Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon arrest: why SNP turmoil has a surprisingly limited effect on its polling

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Former leader and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon had already described the events of the past few months as beyond her “worst nightmares” – and that was before she was arrested.

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  • Former leader and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon had already described the events of the past few months as beyond her “worst nightmares” – and that was before she was arrested.
  • Although Sturgeon was subsequently released without charge pending further investigations, opinion can hardly be divided on the state of that reputation now.

Chaos without a cost?

    • The answer, judging by the graph below, is: almost unaffected.
    • So the pair of columns on the far right in each cluster shows what has happened since that resignation.
    • The SNP is down just two percentage points in both Westminster and Holyrood vote intention polls.

Stubborn support for independence

    • Support for independence is basically unchanged since Sturgeon’s resignation.
    • There was an upturn in support for independence in the autumn of 2022, which might be termed “the Liz Truss dividend” and the downturn that followed was in large part the unwinding of that effect (possibly aggravated by the unpopularity of the SNP’s gender recognition legislation).
    • This tendency for independence support to be about what happens in London rather than Edinburgh is visible from other angles, too.

How Yes keeps the SNP afloat

    • At every election since 2014, the overwhelming majority of those with a Yes vote intention cast at least one ballot for the SNP.
    • This is why the overall level of SNP support is lowest in the middle cluster in the graph above.
    • Even with a viable alternative Yes party, though, and even after the SNP’s annus horribilis so far, still at least two in three independence supporters would cast an SNP list vote.
    • If Yes will keep the SNP afloat, will it also keep Labour at bay – maybe even denying Labour leader Keir Starmer a majority – in the upcoming general election?

Zapp Appoints David Sturgeon as Chief Financial Officer Designate

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

LONDON, March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zapp Electric Vehicles Limited (“Zapp” or the “Company”), a UK-based high-performance two-wheel electric vehicle company, has appointed David Sturgeon as the Chief Financial Officer designate of Zapp.

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  • LONDON, March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zapp Electric Vehicles Limited (“Zapp” or the “Company”), a UK-based high-performance two-wheel electric vehicle company, has appointed David Sturgeon as the Chief Financial Officer designate of Zapp.
  • Upon the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below), Sturgeon will serve as Chief Financial Officer of Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited (“Pubco”) and will oversee Zapp’s global finance, accounting and planning activities.
  • Previously, Sturgeon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NASDAQ-listed Central European Media Enterprises Ltd until its sale in October 2020.
  • Swin Chatsuwan, Chief Executive Officer of Zapp, said: “I am delighted to welcome Dave to the Zapp team.

NEW SCOTLAND POLLING FROM LORD ASHCROFT: INDEPENDENCE, GENDER RECOGNITION, EU MEMBERSHIP AND NICOLA STURGEON'S PRIORITIES

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Monday, February 13, 2023

Previous Lord Ashcroft Polls found a 4-point lead for Yes in August 2019, and a 51-49 lead for No in April 2021.

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  • Previous Lord Ashcroft Polls found a 4-point lead for Yes in August 2019, and a 51-49 lead for No in April 2021.
  • 42% thought a referendum would result in a No vote, with 33% believing Scotland would vote for independence tomorrow.
  • 36% (including 58% of 2019 SNP voters and 48% of 2014 Yes voters) said an independent Scotland should join the EU without a further referendum.
  • 32% said an independent Scotland should have a referendum on whether or not to join the EU, while 16% said Scotland should not join the EU.

B-32 EXPLORATION CLOSES PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND APPOINTS JASON SMITH TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

This represents a significant milestone for the company as it is now proceeding with the drilling and completion of its first Duvernay oil well.

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  • This represents a significant milestone for the company as it is now proceeding with the drilling and completion of its first Duvernay oil well.
  • Normalizing for lateral length and an extreme limited entry completion results in a production rate in line with B-32's type curve of 740 bbl/d.
  • B-32 is also pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Smith to the board of directors.
  • The company is led by an experienced management team with a successful track record of creating significant shareholder value.

Small Towns with Big Dreams: T-Mobile Announces the Next 25 Hometown Grant Recipients

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) reveals the names of 25 more American small towns that will receive Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community projects.

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  • T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) reveals the names of 25 more American small towns that will receive Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community projects.
  • Here are the 25 Hometown Grant winners:
    Aliquippa, Pa.: Build a recreational park at 3rd Ave Park to provide a dedicated space for children to play safely.
  • Were excited to see how the next 25 towns use Hometown Grants to improve their communities.
  • To select Hometown Grant recipients, T-Mobile worked with Main Street America and Smart Growth America, two organizations that have decades of experience helping build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities.

Sturgeon Aquafarms and Marky's Begin Selling Domestic, Genuine Beluga Caviar

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

For the first time since 2005, the premier harvest of genuine beluga caviar has become available to American caviar enthusiasts both online on the Marky's website and offline stores.

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  • For the first time since 2005, the premier harvest of genuine beluga caviar has become available to American caviar enthusiasts both online on the Marky's website and offline stores.
  • Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) banned all imports of beluga products due to the frighteningly rapid decrease of the wild population of beluga sturgeon in the Caspian Sea.
  • Sturgeon Aquafarms has remained the only company in the country that is legally allowed to breed beluga and produce beluga caviar, holding the first FWS exemption for the commercial sale of beluga caviar.
  • The beluga caviar from Sturgeon Aquafarms has the Grade 000-0, representative of its lighter color and larger size of beads.

Conservation Milestone: TN Aquarium and Partners Have Now Released more than 250,000 Lake Sturgeon into the Wild

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

By 1998, changes to clean water legislation and river management practices had improved the Tennessee River as a potential habitat for sturgeon.

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  • By 1998, changes to clean water legislation and river management practices had improved the Tennessee River as a potential habitat for sturgeon.
  • That year, the Tennessee Aquarium helped to found the Lake Sturgeon Working Group.
  • On the shores of Watts Bar Lake in Kingston, Tennessee, on Oct. 12, the Aquarium hosted the most recent release into the wild of juvenile sturgeon raised in human care.
  • Partners in the Southeastern Lake Sturgeon Working Group include:

Sterling Sturgeon California's Sustainable Farmed Fish Fills The Need For Demand

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As chefs have started to demand sustainable seafood from their fish purveyors, Sterling can fill this requirement.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As chefs have started to demand sustainable seafood from their fish purveyors, Sterling can fill this requirement.
  • As the pioneers in aqua-farming for the breed, they have been raising farmed sustainable White Sturgeon in California for over 35 years.
  • Sterling does not believe in moving fish out of their natural environments and does not need to borrow fish from the wild.
  • Excited to expand this program alongside their sustainable caviar business, the California Sturgeon is what's for dinner.