2019 recap: Polls showed support for Scottish independence rising but still generally trailing support for the Union (unless Brexit was included in the question). The SNP won big (45% and 48/59 seats) at the December General Election with a big majority (63%) voting for parties that either support independence or wouldn’t block a referendum.
Boris Johnson became the 55th UK Prime Minister and 1st ‘Minister for the Union’ (a position, and an office with a £10m budget, he made for himself) but the ‘Stop Indyref’ Scottish Tories lost over half their MPs, down to six.
2020 is the first year in which an established majority reported a consistent support for independence. 19 polls showed a lead for Yes over No (18 in a row into 2021), the biggest margin being 58/42. YouGov, Panelbase and Ipsos Mori all found the SNP to be streets ahead of the Tories and the First Minister a few leagues above a struggling Boris Johnson, thanks in part, apparently, to how they each dealt with the Covid19 crisis.
It’s great to see more people realising that we can do better for ourselves than London does for us. We don’t have to put up with governments we didn’t vote for doing things like taking us out of the EU after we voted to stay in it. Here are the 22 polls in chronological order. There are reports of a panic building in Westminster. Enjoy.
