Implications of the Euro Result in Scotland

27th May 2014 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The declaration of the result of the European Parliament election in Scotland is of interest for two reasons so far as the referendum campaign is concerned. First, inevitably the parties and campaigns will try to impose their own interpretation of what has happened and why it matters for the referendum debate. Second, the declaration gives […]




Survation Shows Stability Too

15th May 2014 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

There is further evidence today from Survation (for the Daily Record) that after the gains made by Yes during the winter, the referendum race has once again become something of a stalemate. The poll puts Yes on 37%, No on 47%, with 17% saying Don’t Know. The Yes and No tallies are identical to those […]



Progressive: Big Swing to Yes but Yes Still Far Behind!

11th May 2014 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

Until now, Progressive Scottish Opinion had conducted only a couple of polls of voting intentions in the referendum – one last September, on the occasion of a year to go to polling day, and one at the very end of November, immediately after the publication of the Scottish Government’s White Paper.  Even so, those two […]