Scotland Poll Results - What Scotland Thinks

If measures are needed to reduce the deficit, do you think it should mainly be reduced by putting up taxes or by reducing public spending?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 10 August 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Once the coronavirus outbreak is over do you think it is more important that the government reduces borrowing and balances the budget or that the government maintains spending to support the economy and public services?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 10 August 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think Scottish independence is one of the most important issues facing the country and it is right that it gets a lot of attention, or that it distracts from other important issues that should get more attention?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 July 2020 to 30 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think the decision to hold a Scottish Independence referendum should be made only by the Scottish Government or that the Scottish and UK Governments should have to make a joint decision?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 July 2020 to 30 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

Would you support or oppose allowing tourists from Northern Ireland to visit Scotland, assuming they were not required to self-isolate for any time upon arrival?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 July 2020 to 30 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Would you support or oppose allowing tourists from Wales to visit Scotland, assuming they were not required to self-isolate for any time upon arrival?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 July 2020 to 30 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Would you support or oppose allowing tourists from England to visit Scotland, assuming they were not required to self-isolate for any time upon arrival?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 July 2020 to 30 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

In view of the economic crisis, would you approve or disapprove of the abolition of free university tuition and the reintroduction of a graduation fee payable when earning a certain amount?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 30 June 2020 to 3 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think it may become necessary to implement border restrictions between Scotland and England to prevent the spread of coronavirus?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 30 June 2020 to 3 July 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think the economic impact of coronavirus would be better if the UK were still in the EU, worse, or would it make no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 June 2020 to 16 June 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Are you glad or sorry that the UK voted to leave the EU?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 June 2020 to 16 June 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you support or oppose extending the Brexit transition to a date later than December 31st 2020?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 June 2020 to 16 June 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Should the transition period end on 31st December as currently planned or should it be extended for up to two years to allow more time for trade negotiations?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 14 May 2020 to 20 May 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Should the lockdown restrictions be eased at a different time to the rest of the UK if the Scottish Government believes that is necessary or should they be lifted in Scotland at the same time as in the rest of the UK?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 14 May 2020 to 20 May 2020

Data from Scotland Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that Brexit should be delayed because of the coronavirus crisis?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 May 2020 to 5 May 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that the Scottish Government has diverged too much from the UK Government’s coronavirus strategy?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 May 2020 to 5 May 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that the Scottish Government has stuck too closely to the UK Government’s coronavirus strategy?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 May 2020 to 5 May 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Will Scotland be affected economically by the coronavirus more or less than the rest of the UK?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 24 April 2020 to 27 April 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Should easing of the lockdown measures happen at the same time for all the UK or should it be reduced in any areas that are ahead of others in reducing the spread of the virus?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 24 April 2020 to 27 April 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Regardless of whether you support or oppose EU membership, do you think Brexit activities should be put on hold until the Covid19 situation has been resolved or that the transition period should end at the end of December regardless?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 24 March 2020 to 26 March 2020

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that being a member of the EU undermines Britain’s right to be an independent country that makes its own laws?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 30 August 2019 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think Britain will have more or less influence in the world as a result of leaving the EU?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 30 August 2019 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

How close or remote a relationship do you think the UK should have with the EU in the future?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 30 August 2019 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think Britain’s economy will be better or worse off as a result of leaving the EU?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 5 February 2017 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that censorship of films and magazines is necessary to uphold moral standards?

Results from 17 polls, conducted from 7 May 1999 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that the law should always be obeyed, even if a particular law is wrong?

Results from 16 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that schools should teach children to obey authority?

Results from 16 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that for some crimes the death penalty is the most appropriate sentence?

Results from 17 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that people who break the law should be given stiffer sentences?

Results from 16 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that young people today don’t have enough respect for traditional British values?

Results from 17 polls, conducted from 7 May 1999 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that ordinary working people do not get their fair share of the nation’s wealth?

Results from 17 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that big business benefits owners at the expense of workers?

Results from 16 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you agree or disagree that Government should redistribute income from the better-off to those who are less well off?

Results from 16 polls, conducted from 18 June 2000 to 18 March 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

If the UK government continues to refuse to give permission, do you think the Scottish Parliament should legislate to hold a referendum and then allow the courts to decide whether it can take place?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 January 2020 to 31 January 2020

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

Do you believe the result of last month’s general election gives the SNP a mandate from the Scottish people to hold a second independence referendum?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 January 2020 to 31 January 2020

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think Brexit is a big enough change of circumstances to justify holding a second independence referendum?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 January 2020 to 31 January 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues The Scottish independence referendum

What currency would you most like to see Scotland use if it became an independent country?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 24 April 2019 to 27 January 2020

Data from Scotland Policy issues

How good or bad a job do you think Jo Swinson, Liberal Democrat leader, is doing?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 9 October 2019 to 6 December 2019

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

How good or bad a job do you think Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party leader, is doing?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 18 June 2019 to 6 December 2019

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

Do you think the level of immigration into Britain over the last few years has been too high, too low or about right?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 1 June 2018 to 6 December 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think the level of immigration into Scotland in recent years has been too high or too low? (3-point scale)

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 November 2019 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Whether or not you think this is realistic, if it were to happen, do you think violent street protests would or would not be a price worth paying to stop Brexit?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 November 2019 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Whether or not you think this is realistic, if it were to happen, do you think violent street protests would or would not be a price worth paying for Brexit?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 November 2019 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think the service provided by the NHS in Scotland has got better or worse in the last 5 years?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 November 2019 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

How well or badly do you think the current Scottish government is handling policing?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 24 November 2016 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

How well or badly do you think the current Scottish government is handling justice?

Results from 9 polls, conducted from 9 October 2015 to 3 December 2019

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

Will Brexit or Scottish independence have more influence on which party you think you will vote for in the general election?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 19 November 2019 to 25 November 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

If there were to be a new referendum on Brexit, do you believe the result would be respected by Parliament?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 October 2019 to 11 October 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you consider ‘getting Brexit done’ or ‘keeping the four nations of the UK together’ as the most important?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 October 2019 to 11 October 2019

Data from Scotland Policy issues

Do you think the best way to resolve the Brexit situation by consulting the electorate to break the deadlock would be to hold another referendum with a choice between leaving and remaining in the EU, or to hold a General Election?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 9 October 2019 to 11 October 2019

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Expectations of constitutional change Policy issues

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