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H_B Can you please point out exactly where Rev Stu made that specific quote you attribute to him? On Wings, he says "Have heard rumours from very grown-up sources this week about a poll commissioned by a UK trade union being withheld from publication due to a Yes lead." I reported it as a rumour, just as he did. So where has your "quote" come from?

Rumour (on Wings) has it that the poll was commissioned by a Trade Union and that the result was better for Yes than the union wants to release. I'll stress that this is rumour & I have absolutely no confirmation that it is true. Edit for clarity that it's the Union that doesn't want to release the findings!

You must remember that the rounding of the headline figures introduces slight errors. If we take the figures to one decimal place (as they are presented on Panelbase's site), we get Yes 47.2% No 52.8% As such, the gap has fallen fractionally since the last Panelbase (Newsnet) poll rather than having remained static as you imply above. Also, if I recall correctly, that poll showed Yes up nearly 3% on the Panelbase poll before the Newsnet one. Yes have improved upon the previous swing. More interestingly, it means that Yes are now only a 2.8% swing behind as opposed to the 3% implied by the headline figures

I'm guessing he'll say that the movement is within the margin of error for the poll, so we can't read anything into it. (I think he's used that line at least half a dozen times already )

The article is from August 2013. If you look at Scot Goes Pop's most recent rolling poll of polls, you can see that No had an average lead of 20.2% in September 2013. The current average No lead is given as 12.9% http://scotgoespop.blogspot.co.uk/ Do you consider that losing over a third of your lead in 6 months isn't much of a change?

Wow. News from 2013. How retro.

A few weeks ago, Unionist "Lex" was banging on about "No 1/7" and "Yes 9/2". Thanks for confirming that the bookmakers now think that independence is now more than 4% more likely.

No. I'm afraid your point does not stand, as the current holding company for the TSB brand is already based in England. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/20/lloyds-holding-company-tsb-bank-float Lloyds said: "The new company replaces an existing company which currently holds TSB Bank in the [Lloyds Banking Group] corporate structure and, like this existing company, will be registered in London at TSB's main office." Thanks for your false concern about Scottish job losses though.

Lloyds TSB ceased to exist in 2013. My account is currently with TSB Bank plc. I believe that the majority of the English branches of Lloyds TSB are now operating as Lloyds Bank. Please keep up.

Yes, because it's highly instructive to compare a council with a total population of around 20,000 with one of nearly 600,000 in a situation where a simple majority of the total votes cast decides the poll. If only there was some method that could be used to divide the whole country into areas which had roughly equal numbers of people in them.

I'm not aware of any way to do what you are suggesting. One solution (and I realise that this probably isn't what you want to hear) would be to put a whole lot of buttons into column A of each worksheet, name them "Sheet 1" "Sheet 2" etc and then have each of them running a separate macro to take you to the relevant worksheet. At the same time, you could hide all the tabs along the bottom of the spreadsheet. It would be clunky, but it would work...

Whilst that's technically correct, it's meaningless without context. Taken to extremes, it could mean Yes 37%, No 0% and DK 63% (a landslide for Yes) or Yes 37% No 63% and DK 0% (a landslide for No) or the actual true figures from the poll - Yes 37% No 44% and DK 19% (all to play for - a further 4% swing to Yes would result in a Yes win) If you're just going to give a "Yes" figure in isolation, it should be the 47% Yes figure given later in the poll - a pure Yes/No figure with DK factored out

If you want to check how limited the choice will be, you can pull the sky card out and see what channels you still receive

Aye, she's got the same sort of white with black showing through colouring that he does. He's not got as many pure black patches on his body though

Arthur is our second greyhound. Our whippet was so lonely when Sandy passed on that we had to get another one. Both greys were ex-racers, who had never lived in a house before, so they had to learn how to climb stairs and be toilet trained. They are quite quick to learn though. Most greys are lovely friendly placid dogs. Our two definitely were/are. Some dogs are harder to rehome, but any greyhound rescue centre will be up front in keeping you informed about any potential issues. Unfortunately there are always lots to choose from at any rescue centre. They are not great with cats, and Arthur has to wear a muzzle when he's out as he occasionally forgets himself and lunges at very small quick-moving dogs. Sandy was fine with all other dogs. They only need 3 short 15/20 minute walks per day and will spend the rest of the day sleeping - they are sprinters, not marathon runners. I would definitely recommend getting one if you're looking for a dog. Ask me for any more info if you want, or for details of the various rescue kennels.

Our greyhound looking at his most intelligent

Oddly, in the "Which of the following describes your national identity" section, the largest group (by quite some margin) identify as "equally Scottish & British". That doesn't seem typical, does it?

I quoted the point that I disagreed with. I don't expect to have to respond to points I don't disagree with. However, you have completely failed to show any link between "people on government benefits" and "people who want change". Without this link, I fail to see what point you are trying to make.

I see that thepundit is now confusing voting in an online poll (taking a couple of seconds to do) with making thousands of posts due to having time on your hands. I don't see the link. Far more people have voted in the P'n'B poll that make contributions to the Indy debate.

It's a good idea to sign the signature box first. There's nothing more frustrating than filling in the whole form then having your signature not quite fit & go over the line........

I would expect it to take longer in the barrel. In empty 2 litre plastic bottles, they are normally back into shape after a week, and need to be bled a bit after a fortnight or more. The advantage of the plastic bottles is that they can be checked daily and any excess pressure let off as necessary.

Seriously - I would advise going down the 3/4 full 2 litre bottle route. The ginger beer produces large amounts of CO2. I wouldn't risk putting it into glass unless your kitchen is easily wiped down!

I've never used a lid - just left it on the kitchen worktop to do its magic I assume your barrel will be able to take the pressure? I've only ever used the bottles and opened them as required, so don't know how well it will keep in a barrel. The "solid" part is never any more solid than a paste. If you plan on keeping your plant going, remember to split it into two or it will die. You can keep both halves separately or gift half to another brewer or throw half out but make sure you split it!

Yep, as long as you make sure they are clean inside. I've never bothered with anything more than fairy liquid & hot water then rinsing out with fresh cold water and leaving them to drain and dry. I've got away without food poisoning so far!

Only additional tip I would give would be to take the recipes advice re filling the bottles. Use 2 litre plastic coke or lemonade bottles, but don't fill them with more than 1.75 litres. Squeeze out the remaining air, and screw on the top. Even at that, the CO2 produced often fills the bottle to near bursting level after a couple of weeks, so you may have to let some of the fizz out by loosening the top, then leave for another couple of weeks to mature some more. Post to say how you get on