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 […]





Three Key Pointers from Ipsos MORI

10th February 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

Today’s latest poll, conducted by Ipsos MORI for STV news, addresses three of the key questions about the future of Scottish politics – the race for second place at Holyrood, the debate about whether the Scottish Parliament should be attempting its new income tax powers in the near future, and the impact that a UK […]


Some Added Spice? TNS BMRB and YouGov Polls

5th February 2016 Comment Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

Just in case anyone was concerned that May’s Scottish Parliament election might prove to be a rather dull affair as the SNP marched to a seemingly inevitable second overall majority, two polls, one released by TNS BMRB yesterday and one by YouGov published in today’s Times, have added some spice to the campaign. Not that […]