GE2024 in Scotland: Indy an Era?
Do the results of the 2024 UK general election signal a decisive break from the constitutionally-aligned voting behaviour of the last decade? While we will… Read More »GE2024 in Scotland: Indy an Era?
Independence
Announcement: SES Essay Prizes
The SES has announced two essay prizes, one for undergraduates and one for Secondary School pupils. The prizes will be judged by a prestigious panel… Read More »Announcement: SES Essay Prizes
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
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
Risk and Reward – Why do People Support or Oppose Scottish Independence?
Guest blog post by James David Griffiths, University of Manchester, Cardiff University and Welsh Election Study Scottish independence is at something of a stalemate. The… Read More »Risk and Reward – Why do People Support or Oppose Scottish Independence?
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
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
No in Pole Position – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Four
We wrap up the first batch of our 2021 election posts with a deep-dive on the relative strength of support for Scottish independence versus staying… Read More »No in Pole Position – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Four
We Are the 10% – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Three
[Correction #2 07/09/2021: Regrettably, the updated figures for university graduates were also slightly erroneous due to a misunderstanding concerning the substantive categories used to construct… Read More »We Are the 10% – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Three
Thinking Out Cloud – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Two
Allowing survey respondents to put things in their own words is underrated. In the 2021 Scottish Election Study – on top of typical closed-ended, multiple-choice… Read More »Thinking Out Cloud – Holyrood 2021 Explained, Part Two