Wings Over Scotland Agency: Panelbase Universe

Client: Wings Over Scotland

Agency: Panelbase

Universe: Adults resident in Scotland

Methodology: Online omnibus

Sample size: 1002

Fieldwork dates: 09 April - 12 April 2021

Weighting: All the results were weighted by age, sex, 2019 Westminster election, 2014 independence referendum and country of birth.

Further enquiries: [email protected] Base: 1,002 Total Gender x Age SEG 2019 Westminster 2014 Independence 2016 EU Referendum Country of Birth Referendum

Male x 16-Male x 35- Male x Female x Female x Female x ABC1 C2DE CON LAB Lib Dem SNP Yes No I did not Remain Leave Did not Scotland England All others 34 54 55+ 16-34 35-54 55 vote vote

Total 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73)

W1. The Parliamentary and independent inquiries into the Scottish Government's Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 handling of complaints about Alex Salmond both found a catalogue of very (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) serious failures and errors had been made at every level, to the detriment of Yes, it's acceptable 173 39 27 22 34 25 27 103 70 10 27 6 108 117 32 24 109 38 27 150 13 11 everyone involved – the women who made the complaints, Alex Salmond, and Scottish taxpayers who footed a multi-million pound bill for an unlawful 17% 27% 18% 12% 24% 15% 13% 18% 17% 5% 17% 7% 28% 30% 7% 18% 19% 12% 21% 18% 14% 14% investigation and a failed prosecution. No, it's unacceptable 659 73 100 142 77 107 156 382 276 199 116 66 185 183 402 73 339 248 71 544 61 54 66% 49% 65% 78% 53% 66% 75% 66% 65% 92% 72% 80% 48% 47% 84% 54% 60% 81% 55% 65% 68% 67% However, nobody has resigned, been sacked, demoted or in any way disciplined Don't know 170 35 27 17 34 30 26 94 77 7 17 10 93 87 45 38 120 19 31 138 16 15 over the issue. Do you consider this acceptable? 17% 24% 17% 10% 24% 19% 13% 16% 18% 3% 11% 12% 24% 22% 9% 28% 21% 6% 24% 17% 18% 19%

W2. Who do you think should have resigned or been sacked? Base: Selected 'No' at W1 659 73 100 142 77 107 156 382 276 199 116 66 185 183 402 73 339 248 71 544 61 54 (660) (70) (101) (146) (75) (102) (162) (386) (274) (219) (102) (58) (187) (179) (407) (74) (335) (258) (67) (517) (94) (49) Leslie Evans, the Permanent 437 50 80 99 45 61 101 273 165 132 71 49 132 139 260 38 240 160 37 365 39 33 Secretary responsible for the 66% 69% 80% 69% 58% 57% 65% 71% 60% 66% 61% 74% 71% 76% 65% 52% 71% 65% 52% 67% 64% 62% complaints procedure Nicola Sturgeon 364 34 68 97 21 56 86 217 147 176 69 39 45 52 288 24 160 181 23 307 40 17 55% 47% 68% 68% 28% 52% 55% 57% 53% 89% 59% 59% 24% 28% 72% 32% 47% 73% 32% 56% 65% 32% James Wolffe, the Lord 260 23 48 72 28 34 54 165 95 98 48 24 64 64 174 22 124 117 20 227 21 12 Advocate 40% 32% 48% 51% 36% 32% 34% 43% 34% 49% 41% 36% 34% 35% 43% 30% 36% 47% 28% 42% 35% 22% Other 78 10 5 11 11 19 20 42 36 13 13 8 28 26 37 16 45 18 15 67 5 7 12% 13% 5% 8% 15% 17% 13% 11% 13% 7% 11% 13% 15% 14% 9% 22% 13% 7% 21% 12% 8% 12%

W3. The Hate Crime Bill recently passed by the Scottish Parliament could make it Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 a criminal offence to say, even in the privacy of your own home, that you don't (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) believe it's possible for women to have penises. Do you support this law? Yes 163 44 24 14 38 26 15 100 63 7 34 7 95 96 42 26 109 33 22 137 13 13 16% 30% 16% 8% 26% 16% 7% 17% 15% 3% 21% 8% 24% 25% 9% 19% 19% 11% 17% 16% 15% 16% No 618 64 103 142 72 92 143 363 255 193 93 54 196 198 354 66 324 230 64 517 58 43 62% 44% 67% 78% 50% 57% 68% 63% 60% 89% 58% 66% 51% 51% 74% 48% 57% 75% 50% 62% 65% 53% Don't know 220 39 26 25 35 43 51 116 104 16 33 21 96 93 83 44 136 42 43 178 18 24 22% 26% 17% 14% 24% 27% 24% 20% 25% 8% 21% 25% 25% 24% 17% 32% 24% 14% 33% 21% 21% 30%

W4. The Scottish Government recently won a court case enabling it to define Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 male people as women if they declared themselves as such, for the purposes of (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) gender quotas on public boards. This would mean that a company required to Yes 161 53 22 10 40 24+M37 10 110 51 8 34 8 88 83 46 32 116 20 25 131 15 14 have a 50/50 gender balance could in fact have a board comprised entirely of male people as long as half of them claimed to be women. 16% 36% 14% 6% 28% 15% 5% 19% 12% 4% 21% 9% 23% 22% 10% 23% 20% 7% 20% 16% 17% 18% No 604 60 97 141 63 92 148 350 254 184 85 57 196 213 337 54 309 238 57 508 53 43 Do you support the redefinition of the word “woman” to include male people? 60% 41% 63% 78% 44% 57% 71% 60% 60% 85% 53% 70% 51% 55% 70% 40% 54% 78% 44% 61% 59% 53% Don't know 237 34 34 30 41 45 51 119 118 24 41 17 104 91 96 50 144 47 47 192 22 23 24% 23% 22% 17% 28% 28% 25% 21% 28% 11% 25% 21% 27% 23% 20% 37% 25% 15% 36% 23% 24% 29%

12/04/2021 Base: 1,002 Total Gender x Age SEG 2019 Westminster 2014 Independence 2016 EU Referendum Country of Birth Referendum

Male x 16-Male x 35- Male x Female x Female x Female x ABC1 C2DE CON LAB Lib Dem SNP Yes No I did not Remain Leave Did not Scotland England All others 34 54 55+ 16-34 35-54 55 vote vote

W5. Alex Salmond recently launched a new political party called Alba, which like Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 many other parties in Scotland will contest only seats on the regional list. (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) Some opponents have described this as “cheating” because under the Scottish It's up to voters to decide who 750 103 118 122 109 126 169 427 323 127 95 59 341 335 307 109 452 194 104 617 70 63 Parliament electoral system it may result in a proportion of pro-independence to vote for under the existing MSPs which is greater than the proportion of independence supporters in the rules of the electoral system. 75% 70% 77% 67% 75% 78% 81% 74% 76% 59% 59% 72% 88% 87% 64% 80% 80% 64% 81% 74% 78% 79% general population. Others say that in a democracy it's up to voters to decide It's cheating to have multiple 252 44 36 59 36 36 40 152 100 89 65 23 46 52 172 27 116 111 25 215 20 17 who they vote for, and that since there are multiple pro-Union parties standing, pro-independence parties multiple pro-independence parties should also be allowed. Which of these is 25% 30% 23% 33% 25% 22% 19% 26% 24% 41% 41% 28% 12% 13% 36% 20% 20% 36% 19% 26% 22% 21% standing in the election. closest to your opinion?

W6. The BBC and STV are refusing to allow Alex Salmond’s Alba Party to Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 participate in leaders’ debates on television, even though polling suggests it may (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) win similar numbers of seats to the Liberal Democrats and Greens, who ARE Fair 381 63 60 78 42 60 77 233 148 81 79 38 146 146 202 33 242 110 29 326 33 22 being represented in the debates. Do you think this is: 38% 43% 39% 43% 29% 37% 37% 40% 35% 38% 49% 47% 38% 38% 42% 24% 43% 36% 23% 39% 36% 28% Unfair 414 58 76 83 54 63 79 247 168 90 56 30 169 174 183 58 220 137 57 331 41 43 41% 39% 50% 46% 37% 39% 38% 43% 40% 42% 35% 37% 44% 45% 38% 42% 39% 45% 45% 40% 45% 53% Don't know 207 27 18 20 49 39 53 99 107 45 25 14 72 67 94 46 106 58 42 174 17 15 21% 18% 12% 11% 34% 24% 25% 17% 25% 21% 16% 17% 19% 17% 20% 34% 19% 19% 33% 21% 19% 19%

W7. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, recently admitted that the Crown Office Base: All respondents 1002 147 154 181 145 162 209 579 423 216 160 82 387 387 479 136 568 305 129 832 90 80 had conducted a “malicious” prosecution against two former administrators of the (1002) (140) (155) (186) (142) (156) (219) (580) (422) (237) (139) (72) (393) (382) (484) (136) (565) (314) (123) (789) (140) (73) liquidated football club Rangers FC. The two men have already received Yes 638 72 105 146 70 101 143 368 270 182 104 45 229 237 341 59 336 244 58 537 60 40 compensation of over £20 million, and the final cost to Scottish taxpayers is widely expected to exceed £100m. Mr Wolffe remains in his post. 64% 49% 68% 81% 48% 62% 68% 64% 64% 84% 65% 55% 59% 61% 71% 44% 59% 80% 45% 65% 67% 50% No 98 28 19 10 16 18 7 66 32 11 25 9 41 45 42 11 67 20 11 79 8 11 Do you think the Lord Advocate James Wolffe should have resigned/been 10% 19% 12% 5% 11% 11% 3% 11% 7% 5% 15% 11% 11% 12% 9% 8% 12% 7% 8% 9% 8% 14% dismissed over this matter? Don't know 266 48 29 25 59 44 59 144 122 23 31 28 117 105 96 65 165 41 60 216 22 28 27% 32% 19% 14% 41% 27% 28% 25% 29% 11% 20% 34% 30% 27% 20% 48% 29% 14% 47% 26% 25% 35%

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