What people in Scotland thought about the referendum – and now think about the prospect of a second
2nd March 2017 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
The Prime Minister comes north tomorrow to address Scottish Conservatives at their spring conference. She does so on the back of reports that the UK government is beginning to get concerned that Nicola Sturgeon might opt to pull the trigger on a second referendum, an expectation since heightened by a speech by the First Minister […]
18th February 2017 Scotland Question National identity and cultural issues The Scottish independence referendum
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10th February 2017 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
Much excitement was caused this week by a poll from BMG Research for The Herald which was reported by the newspaper under the headline ‘Support for independence surges on hard Brexit vow’. There was then even more of a flutter when in an interview for UK Business Insider I suggested that the three-point increase in […]
10th February 2017 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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29th January 2017 Comment How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum
The last fortnight has seemingly seen Nicola Sturgeon’s options narrow significantly. The Prime Minister has set out a vision of Brexit that is the very opposite of the Scottish Government’s stated preference to stay in the single market and continue to accept freedom of movement. The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government is […]
30th November 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum
Today is, of course, St Andrew’s Day and the deadline for responses to the SNP’s ‘National Survey’ on how Scotland should be governed. To mark the occasion, The Times commissioned a poll from YouGov on attitudes towards Brexit and indyef2 together with Holyrood vote intentions. Nicola Sturgeon must be wishing that it had not bothered. […]
29th November 2016 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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18th September 2016 Comment How Scotland should be governed The Scottish independence referendum
The Sunday Times and Heart FM have marked the second anniversary today of the independence referendum with a new poll from Panelbase. Like last week’s polls from TNS and Ipsos MORI the headline finding is that the UK-wide vote in favour of Brexit has made little difference to the balance of opinion on independence. Nevertheless, […]
15th September 2016 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
Further evidence has emerged this week that the UK-wide decision to leave the EU has not significantly altered the balance of opinion on attitudes towards independence after all. Two polls, from Ipsos MORI (for STV News), the other from TNS (not for any particular client) both suggest that there is still a small majority in […]
15th September 2016 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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