Boris rage seems to be driving up support for Scottish independence again, 50-50 with @SavantaComRes, 14-18 Jan
...to ask the unbiased Remain/Leave question for @scotlandinunion “Should Scotland remain in the UK or leave the UK?” Remain 59%, Leave 41%, excl DKs, 18-22 Nov 2021 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_p…
@JohnRentoul @scotlandinunion Actually, standard Yes/No viewed as the least loaded of three options (do you agree, should (2014), Remain/Leave) by academics, but wording definitely matters. scotsman.com/news/politics/…
@conor_matchett @scotlandinunion I tried to draft a neutral form of words here (not v successfully) x.com/johnrentoul/st…
@conor_matchett @scotlandinunion I tried to draft a neutral form of words here (not v successfully) x.com/johnrentoul/st…
@JohnRentoul @scotlandinunion Issue with Remain/Leave is that it's as loaded due to EURef as Yes/No is for IndyRef Hard, however, for unionists to argue for a change without lending legitimacy to the suggest 2014 wasn't 'fair' and another referendum is needed, which is what pro-indy folk want.
@conor_matchett @JohnRentoul @scotlandinunion If the contention is that Q gave an advantage to nationalists, but majority *still* rejected their proposal, that's not a case for a re-run.
@conor_matchett @JohnRentoul @scotlandinunion Not at all. 2014 question was biased towards separation, and big majority of Scots said no. To expect any future referendum to be fair isn't hard to argue.
@conor_matchett @JohnRentoul @scotlandinunion Don’t see how that follows if the Yes/ No question was weighted against the pro-union side (which is the logic of the Electoral Commission’s ruling with respect to the EU referendum).