ICM polls for the Daily Mail

'The ICM survey of attitudes on the Union and nationality was commissioned by the Daily Mail in advance of next week's 300th anniversary of the ratification of the treaty which bound Scotland and England together. It shows that nearly half of those polled think the arrangement is unlikely to survive more than 25 years.'
Benedict Brogan in the Daily Mail, 12 th January 2007.

Data extracted from a Daily Mail ICM poll

ICM interviewed 1,428 people - 883 in England and 545 in Scotland between January 5 and 7 2007.

Q1 Would you approve or disapprove of Scotland becoming an independent country?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Approve	48 %	51 %
Disapprove	39 %	36 %
Don't know	12 %	14 %

Q2 Do you think MPs representing Scottish seats in the House of Commons should or should not have the right to vote on laws that only affect England and Wales?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Should not	53 %	47 %
Should	38 %	41 %
Don't know	9 %	12 %

Q3 MPs representing Scottish seats in the House of Commons are able to hold Ministerial posts which make policy for only England and Wales. Do you think they should or should not have this right?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Should not	55 %	43 %
Should	36 %	45 %
Don't know	9 %	12 %

Q4 Scotland's devolved Parliament has now been in existence since 1999. Do you think devolution has been a good thing for Scotland, a bad thing or has it made no difference one way or another?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Good thing	37 %	39 %
No difference	48 %	40 %
Bad thing	5 %	11 %
Don't know	11 %	10 %

Q5 There is now a Scottish Parliament and a devolved assembly in Wales and Northern Ireland. Do you think there should or shouldn't be a parliament for England only?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Should not	41 %	30 %
Should	51 %	58 %
Don't know	7 %	12 %

Q6 As there is a Scottish First Minister in Scotland, do you think it would be right or wrong for England to have an English First or Prime Minister for itself?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Wrong	38 %	27 %
Right	54 %	62 %
Don't know	8 %	11 %

Q7 Many people expect Tony Blair to stand down this spring and Gordon Brown, who holds a Scottish seat, to succeed him as Prime Minister. If this occurs, do you think that Gordon Brown should?

12 th January 2007	England	Scotland
Call and immediate general election to secure his own mandate	42 %	36 %
Leave it for around a year until he is securely in the position	21 %	21 %
Stay in office until the full parliamentary term end in 2010	31 %	30 %
Don't know	6 %	13 %

Q8 Which one of the following best describes how you feel about your national identity?

England

British, not English	More British than English	Equally British and English	More English than British	English, not British	Neither English nor British	Don't know
19 %	12 %	41 %	11 %	11 %	3 %	2 %

Scotland

British, not Scottish	More British than Scottish	Equally British and Scottish	More Scottish than British	Scottish, not British	Neither Scottish nor British	Don't know
10 %	5 %	24 %	26 %	24 %	2 %	8 %

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