The COVID-19 Pandemic and Support for Independence
22nd November 2022
Policy issues
While the overall focus of this website is on constitutional change, specific policy areas are often relevant to this debate.
This is especially true of issues where views of the UK and Scottish governments diverge, for example, on whether or not to replace the UK’s arsenal of nuclear weapons or charging university students for their tuition fees.
While the overall focus of this website is on constitutional change, specific policy areas are often relevant to this debate. This is especially true of issues where views of the UK and Scottish governments diverge, for example, on whether or not to replace the UK’s arsenal of nuclear weapons or charging university students for their tuition fees.Popular questions on this topic:
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How would you vote in a second EU referendum?
29 August 2016 - 12 January 2023, data from Scotland -
Should the UK rejoin the EU or stay out of the EU?
9 June 2020 - 31 March 2022, data from Scotland -
If there was a referendum now on whether the UK should or should not join the European Union, how would you vote?
19 January 2021 - 17 August 2022, data from Scotland -
Do you think the government should spend more or less on benefits for unemployed people?
7 May 1999 - 31 October 2013, data from Scotland -
How good or bad a job has Nicola Sturgeon done in responding to the coronavirus outbreak?
30 June 2020 - 5 March 2021, data from Scotland -
Do you think Scotland would have responded to Coronavirus better or worse as an independent country?
6 August 2020 - 4 February 2022, data from Scotland -
How good or bad a job do you think Nicola Sturgeon, SNP Leader, is doing?
18 June 2019 - 15 June 2023, data from Scotland -
How good or bad a job do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing in response to the coronavirus outbreak?
30 June 2020 - 3 July 2020, data from England -
How well or badly has Nicola Sturgeon handled the coronavirus outbreak so far?
14 May 2020 - 19 March 2021, data from Scotland -
From what you have seen or heard about it, do you support or oppose the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill?
9 March 2023 - 13 March 2023, data from Scotland
Latest Comment on this topic:
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Why Has Nationalist Support Fallen?
19th March 2021
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Has The Constitutional Wind Changed Direction?
26th February 2021
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New Year, New Polling
27th January 2021
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Is Brexit Fuelling Support for Independence?
3rd November 2020
Latest questions on this topic:
- Would you support or oppose Scotland becoming an independent country if Scotland was unable to continue using the pound as a currency?
29 August 2024 - 3 September 2024, data from Scotland - Would you support or oppose Scotland becoming an independent country the cost of living in Scotland declined as a result?
29 August 2024 - 3 September 2024, data from Scotland - Would you support or oppose Scotland becoming an independent country if the cost of living in Scotland rose as a result?
29 August 2024 - 3 September 2024, data from Scotland - Do you think the bigger risk would be posed to Scotland’s future if it was part of the UK but outside the EU or part of the EU but outside the UK?
9 March 2023 - 10 April 2023, data from Scotland - Do you think the level of immigration would be better for Scotland if it was part of the UK but outside the EU or part of the EU but outside the UK?
9 March 2023 - 10 April 2023, data from Scotland - Do you think there would be less of a gap between rich and poor if Scotland was part of the UK but outside the EU or part of the EU but outside the UK?
9 March 2023 - 10 April 2023, data from Scotland
