IF you’re really old — say 30 — you probably remember My Space and Bebo.

Today, Scottish Labour is the political equivalent of those sites. All the cool kids have moved on.

1 Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale's party is in disarray

Supporting Labour was once the happening thing to do.

Remember Blair’s babes, supporting the miners and Cool Brittania?

That’s soooo 90s. Now, a tiny 14 per cent of Scotland’s 16 to 24-year-olds say they back Labour.

Meanwhile 19 per cent support the Tories and 56 per cent are for the SNP.

Among under-50s, the Nats can count on 60 per cent of voters.

The only age group they don’t dominate is the over-65s where the Tories lead on 45 per cent.



These figures are disastrous for Labour. In May’s Holyrood election — just like every poll since devolution — Labour again raised the spectre of Margaret Thatcher.

Deputy leader Alex Rowley said: “Nicola Sturgeon will cringe at the idea of being compared to Thatcher.”

While thousands of voters asked: “Who?” Mrs T lost power 26 years ago.

That’s why young voters are not afraid of the Tories and elderly voters love them. But what does it mean for the future of politics?

Pensioners are known to use their votes but one hard winter could leave a big dent in Tory support.

And there’s a new generation of Nats coming up like a tidal wave. Will they stick with the opinions formed in their youth or will turn Conservative as they get older?

Politics is a lot like comedy — it’s all a question of timing.