Scoop Monitor: I’m That Poll
Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation last Wednesday coincided with the end of data collection on our latest Scottish Opinion Monitor (Scoop) survey. At first this timing… Read More »Scoop Monitor: I’m That Poll
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Scoop Monitor: Support for Scottish independence has risen, but why?
Full November 2022 Scoop tables available here.On the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of November, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom released its judgement… Read More »Scoop Monitor: Support for Scottish independence has risen, but why?
Balmoral Blues? Scottish Attitudes to Conservative Leadership
Photo by Rico Meier on Unsplash In our previous blog we explained that Scottish voters had less respect for Boris Johnson but felt he was… Read More »Balmoral Blues? Scottish Attitudes to Conservative Leadership
From the Iron Lady to Big Dog: How Scots Feel About Johnson Compared to Thatcher and Why It Matters
It isn’t possible to talk about the rise of Scottish nationalism in the 1980s without encountering the idea that Margaret Thatcher was, ultimately, its handmaiden.… Read More »From the Iron Lady to Big Dog: How Scots Feel About Johnson Compared to Thatcher and Why It Matters
Is there a mandate for IndyRef2? Evidence from the Scottish Election Study
On 14 June 2022 Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced the Scottish Government’s new series of white papers, titled “Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not… Read More »Is there a mandate for IndyRef2? Evidence from the Scottish Election Study
Election Report
To mark one year since the 2021 Holyrood election, as part of a week of SES events, we have released our report on the vote.… Read More »Election Report
Fit’s the SCOOP… With Public Awareness of Scottish Local Election
by Chris Carman The end of March saw the Electoral Commission’s guide to the Scottish local council elections start dropping through letter boxes across the… Read More »Fit’s the SCOOP… With Public Awareness of Scottish Local Election
Fit’s the SCOOP… With Political Trust and Partygate in Scotland?
by Chris Carman, Fraser McMillan and Ailsa Henderson It is easy to forget what was going on in domestic British politics before Russia launched its… Read More »Fit’s the SCOOP… With Political Trust and Partygate in Scotland?
Fit’s the SCOOP… With COVID in Scotland?
By Fraser McMillan, Jac Larner and Ailsa Henderson Descriptive data tables available here As part of its ambition to provide regular data to a wider… Read More »Fit’s the SCOOP… With COVID in Scotland?
Ye May Gang Far and Fare Waur – Brexit and Immigration Attitudes in Scotland
This morning the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Angus Robertson, blamed Brexit and the UK government for the labour shortages currently causing a… Read More »Ye May Gang Far and Fare Waur – Brexit and Immigration Attitudes in Scotland