Should Scotland be an independent country?
Yes 30%No 70%1,971 votes cast
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Scotland is part of the UK, and the Scottish Parliament cannot hold an independence referendum without UK government consent. The UK Supreme Court ruled this in November 2022, and consent would come through a Section 30 order, as in 2014. The SNP won a fifth straight Holyrood election in May 2026 without a majority, and First Minister John Swinney launched a 'Choose Scotland' campaign in October 2026. Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues to rule out a second referendum. Polls are close, with the latest ranging from 47% to 52% for Yes.
69 Opinions
This is entirely a matter for the Scots, and they should have the right to initiate a referendum process via their own representatives if that is what they wish. Personally I hope they do not choose to leave.
I'm exhausted of hearing about it. If England is making them that miserable, they can bugger off. There's no point being trapped in a relationship full of so much hate, and they'll soon realise that an independent Scotland won't get blank cheques from Westminster.
The SNP are crazy and would be a danger to us all
Scotland had their chance to prove they could be self-governing and it's been an absolute embarrassment. I say that as a Scot. Education and Health are both devolved, both now abysmal. All the energy spent on crank failed projects for recycling bottles and pretending men are women. Actual theft by the party. Yet people still vote for it. You can't just identify as an independent country. You have to do the work to make it work. But they won't and can't.
Yes, because they should have the chance to choose again! Its a matter for Scotland to decide! I have no strong view either way & would be content with either "leave" or "stay!"
It is their decision, but as someone from fairly close to the border (on the English side), I would really hope they didn't. I regularly go up to towns in the south of Scotland and it doesn't feel like some dramatic change. North East England has often looked north as much as it has south; and plenty of Borders people use the shops and facilities in Berwick or Carlisle. Sometimes this debate treats Scotland and England like entirely separate islands but they're intertwined.
No. We've seen how divisive and disruptive Brexit has been. Breaking up the UK will be just as bad, especially if one chooses to join the EU and the rest don't. We are a small country and far stronger united.
We are meant to be the United Kingdom, not a divided kingdom. We all understand that Scotland and Wales have different laws to England in some areas, their own parliaments, isn't that enough? I've never considered that we were 3 or 4 (if you include NI), separate countries, the thought is odd. It could mean getting a passport, just to pop over the border. Doesn't sit right with me.
Whilst I would love Scotland to be independent, the SNP are equally, if not more, incompetent that Labour. The country would collapse at record speed!
No. The SNP seems determined to dismantle a Union built over centuries of shared history, sacrifice and achievement. Scotland helped shape the United Kingdom, not merely join it. Our armed forces, families, industries and institutions are intertwined. Nationalists offer another border and years of constitutional upheaval, but what tangible improvement to ordinary Scots' lives? I reject the SNP's obsession with division. Scotland's heritage is part of our shared British story.