PoliSci Prof at Edinburgh - run Scottish Election Study, co-run Union survey/Future of England survey Voting, polling, attitudes to the union @scotvoting.bsky.social @theunionsurvey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3ml6rpavddk2rAll elections are exciting, but the 2026 Senedd election could be the election of a century in Wales. To hear more about it, join us 25 May for the 2026 SES annual lecture, delivered by @walesgovernance.bsky.social 's @richardwynjones.bsky.social Will probably contain Venn diagrams [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6rpavddk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3mftwpejc3k2uSES scoop out @scotvoting.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftwpejc3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3mftwmnlcnk2uCalls to mind Parizeau's rx to 1995 Quebec referendum defeat27 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftwmnlcnk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3m4idrp7cas2vNewly out from James Mitchell and me, explaining the 2024 UKGE in Scotland @edinburghpir.bsky.social https://academic.oup.com/pa/article-abstract/78/Supplement_1/128/8306916?redirectedFrom=fulltext Email me if you want access and can't get it via your institution31 Oct 2025 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4idrp7cas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3m25fcg7si22bNew SES methodology incoming. Flawless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25fcg7si22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lzgupv7lik2cIndeed. While often ignoring the devolved elections in May, which *will* lead to government formation Both UK Lab and UK Cons making life difficult for their devolved parties by fighting the next UKGE 4 years early [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgupv7lik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lzchqlowa22zAdvice for the age [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzchqlowa22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3ly62k2zzzs24Department of Offense [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly62k2zzzs24https://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3ly5ypsjxzs26Featuring @scotvoting.bsky.social data and our recent blog You can read it, and other great SES analysis, here: scottishelections.ac.uk/category/blog/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly5ypsjxzs26https://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lwmkdsesqs24Same is visible in SQA data (which admittedly is begging out for control vars like course choice) Large gap at Nat5 Visible gap at Highers Gone by Adv Highers - pity we don't use those for uni entrance as much https://www.itv.com/news/2025-08-16/chronic-under-performance-of-boys-at-gcse-should-be-treated-as-major-issue17 Aug 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwmkdsesqs24https://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lwe3cthdxk26I think it's really nice they do this but this is my fairly regular request that someone in the PSA puts the Scottish Higher results day in the diary and creates an equivalent post. We need Scottish students to study politics as well. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwe3cthdxk26https://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lvqslqyssc2oMore SQA data Attainment gap for girls and boys %A at National 5 Girls 43.6 Boys 34.7 %A at Higher Girls 34.1 Boys 27.0 %A at Adv Higher Girls 31.6 Boys 31.1 https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/114507.html#subject-breakdown [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqslqyssc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ailsahenderson.bsky.social/post/3lvnshm7q7225Happy SQA results day (To me, who has 7 more to enjoy 🥳🫠) Amidst the stats released re #s going to Sc uni, might also be worth reporting Sc clearing degrees available to those from Sc schools vs rUK on UCAS site Strathclyde Sc students 0 RUK students 223 degrees available via clearing. Or ...05 Aug 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:xjrpzipnala2h4ddy35vvpua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnshm7q7225