Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @blairmcdougall
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,222
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The tweets are criticizing Scottish Labour and its leader for being aligned with the Tories, supporting Brexit, anti-immigration, and pro-austerity policies. The SNP's recent election of a Scottish Muslim of Pakistani background as First Minister is seen as evidence of Labour's failure. The tweets also accuse Blair McDougall, a Scottish political strategist and former head of the Better Together campaign, of lying and quoting himself saying stupid things. Some suggest that Labour is purging socialists to win over the far-right Daily Mail Brexit supporting red wall voters. Overall, the tweets portray Scottish Labour as out of touch and lacking credibility with voters.
Topic Modeling
- Political alignment:
- References to party leaders and affiliations, i.e. Labour and SNP
- Mentions of Brexit, anti-refugee rhetoric, and Margaret Thatcher
- Criticism of Blair McDougall:
- Labeling him as a "Red Tory"
- Mocking his previous mistakes and actions
- Accusing him of lying and spreading false information
- Support for SNP:
- Positive mentions of the recent election of a Scottish Muslim of Pakistani background to be First Minister of Scotland
- Comparison of Labour to the SNP and arguments for why SNP is more aligned with their beliefs
- Criticism of Labour:
- Labeling them as "pro-Brexit, anti-immigration, low tax, pro-austerity, anti-trade union"
- Mentions of backstabbing leader and purging socialists to win over far-right voters
- General banter and insults:
- Use of sarcastic tone and mocking language
- Insults and name-calling towards Blair McDougall
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of negative emotions towards Scottish Labour and specifically towards Blair McDougall, with accusations of being a "Red Tory" and supporting Brexit, anti-refugee rhetoric, and austerity. There is also criticism of Labour's direction and leadership, and a general feeling of distrust towards the party. Some tweets also show sarcasm and mockery towards McDougall and his responses.
Trend Analysis
- Criticism of Scottish Labour's alignment with the Tories
- Criticism of Scottish Labour's stance on Brexit, immigration, and austerity
- Criticism of Scottish Labour leader Blair McDougall
- Support for the SNP and their recent election of a Scottish Muslim as First Minister
- Mockery and ridicule of Blair McDougall's statements and actions
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
478
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of Original tweets
36
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
3,222
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
2,699
Percentage of total tweets
83%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
114
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
143
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 1307 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 895 |
| Twitter Web App | 777 |
| Twitter for iPad | 242 |
| TweetDeck Web App | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| YourWullie | YourWullie | Black jawed living room couch professor. MDANT | 33,128 |
| BjCruickshank | Bill Cruickshank | Socialist and believer in the right of the Scottish people to determine their own future: In the proud tradition of John McLean, James Connolly and Jimmy Reid. | 31,853 |
| greg_herriett | Greg Herriett | Left wing. | 29,376 |
| BioMickWatson | Mick W@tson ๐ | Bioinformatics | (meta) genomics | Data science. Some politics. Views are all my own and do not represent past, current or future employer. | 29,177 |
| tutukane | ๐บ๐ธTUTUKANE๐บ๐ธ | ๐บ๐ธIFBMAGA PATRIOTSโ๏ธJC ๐MRYDโป๏ธPatriot Flwbck๐ซSALES๐ซSMUT โก๏ธfb @T_S_P_O_O_K_y - @laralogan - @ritacosby | 28,630 |
| BBCDouglasF | Douglas Fraserโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ | Business and Economy Editor, BBC Scotland. Your comments may be used for quality and training purposes. | 26,896 |
| KeithBrownSNP | Keith Brown | SNP MSP for Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, Depute Leader of the SNP. Retweets are not endorsements | 25,141 |
| blairmcdougall | Blair McDougall | Strategist in UK & around the world. Labour. Ran indyref campaign to keep UK united. Subscribe to NoN newsletter below. Chair @uyghurstop See @keirhardiequote | 22,175 |
| MhairiHunter | Mhairi Hunter ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #HumzaForScotland | 20,864 |
| tractorgirly | ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ | My Nat Nouns are Yoon Troll/MI5 plant/Tory Slut/Bam/Yoon Boot/Tory Scum/Tory Bootlicking Bastard ๐คฃ๐คฃ- #DetestSNP #sailing #brexit #proudyoon #womenwontwheesht | 20,431 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| tutukane | ๐บ๐ธTUTUKANE๐บ๐ธ | ๐บ๐ธIFBMAGA PATRIOTSโ๏ธJC ๐MRYDโป๏ธPatriot Flwbck๐ซSALES๐ซSMUT โก๏ธfb @T_S_P_O_O_K_y - @laralogan - @ritacosby | 28,810 |
| greg_herriett | Greg Herriett | Left wing. | 17,574 |
| ChildOfAlba | Child of Alba ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ | Tweeting about what interests/amuses/annoys me. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Unsolicited DMs = instant unfollow. | 16,593 |
| Gallofunky | Jonathan Lowe #FBSI | Scottish freedom, can't stand the tories. Esperto di pizza, amante del calcio e padre di due bimbi meravigliosi | 14,163 |
| rainie1410 | Rainie Bell๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ | #BriansForIndy #PoochesForIndy #BLM YES Scots, Wales, United Ireland #GTTO Staffy mum Fluent in typos Politically homeless #OoorGatheringOrganiser | 13,865 |
| tractorgirly | ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ | My Nat Nouns are Yoon Troll/MI5 plant/Tory Slut/Bam/Yoon Boot/Tory Scum/Tory Bootlicking Bastard ๐คฃ๐คฃ- #DetestSNP #sailing #brexit #proudyoon #womenwontwheesht | 12,434 |
| mckinlay_liz | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Why Not Scotland ๐บ๐ฆ | Professional beach bum/ bag wummin.Hobbies are swearing and falling over. Passions are Scottish Independence, animal rights and Palestine.Also a proud Piganeer. | 11,730 |
| No_Bikers | The EA Biker ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ | British/UK citizen. Not affiliated to any political party. Vile Anglophobic Nationalists = Block. #AntiSNP | 10,543 |
| AntacsB | Anton ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ | | British-Carribbean | Politics | Sci-Fi | Tech | | 10,054 |
| grahamlaurie1 | Graham Laurie | Rather crabbit oldish Scot. Labour for 33 years but became pro indy when they joined Tories in Project Fear. Grew up in Linlithgow now in training to be a Fifer | 10,013 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| learig331 | Independence for Scotland. Rangers FC. Chartered Engineer. Makes things. We say yes โ and we are the people. | 49 |
| LASTTreasurer | Optimist | 45 |
| auntycaramac | - | 36 |
| HughMcsween | detests unionists | 31 |
| bilbo815 | ideas guy. Some good some not so! | 27 |
| IanJakea3157 | - | 26 |
| TheOtherBond | Beware of Dorset gammons obsessed with Scotland ๐ | 26 |
| DubhglasTurner | At the risk of stating the obvious, I support independence for Scotland. | 23 |
| Hamill2086John | Scottish Independence supporter. Retired Company Director. Will follow back supporters of Scottish Independence. | 22 |
| happymonkey1874 | Social Commentator...Independence - Social Equality - LOVE our NHS - Hate Tory Party - No WMDs in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 22 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640627223768989696 | Scottish Labour's @blairmcdougall stupid project "Notes on Nationalism" lies in tatters as the SNP voters elect a Scottish Muslim of Pakistani background to be First Minister of Scotland. | 34 |
| 1640374198634704896 | @blairmcdougall Labour - pro-Brexit, anti-immigration, low tax, pro austerity, anti-trade union, etc, etc A party well to the right of the SNP. If you don't believe us, at least listen to your own party ๐ https://t.co/NkOfjuT6y4 | 28 |
| 1640357086595891202 | @blairmcdougall Your party leader supports Brexit, supports the anti-refugee rhetoric, supports Scotland not even having a say on its future and even quoted Margaret Thatcher last week. Tell me again whoโs more aligned with the Tories. | 26 |
| 1640739983332982784 | @blairmcdougall Meanwhile, in deeply divided Labour, backstabbing Starmer is purging socialists to win over the far right Daily Mail Brexit supporting red wall voters. https://t.co/CnSRXxTZiU | 14 |
| 1639936055401930754 | @blairmcdougall Aye ...Cashcow Scotland...Magic Money Tree... write a blog about it #McCroneReport https://t.co/fZ9oLglz5d | 13 |
| 1641198022209024002 | @blairmcdougall Look here, not over there... #ToryBritain #ToryCorruption #ToryLiars #Brexit #BrexitBritain https://t.co/EbMA2fyZ9d | 13 |
| 1640997146265567233 | Gosh, this is an excellent speech on the failure of SNP economic policy by Labour MSP @michaeljmarra. Jumping on bandwagons does not a strong, or fair, economy make. Thx to @blairmcdougall for sharing it on his substack Ozymandias https://t.co/Xyn8bDeoj6 via @YouTube | 10 |
| 1640352858347388928 | @blairmcdougall Itโs not like you ever get it spectacularly wrong, is it Blair? https://t.co/KpjHijTWzm | 9 |
| 1639751533754568706 | @blairmcdougall Latest poll. SNP lead over Labour continues to rise. Now 17%. https://t.co/S9GQykLSPr | 9 |
| 1641475682986340363 | @blairmcdougall And yet, the last words of the last Labour Government were โThere is no money left.โ Bringers of Tory austerity. Donโt trust Labour. | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640357086595891202 | @blairmcdougall Your party leader supports Brexit, supports the anti-refugee rhetoric, supports Scotland not even having a say on its future and even quoted Margaret Thatcher last week. Tell me again whoโs more aligned with the Tories. | 315 |
| 1640351506846167041 | @blairmcdougall Red Tory is correct | 170 |
| 1640627223768989696 | Scottish Labour's @blairmcdougall stupid project "Notes on Nationalism" lies in tatters as the SNP voters elect a Scottish Muslim of Pakistani background to be First Minister of Scotland. | 121 |
| 1640364627933425665 | @blairmcdougall I'm not in the SNP, so can I call you Red Tories for actually electing a leader who holds at least half of those positions, and a whole lot worse? | 87 |
| 1640374198634704896 | @blairmcdougall Labour - pro-Brexit, anti-immigration, low tax, pro austerity, anti-trade union, etc, etc A party well to the right of the SNP. If you don't believe us, at least listen to your own party ๐ https://t.co/NkOfjuT6y4 | 78 |
| 1640369860650713095 | @blairmcdougall @RuaridhHanna Whenever someone says โMateโ, who clearly isny yer mate, just makes it a little cringey. | 58 |
| 1640352858347388928 | @blairmcdougall Itโs not like you ever get it spectacularly wrong, is it Blair? https://t.co/KpjHijTWzm | 48 |
| 1641475682986340363 | @blairmcdougall And yet, the last words of the last Labour Government were โThere is no money left.โ Bringers of Tory austerity. Donโt trust Labour. | 48 |
| 1640429263911284736 | @blairmcdougall Itโs over and they know it | 47 |
| 1640403995188424706 | @blairmcdougall Just cos you say that Kate Forbes was all those things doesnโt make it true - I mean you literally actually did happily work with the Tories as part of better together aka Project Fear. Imagine a Labour guy telling outright lies, whoโd have thought it ๐ | 47 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #brexit | 17 |
| #scottishindependence | 15 |
| #redtory | 10 |
| #redtories | 9 |
| #torybritain | 6 |
| #torycorruption | 6 |
| #toryliars | 6 |
| #brexitbritain | 6 |
| #torybrexitdisaster | 6 |
| #nomark | 5 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @blairmcdougall | 3230 |
| @ruaridhhanna | 101 |
| @iain643 | 65 |
| @ricoreid959 | 55 |
| @nm12713716 | 46 |
| @trickydicky1954 | 43 |
| @hughmcsween | 42 |
| @theotherbond | 39 |
| @murray_rogers | 37 |
| @alithepal | 35 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
30
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ | 190 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| ๐คฃ | 151 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 91 | Scotland |
| ๐ | 45 | thumbs_up |
| ๐ | 37 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| ๐ฌ๐ง | 30 | United_Kingdom |
| ๐ค | 27 | thinking_face |
| ๐ช๐บ | 26 | European_Union |
| ๐ | 23 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| ๐คก | 22 | clown_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 585 |
| People & Body | 189 |
| Flags | 153 |
| Symbols | 20 |
| Animals & Nature | 16 |
| Objects | 14 |
| Travel & Places | 6 |
| Activities | 2 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |