :, , , parliament? i've traditionally been an snp sopporter_ parliament? i've traditionally been an snp supporter and _ parliament? i've traditionally been an snp supporter and will- parliament? i've

if that is the case and sir john curtice _ them. suggest it might be 50—50. the big question is where the other one comes from. it would be a pretty flute result at the moment for that to happen. don't pack up and go and enjoy the nice day, although it is not a nice day, do not pack up just yet because the conservatives seem to think the snp vote on the list is really holding up vote on the list is really holding up and in some ways might be going up, but it is very hard to see an area where the snp vote goes up enough to give them a list vote that they did not get last time. festate enough to give them a list vote that they did not get last time.— they did not get last time. we are movint they did not get last time. we are moving on — they did not get last time. we are moving on very — they did not get last time. we are moving on very swiftly _ they did not get last time. we are moving on very swiftly in - they did not get last time. we are moving on very swiftly in this - moving on very swiftly in this election to look at the turm

john curtice�*s analysis demonstrated the brexit effect.thout any policy programme, without explaining what sort of society you want. you can't send cantors out there naked without policy to advocate. —— you can't send candidates out there. in the mayoral elections, something is different is happening, and i think that's because the individual mayors are able to set out their local policy programme, and they are getting rewarded for it, whereas the labour party nationally has traded off for quite a while with the slogan, we are under new management. but if you're saying that, you have also got to say what that means in policy terms, and you have got to explain to people what sort of society you want to create, and that hasn't happened. that policy vacuum is what has to be addressed. 50 iii is what has to be addressed. 50 if ou were is what has to be addressed. 50 if you were to _ is what has to be addressed. 50 if you were to spell _ is what has to be addressed. 50 if you were to spell out _ is what has to be addressed. so if you were to sp

i will keep i you there, i just want a word with you there, ijust want a word with john curtice. pick up. . like gallery and aberdeenshire westl where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest. _ where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest. on— where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest, on the _ where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest, on the basis— where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest, on the basis of— where the snp mightjust pick up. to be honest, on the basis of results- be honest, on the basis of results so far. _ be honest, on the basis of results so far. we — be honest, on the basis of results so far, we think _ be honest, on the basis of results so far, we think it— be honest, on the basis of results so far, we think it is— be honest, on the basis of results so far, we think it is less - be honest, on the basis of results so far, we think it is less than - so far, we think it is less than likely — so far, we think it is less than likely then— so far, we think it is less than likely. then they _ so far, we think it is less than likely. then they might - s

curtice from strathclyde university. for his perspective on all of this. good evening to you. thank you for joining us again, john.idea of a national care service, is that resonating with voters. have you done any polling on that? ida. resonating with voters. have you done any polling on that?- resonating with voters. have you done any polling on that? no, i have not seen any — done any polling on that? no, i have not seen any on _ done any polling on that? no, i have not seen any on that _ done any polling on that? no, i have not seen any on that subject - done any polling on that? no, i have not seen any on that subject for - not seen any on that subject for what we would help to illustrate is that some of them, there are differences between labour, conservatives and liberal democrats and it would be difficult to use discern this. we have seen some fairly standard responses and with everyone thinks the services suffered and notjust from scotland but the uk as a whole. douglas rossanswer but the uk as a whole. douglas rossa nswer is let's but the uk as a whole. douglas rossanswer is let's support the existing car