Voter opposition to Scottish independence
Voters born in England, older voters, more wealthy voters, Brexit supporters, Labour and conservative voters are all most likely to oppose Scottish independence.
How Brexit affects support for independence
The evidence is mixed. Not all of the 60+% who vote to remain in the EU want independence.
200 No to Yes voters tell us why they now believe in Scotland
A survey of 200 people who changed from "no" to "yes" showed multiple reasons. The main ones were:
- The effect of Brexit
- UK government incompetence
- Better Together lied
- Had come to have more belief in Scotland
- Felt NHS was not safe as part of the Union
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Opinion poll
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Was Britain's economy already broken or will Brexit break it? Open Minds on Independence #5
The economic situation has been made even worse by the unfolding disaster that is Brexit. Scotland voted to remain in the EU, because it was manifestly in our best interests to do so. But our votes were ignored, along with our opinions, our economic drivers and our arguments for a softer Brexit which would have allowed us to stay in the single market.
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News Media
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Scottish independence
This is a largely factual explainer by the Institute for Government of the issues around a referendum and the results of its success.