Have Yes Scotland or Better Together been the more persuasive campaign?
16th September 2014 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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Topic: The Scottish independence referendum
What people in Scotland thought about the referendum – and now think about the prospect of a second
Is The ‘Yes’ Online Tsunami Finally Paying Dividends?
16th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
Since our last contribution to this site both the online and offline campaigns have been in full swing. Offline there has been door-to-door canvassing, leafleting, parades, bands, creative art projects, banners, posters, the sporting of lapel badges and T-shirts, countless interventions from industry figures, politicians, and celebrities, and two set piece televised debates between the two […]
How accurate will the Scottish independence referendum polls be?
15th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
This is an updated and modified version of a blog post that appeared at electionsetc.com on 11th September. The vote intention polls for the Scottish independence referendum seem to have been taken largely at face value by commentators, politicians and even the financial markets. In particular, the roughly equal split of the vote between Yes […]
New (Late) Boys On The Block Also Say It Is Close
14th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
The excitement generated by the narrowing of the No lead in the polls has unsurprisingly persuaded new media organisations to enter the polling fray. On Friday The Guardian commissioned its first poll of voting intentions in the referendum. Today its stablemate, The Observer, has done the same. That paper regularly publishes Westminster voting intention polls […]
Panelbase: Yes Edge Up Just A Little
13th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
Whereas last weekend the Sunday Times featured a poll from YouGov, for the final weekend of the campaign the paper has returned to its usual stablemate for referendum polling, Panelbase. The company’s latest poll puts Yes on 46%, No on 47%. That means Yes are up two points on Panelbase’s previous poll conducted a week […]
Poll of Polls: 12 September Version 2
13th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
The graph below shows What Scotland Thinks’ latest Poll of Polls and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by ICM, one by Survation, one by YouGov, one by Panelbase and one by Opinium, The polls were conducted between 9 and 12 September. The following new […]
Poll of Polls: 12 September Version 1
13th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
The graph below shows What Scotland Thinks’ latest Poll of Polls and how it has evolved over time. The latest Poll of Polls is based on two polls by ICM, two by Survation, one by YouGov and one by Opinium, The polls were conducted between 5 and 12 September. The following new polls have been […]
Do you think a majority will vote for Scottish independence in the referendum? (Scottish views)
13th September 2014 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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Do you think Scotland should be able to keep the pound if it votes to leave the UK? (Scottish views)
13th September 2014 Scotland Question The Scottish independence referendum
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ICM Put Yes Ahead – Perhaps
13th September 2014 Comment The Scottish independence referendum
ICM returns today to using the internet for its polling, this time for the Sunday Telegraph. Much of the interviewing for this latest poll in fact happened on the same days as that for the company’s poll in Saturday’s Guardian. However, this poll is a smaller exercise than those the company has been undertaking regularly […]
