A Scot Goes Pop reader has alerted me to the fact that the Herald is reporting a “new” YouGov poll on independence. I’ll give you the results for the sake of completeness, but the crucial point here is that the fieldwork took place weeks ago, between the 22nd and 25th of November, which means it predates the run of four polls since the Supreme Court ruling showing a clear pro-independence majority. The Herald’s report says that the fieldwork “took in” the moment of the Supreme Court ruling on the 23rd, which is true, but it must always be remembered that most respondents to online polls reply to the interview request as soon as they receive it. So the bulk of this poll is likely to have been carried out on the 22nd, before anyone knew that the Supreme Court was going to rule that Scotland is a prisoner in a non-voluntary union.
Should Scotland be an independent country? (YouGov / Scottish Election Survey, 22nd-25th November 2022)
People keep telling me that Stuart Campbell is some sort of “independence supporter”, but I have absolutely no idea how him setting this story in train was supposed to help the indy cause. As opposed to, y’know, the total reverse.https://t.co/xVaPLMc805
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) December 14, 2022
