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- Scotland on Sunday (31)
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Questions (56)
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How would you be likely to vote in a UK General Election?
Including results from 99 polls from Jan 2007 to Jun 2017
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Should Scotland be an independent country?
Including results from 99 polls from Feb 2013 to Sep 2014
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How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Including results from 175 polls from Jan 2007 to Mar 2017
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Should Trident be scrapped or maintained?
Including results from 2 polls from Dec 2014 to May 2016
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On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a General Election?
Including results from 9 polls from May 2010 to Jun 2017
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If a majority of people in the UK voted for the UK to leave the EU, how would you vote in another Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 8 polls from Jan 2016 to May 2016
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Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
Including results from 27 polls from Jul 2015 to Jun 2016
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How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (including greens)
Including results from 146 polls from Jan 2007 to Mar 2017
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If held tomorrow, how would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum?
Including results from 19 polls from Jul 2008 to Jun 2013
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How likely would you be to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence? (1 to 10 scale)
Including results from 22 polls from Aug 2011 to Mar 2017
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How good or bad a job is Alex Salmond doing as First Minister? (Five response options)
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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What should happen next if Scotland votes No?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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If a majority of people in the UK voted for the UK to leave the EU, would you support another referendum on Scottish independence?
Including results from 7 polls from Jan 2016 to May 2016
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Have you definitely decided to vote that way or might you change your mind? (excluding those who don't know how they will vote)
Including results from 15 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would mean that there would be more or less inequality in Scotland?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would be good or bad for Scotland's economy?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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How good or bad a job is Gordon Brown doing as UK Prime Minister?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2009 to Apr 2010
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Regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum, do you think there should be another referendum on independence for Scotland in the next five years?
Scotsman poll by ICM, May 2016
Online Panel interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
If the Conservatives win the 2010 UK general election, will you be more or less likely to vote for independence?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2009 to Feb 2010
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How did you vote in the last UK General Election?
Including results from 5 polls from Jan 2007 to Mar 2011
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How good or bad a job is David Cameron doing as Conservative leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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Should Scotland vote to remain in the EU but the UK votes to leave, should Scots know whether an independent Scotland could remain in the EU before a second independence referendum is held?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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Do you think leaving the EU would be good or bad for trade, jobs and the economy?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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Should government or the public carry more responsibility regarding health, crime and education?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
How much of a risk would it be if Scotland remained in the UK?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2014 to Sep 2014
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How good or bad a job is Nick Clegg doing as Liberal Democrat leader?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2010 to Apr 2010
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Which monetary option would be in Scotland's best interests?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2014 to Sep 2014
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Have Yes Scotland or Better Together been the more trustworthy campaign?
Scotsman poll by ICM, Sep 2014
Online Panel interview with 1175 respondents 16 and older -
Would you support or oppose the top rate of income tax being raised to 50%, even it remains at 45% in the rest of the UK?
Scotsman poll by ICM, May 2016
Online Panel interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (excluding Greens)
Including results from 8 polls from Aug 2007 to Jan 2012
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Which political party is best at handling issues relating to asylum and immigration?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Do you believe SNP supporters should or should not vote for the party at the forthcoming General Election?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Who would be the best First Minister for Scotland, Alex Salmond or Iain Gray?
Including results from 3 polls from Oct 2010 to Apr 2011
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Do you support or oppose an end to the council tax freeze?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Oct 2010
Online Panel interview with 1405 respondents 18 and older -
How much do you trust the Labour Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
Have Yes Scotland or Better Together been the more persuasive campaign?
Scotsman poll by ICM, Sep 2014
Online Panel interview with 1175 respondents 16 and older -
Would you support income tax being raised by a penny for people in Scotland, while staying the same in the rest of the UK - if the extra tax receipts were invested in services or to reverse austerity cuts?
Scotsman poll by ICM, May 2016
Online Panel interview with 1000 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to education?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Do you agree with Alex Salmond's suggestion that "more nats means less cuts"?
Including results from 2 polls from Apr 2010 to Apr 2010
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If Scotland became an independent country, do you think this would mean that old age pensions would be higher or lower?
Including results from 10 polls from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
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Where are you on this 1-10 scale regarding independence?
Including results from 3 polls from Jul 2014 to Sep 2014
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Should parents be allowed to set up and run their own school with government funding?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
What do you think would happen to the Scottish Parliament after a No vote?
Including results from 7 polls from Mar 2014 to Sep 2014
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If the UK votes to remain in the European Union, will the number of immigrants into Scotland be higher or will it fall?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
Including results from 27 polls from Jan 2007 to Apr 2016
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How much do you trust the Conservative Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to health?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to unemployment?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
Would an independent Scotland be able to use the pound in much the same way as it does now?
Including results from 3 polls from Feb 2014 to Sep 2014
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How much of a risk would it be if Scotland became independent?
Including results from 4 polls from Jun 2014 to Sep 2014
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Which political party is best at handling issues relating to law and order?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
How much do you trust the Liberal Democrats to fulfil their manifesto promises?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
How would you be likely to vote in an election?
Including results from 18 polls from Jan 2008 to Jul 2012
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If taxes had to rise, which one would you prefer?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Apr 2010
Online Panel interview with 1471 respondents 18 and older -
Which political party is best at handling issues relating to tax?
Scotsman poll by YouGov, Feb 2010
Online Panel interview with 1002 respondents 18 and older -
In the event of the UK, including Scotland leaving the EU, do you think that we would be more or less vulnerable to terrorism?
Including results from 2 polls from Mar 2016 to May 2016