Polls Swing High, Polls Swing Low
17th March 2017
What Britain thinks about the Union
Since the No vote in the Scottish independence referendum, politicians at Westminster have been tackling the issue of how the different nations in the Union should co-exist, and on what terms. While the focus has been mainly on the relationship between Scotland and the rest of the UK, any changes brought about as a result of this process will clearly have an impact on Wales and Northern Ireland too.
This section contains questions that ask people across the UK (or Great Britain) their views about how the UK as a whole is and should be governed.
Since the No vote in the Scottish independence referendum, politicians at Westminster have been tackling the issue of how the different nations in the Union should co-exist, and on what terms. While the focus has been mainly on the relationship between Scotland and the rest of the UK, any changes brought about as a result of this process will clearly have an impact on Wales and Northern Ireland too. This section contains questions that ask people across the UK (or Great Britain) their views about how the UK as a whole is and should be governed.Popular questions on this topic:
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To what extent do you support or oppose Scotland leaving the UK and becoming independent?
8 April 2021 - 2 December 2022, data from England & Wales -
Do you support or oppose the prospect of Scotland becoming independent/leaving the UK?
12 February 2020 - 14 February 2020, data from United Kingdom -
Do you think Scotland would be financially better or worse off if Scotland became independent from the rest of the UK?
18 January 2021 - 21 January 2021, data from Wales -
To what extent would you support or oppose the UK switching to a federal system?
15 July 2020 - 15 July 2020, data from Great Britain -
Do you think the United Kingdom will or will not exist in its current form in five years? (GB & UK views)
14 June 2014 - 19 October 2022, data from United Kingdom, Great Britain -
Would you trust the Labour Party to handle the future of the Union between Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
16 September 2020 - 18 September 2020, data from Great Britain -
Do you think Scotland should stay part of the UK or become independent?
28 August 2020 - 4 September 2020, data from Wales -
Do you agree or disagree with the statement ‘I would still back Brexit even if I knew it could lead to the breakup of the UK (ie Scotland gaining independence)’? (Scottish views)
15 March 2017 - 16 March 2017, data from Great Britain -
How likely or unlikely do you think it is that within the next ten years Scotland will leave the UK and become an independent country?
18 January 2021 - 19 August 2022, data from Wales -
Do you think the United Kingdom will or will not exist in its current form in one year? (GB & UK views)
14 June 2014 - 19 October 2022, data from United Kingdom, Great Britain
Latest Comment on this topic:
Latest questions on this topic:
- Is you view closer to Statement A: “There are some cases where it should be legal to provide services and spaces that are only for women who were female at birth, even if that means excluding transgender women” or Statement B: “All women’s services and spaces should be open to transgender women, and it should never be legal to exclude someone because they are transgender”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland - Is you view closer to Statement A: “Whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth” or Statement B: “Someone can choose to be a man or a woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland - Is you view closer to Statement A: “Scottish and English people have a lot in common” or Statement B: “Scottish and English people have nothing in common”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland - Is you view closer to Statement A: “Scotland should have its own currency” or Statement B: “Scotland should have the same currency as the rest of the the United Kingdom”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland - Is you view closer to Statement A: “My MP will get a better deal for my local area if they work with the UK government” or Statement B: “An MP will get a better deal for my local area if they fight against the UK government”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland - Is you view closer to Statement A: “Britain’s past is something to be proud of” or Statement B: “Britain’s past is something to be ashamed of”?
5 September 2023 - 14 September 2023, data from Scotland
