Full question: Imagine if Scotland became an independent country. For the following ten years do you think the following would go up, down, or stay the same in Scotland? The performance of the economy

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• How would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum if held now? (asked after the EU referendum)
• On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a General Election?
• On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would vote in a Scottish Parliament election?
• How likely would you be to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence? (1 to 10 scale) (Scottish views)
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on currency?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on funding for public services?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on the economy?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on whether people will be better off or worse off?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on Scotland’s relationship with the EU?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on who is in power at Westminster?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on defence in Scotland?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on north sea oil and its price?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on freedom for Scotland?
• Does the Yes campaign or the No campaign have a better argument on ending arguments about independence?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because there is support in the Scottish Parliament?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because so much has changed since 2014 that the Scottish people need another way?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because Coronavirus has proven that Scotland needs to have another say on independence?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because Brexit has proven that Scotland needs to have another say on independence?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because since 2014 the Westminster government has attempted a power grab from the Scottish government meaning another referendum is needed?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because the issue of independence is dominating our politics so much that we need another referendum to settle it?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because the issue of independence is distracting from issues like schools and the NHS, so another referendum is needed to settle it?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should be held in the next two years because there have not been enough powers returned to Scotland as promised since 2014?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because having a referendum during the coronavirus pandemic would be wrong?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because having a referendum during Brexit negotiations would be wrong?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because having a referendum during the implementation of Brexit would be wrong?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because a second referendum is not needed because more powers are being given to Scotland?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because another referendum would create more division in the country and create an unpleasant atmosphere?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because it’s too soon to have another referendum just six years after the last one?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because the 2014 vote was meant to be a once in a generation vote?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because rather than having a referendum we should focus on domestic issues like schools and the NHS?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because we should not spend more money on a referendum when our public services need money?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because both sides agreed to respect the result of the 2014 vote?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because Scotland voted ‘No’ decisively in 2014, by 10 percentage points?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because if we have a second referendum it will mean we end up having a third and a fourth?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because we cannot keep having referendums just because the SNP want one?
• How much do you agree or disagree with the argument that a Scottish independence referendum should not be held in the next two years because independence might be the priority for the SNP but it is not a priority for most Scots?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because the mess in Westminster over coronavirus?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because the UK is set to be run by the Conservatives for a long time to come?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because Boris Johnson is not the leader I want to have for my country?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because Scotland would be able to rejoin the European Union after independence?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because Scotland would be able to have a closer relationship with the EU than it would in the UK as a whole?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because Scotland’s economy can depend on North Sea oil?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because Scotland’s economy would be stronger as an independent country?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because arguments about independence dominate everything and becoming independent would allow Scotland to finally end the debate?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should become an independent country because the issue of independence is divisive and by becoming independent it would allow us to finally end the division and move on?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because Scotland’s economy would be stronger in the UK?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because with a historic low oil price, Scotland cannot rely on North Sea oil?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because as we come out of the coronavirus pandemic, we need to unite together as much as possible?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because the United Kingdom is better together?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because Scotland is stronger on the world stage as part of the UK?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because if Scotland becomes independent and rejoins the EU it would have to adopt the Euro not the Pound?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because arguments over independence dominate everything and this would continue if Scotland became independent?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because the issue of independence is divisive and by voting to remain in the United Kingdom the issue will be settled once and for all?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because the SNP have no plan for what an independent Scotland actually looks like?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because an independent Scotland is a step into the unknown?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because there would be dire economic consequences for Scotland and the Scottish people after independence?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because Scotland would lose all UK Government funding if it became independent?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because it is not clear which currency Scotland would have if it became independent?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because Scotland would not be able to use the pound if it became independent?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because the coronavirus has shown that Scotland can already pursue its own independent policy within the UK?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because Scotland could stay in the UK and be given more powers to be independent of the Westminster government?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because our experience of Brexit shows that independence would be difficult and complex?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because those who advocate independence are like those that wanted Brexit they do not have a plan?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because independence would take years more wrangling to get anywhere?
• How much do you agree or disagree that Scotland should remain in the UK because the economic arguments for independence have got weaker since 2014?
• Do you think that Boris Johnson is doing well or badly as Prime Minister?
• Do you think that Keir Starmer is doing well or badly as leader of the Labour Party?
• Do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing well or badly as First Minister?
• Do you think Douglas Ross will do well or badly as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party?
• Do you think that Richard Leonard is doing well or badly as leader of the Scottish Labour party?
• Do you think the UK Government is doing well or badly at running the country?
• Do you think the Scottish Government is doing well or badly at running the country?
• Which of the following Governments would you most like to see at Westminster?
• How well or badly do you think the UK Government is handling the coronavirus outbreak?
• How well or badly do you think Boris Johnson and his government are doing at handling Britain’s exit from the EU?
• How well or badly do you think the current Scottish government is handling the NHS?
• How well or badly do you think the current Scottish government is handling the Scottish economy?
• How well or badly do you think the current Scottish government is handling education and schools?
• How well or badly do you think Nicola Sturgeon and her government are doing handling Britain’s exit from the EU?
• And how well or badly do you think the Scottish Government is handling the coronavirus outbreak?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next year?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next two years?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next five years?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next year, after the Scottish Parliament elections if the SNP win a majority?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next year, after the Scottish Parliament elections if pro-independence parties win a majority?
• Should there be a referendum on Scottish Independence during the coronavirus pandemic?
• Do you think Nicola Sturgeon’s intention to propose the timescale and question for a Scottish independence referendum by next spring is too soon, about the same or too late?
• Would you support or oppose the UK Government declining a referendum for Scottish independence if the SNP wins a majority in the Scottish Parliament elections?
• Would you support or oppose the UK Government declining a referendum if the SNP does not win a majority in the Scottish Parliament elections?
• Would you support or oppose Nicola Sturgeon running a referendum which would be illegal and not legally binding if the UK Government decline a request for a Scottish independence referendum?
• If there is another referendum on Scottish independence, would you support or oppose all Scots living in the United Kingdom being given the vote?
• If there is another referendum on Scottish independence, would you support or oppose there not being able to be an independence referendum for another thirty years after it took place?
• Do you agree or disagree that they Scottish economy can stand completely on its own?
• Do you agree or disagree that Scotland is ready to govern itself?
• Do you agree or disagree that coronavirus has shown that decisions are better made in Scotland than Westminster?
• Do you agree or disagree that coronavirus has shown that Scotland is ready to govern itself?
• If Scotland remained part of the UK, do you think the performance of the economy would go up, down, or stay the same in the next ten years?
• If Scotland became an independent country do you think the performance of the economy would go up, down, or stay the same in the next ten years?
• Do you think that the Scottish economy would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that Scottish defence would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that the country overall would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that the NHS would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that our public services would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that schools would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that Scotland’s place in the world would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that levels of division in Scottish politics would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?
• Do you think that being able to focus on the things that really matter would be better if Scotland were an independent country or if Scotland were to remain part of the UK?