Only 25% of Brits believe the UK will be as it is in a decade
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51% of British people believe that a second Scottish independence referendum should be allowed over the next five years, if the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) gets a majority in the May 6 elections. 40% of those surveyed are opposed to authorizing a new consultation.
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The Ipsos Mori survey, cited by the Financial Times, reveals the constitutional uncertainty about the future of the country after Brexit. Only 24% of those surveyed believe that a decade from now the UK will continue to exist as we know it now. 53% believe it will be different and 23% do not know.
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Pro-independence pressure on Johnson
The survey, conducted of 8,500 people across the country, will raise pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Downing Street refuses to call a second referendum, like the one held in 2014. At that time, the independence option lost with 45% of Scots in favor of independence and 51% for remaining in the union.
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The SNP goes to the Scottish elections on May 6 with the promise of holding a new independence referendum before 2023. The independence party has not made it clear what it will do if the London Government refuses. The previous referendum was held with the approval of the then British Prime Minister, the Conservative David Cameron.
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Brexit triggers Scottish independence
Despite the fact that in 2014 the leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, argued that the independence referendum was a call that could only be held “once each generation”, Brexit has strengthened the Scots’ desire for independence.
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62% of Scots voted to stay in the EU and 38% against. In the UK as a whole, Brexit went ahead with 52% of the votes in favor and 48% against.
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The growing English nationalism
English nationalism is a growing phenomenon. According The Economist, two-thirds of those who describe themselves as ‘English’ – not ‘British’ -, they wouldn’t mind Northern Ireland leaving the union.
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And although these Englishmen wish Scotland within the UK, they want to suppress the autonomy of the old independent kingdom of the north, reduce their public spending to the national average and prevent Scottish MPs from voting on English laws. England accounts for 84% of the British population. More people live in London than in Scotland and Wales combined.
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However, about 60% of those surveyed by Ipsos Mori believe that Scottish independence would weaken the UK and 41% would be “saddened” by Scottish independence.
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