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Scottish independence: Everything is still to play for.

In a post originally published by the Washington Post's The Monkey Cage blog, Arkadiusz Wiśniowski examines the polling data on the independence referendum.

Scotland's Decision: 16 Questions released

The ESRC Future of the UK and Scotland programme, the David Hume Institute and the Hunter Foundation are pleased to announce the publication of the ebook “Scotland’s Decision: 16 Questions to think about for the referendum on 18 September”

Scots purchasing power better than most

Scotland's Referendum: A Voters Guide

David Torrance & Jamie Maxwell address a gap in the market – a straightforward, non-biased voter’s guide to the independence referendum.

Social media in political debate

Mark Shephard spoke to TedxGlasgow about the role of social media in political debate. Watch his Ted Talk here.

Settled wills? The psychology behind stable referendum polls

Rob Johns of the University of Essex explores the possible reasons behind the stability seen in the polls.

Scotland’s constitutional future - from both sides in the debate

Charlie Jeffery discusses how both sides in the debate see Scotland’s constitutional future in different ways.