Why has Brexit failed to boost support for Scottish independence?
Swan, S.
(2017).
Why has Brexit failed to boost support for Scottish independence?
In the immediate aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, several opinion polls showed a majority of people in Scotland would vote for independence in a hypothetical second referendum. However, as Sean Swan writes, the polling in recent months has shown a consistent majority of respondents opposing independence. He isolates three key reasons why Brexit has not resulted in the boost for independence that some observers had anticipated.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2017 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 22 Mar 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69987 |