Join Conor Matchett and Gina Davidson for the first episode of The Steamie. Joined by Chris Hopkins, associate director of pollsters Savanta ComRes, they take you through the state of play in the polls as the election campaign gets underway ahead of Holyrood rising on March 25. 
Credits:

STV News 1st July 1999/ Donald Dewar speech at opening of Scottish parliament/ Timestamp 4.33- 4.40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj_ZvIUR5uo

BBC News 14th September 2014 / Salmond: Referendum is once in a generation opportunity/ Timestamp 2.18-1.32 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-29196661

BBC Scotland 12th May 2008/ Wendy’s week politics show / Timestamp 0.27-0.28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWf0QriA00U

Wall Street Journal/ September 19th 2014/ Salmond concedes defeat/ Timestamp 0.11-0.17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzO_dVOO21Y

Scottish Labour Party/  25th April 2017/ Kezia Dugdale's speech on the Tories' rape clause/ Timestamp 0.57-1.19 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1363523673739829

Scottish Parliament / 22 September 2020/ Piers Morgan hails Nicola Sturgeon's Covid speech and says 'this is leadership' https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/piers-morgan-hails-nicola-sturgeons-22725347  Timestamp: 0.03-0.10

The Daily Express/ February 14th 2021/ Keir Starmer warned Labour Party 'will suffer' for flip-flopping on Scottish independence/ TimeStamp 0.16-0.23 https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1396621/Keir-Starmer-Labour-Party-news-Scottish-independence-referendum-election-latest-video-vn

BBC's Politics Sunday/ 31st January 2021/ BBC News/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1391729/SNP-news-Nicola-Sturgeon-independence-referendum-BBC-Scotland-Alister-Jack-latest-vn

Scottish Parliament/ 25th Feburary 2021/ Nicola Sturgeon clashes with MSPs over Alex Salmond claims during FMQs/ 0.04- 1.30 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2021/feb/25/nicola-sturgeon-clashes-msps-alex-salmond-claims-fmqs-video


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