Could Brexit Lead to IndyRef2?

13th June 2016 Comment How Scotland should be governed

With the opinion polls consistently showing that Scotland is set to vote to Remain in the European Union on June 23rd (the latest estimate from TNS released last week suggested that, after excluding Don’t Knows, as many as 71% might do so), there seems to be more interest north of the border in discussing what […]


So Just How United Are SNP Supporters on Europe?

6th June 2016 Comment How Scotland should be governed

One of the most striking features of polls of voting intentions in the European Union referendum is that people in Scotland are much more likely to say they will vote to Remain than are their counterparts in England & Wales. Whereas polls across Britain as a whole suggest the referendum race is tight, in Scotland […]





What Difference did the Referendum make to Scotland’s Constitutional Debate?

23rd March 2016 Comment How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum

Today MSPs pack their bags and prepare to campaign (or retire). Tomorrow will mark the day that if a majority had voted Yes in the independence referendum, Scotland would, according to the SNP’s proposed timetable, have become an independent country. It is thus an opportune moment to take a look at the state of Scotland’s […]