Author: David McCrone

David McCrone is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Edinburgh University, and has worked closely with the ScotCen team on Scottish Social Attitudes surveys since they began. He regularly writes on matters of national identity.

Scottish or British? Does national identity matter?

29th August 2013 Comment

It may seem an obvious thing to say, but it is broadly true that the more Scottish you feel, the more likely you are to vote ‘yes’ in the referendum. According to the 2012 Scottish Social Attitudes survey, about 6 in 10 of those who say they are ‘Scottish not British’ want the Scottish Parliament […]