TNS have never called the Scottish Conservatives right

The Herald today disappointingly carried yet another misleading Poll from TNS claiming that the Scottish Tories support has fallen heavily.

Murdo Fraser MSP, Scottish Conservative Deputy Leader, said:

“Time and time again, TNS have called the Conservatives wrong. A week before the 1999 elections they said we would get 10% of the vote – we got 15.5%.

“In 2003, just two days before the election, they again said we were on 10% - we ended up polling nearly 17%. Unbelievably, just four months later, they produced a poll that again put us at 10%.

“In 2007, it didn’t get any better. Yet again TNS said we would get 10% - yet again we were nearly 7% better off.

“Full scale Holyrood polls from YouGov have shown the Scottish Conservatives gaining seats at this year’s election. And as a commentary on the Conservative-led government at Westminster, consistent polling of YouGov Scottish samples for Westminster places us rather better off than TNS do.

“It’s time TNS started checking their figures – they get it wrong every single time. In the meantime, we will continue to deliver for Scotland, just as we have been doing over the past four years."