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Scottish Election Study, 2011

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LabelAnd what is the single most important issue facing Scotland at the present time? Please type your answer in the box below. If you think there are no important issues facing Scotland at the present time, please write NONE;
Responses
- 1
. 1
A right wing Tory government in Westminster 1
Acceptance of the fact that not everything can be free! 1
Addictions 1
Again unemployment, education cuts and of course cutbacks in the NHS the NHS 1
Again, government incompetence 1
Alcohol 2
Alcohol abuse 1
Alcohol/Drug Dependency 1
Alex Salmond 5
Alex Salmond and the SNP 1
Alex Salmond being so full of himself 1
Alex Salmond taking too many photo opportunity shots and should be doing more work in Parliament 1
As before 1
BUDGET FROM WESTMINSTER 1
Banks not lending 1
Being bullied by Westminster. 1
Being sucked dry by England 1
Benefit frauds 1
Bigotry 2
Bloated Public Sector 1
Breakdown of moral framework 1
Breaking from the Union 1
British unemployment 1
Budget 2
Budget defecit 1
Budget deficit 2
CRIME 1
Cameron 1
Central budget 1
Climate change 2
Closure of RAF Bases in Moray 1
Corruption of politicians at all levels 1
Cost of living 1
Cost of living eg petrol 1
Council Cuts 1
Creating jobs 1
Crime 12
Crime levels and lack of proper policing 1
Criminally low pensions 1
Cut backs 1
Cuts 3
Cuts / Freezes 1
Cuts from Westminster 1
Cuts to Scotland's public spending budget due to gross overspending in Westminster by the previous government. 1
Cuts to public Services 1
Cuts, job losses 1
DK 114
Debt 2
Defence spending 1
Delivery charges to the highlands. Fuel price, cost of living. 1
Development of skills/new energy technology 1
Devolution 2
Devolution of powers at all levels 1
Dirty Old Firm 1
Discrimination of Christians 1
Division of wealth. 1
Dk 4
Dont know 1
Downgrading of total reliance on windfarms 1
Draining of the Country's Resources by the UK Treasury 1
Drink 1
Drugs 2
Drugs/Crime 1
ECONOMY 3
EMPLOYMENT 2
EU Membership 1
Econom,y 1
Economic 1
Economic Growth 2
Economic Recovery 3
Economic Situation 1
Economic climate 1
Economic crisis 2
Economic cuts from conservatives 1
Economic growth 2
Economic issues, particularly unemployment and balancing the budget 1
Economic issues. 1
Economic recovery 1
Economic stability 1
Economic stability and growth 1
Economic state of the country 1
Economic stimulus / job creation 1
Economics 2
Economy 114
Economy & employment 1
Economy and jobs 1
Economy lack of growth 1
Economy/unemployment 2
Education 4
Education Funding 1
Electricity generation 1
Employability 1
Employement job security 1
Employment 14
Employment (or lack of). 1
Employment and educational opportunities for young adults. 1
Employment. 1
Energy 2
Energy generation. 1
England 1
England. 1
English rule 2
Ensuring the SNP achieves an overall majority in parliament 1
Ensurng that Labour does not get into power. 1
Environmental 1
Excessive Government spending 1
Expensive cost of transport public and Private modes 1
FINANCIAL CRISIS 1
FINANCING PUBLIC SERVICES 1
Fall out from English mistakes by Labour 1
Finance 2
Finance. 1
Finances 3
Financia issues 1
Financial burden on the working class while national government touch their forelock to big business, while the Salmond-led SNP sit back and say "We're not them!" 1
Financial crisis 1
Financial issues 1
Fuel costs 2
Fuel prices 1
Full Fiscal Autonomy 1
Funding Cuts 1
Funding reduction 1
Gaining fiscal independence 1
Gaining more powers from Westminster 1
Getting a party that will put Scotland firmly on its own feet. 1
Getting independence so we can get whats best for scotland! 1
Getting rid of fat Alex 1
Getting rid of the SNP 1
Getting rid of the SNP. 1
Government Funding - cuts 1
Government cutbacks 1
Government cuts 1
Government economic dependency 1
Government overspending 1
Growth 1
Growth & Employment 1
Handling the cuts that Westminster have dished out 1
Having to rely in certain situations on Westminster. 1
Health 4
Health and care in old age 1
Healthcare 1
Helping First time Buyers 1
Higher Education 1
How to distribute the money given to Scotland and do it fairly according to social needs 1
How to fund public spending 1
How to keep standards of life with reduced funding from Westminster 1
INDEPENDANCE 2
INDEPENDENCE 1
If independance is the right path 1
Immigration 10
Immigration and asylum seekers 1
Improving our economy 1
Increasing budget recieved from Westminster. 1
Increasing division of wealth 1
Independance 6
Independance or not 1
Independence 14
Independence - or rather, lack of it. 1
Independence Referendum 1
Independence and how we would fail if we got it 1
Independence for Scotland 1
Independence from UK 1
Independence. 1
Independence. We should never break away, we should be a UNITED Britain. Devide and conquer, thats what the EU wants. 1
Indepenence for Scotland, the right to determine our own policies 1
Indipendance 1
Inequality 1
Inequality of income and opportunity 1
Inflation and low interest rates 1
Inpendence from Westminster/London rule 1
Insulating ourselves from the eternal problems that arise from being ruled from Westminister 1
Investment for economic growth 1
Its reliance on Westminster 1
Job Creation. 1
Job cuts 1
Job losses 1
Job security 1
Jobs 16
Jobs for now and the future 1
Jobs, education 1
Jobs, finance, policing 1
Jos losses 1
Judicial system 1
Keeping Scotland as part of the Union. 1
Keeping council tax frozen 1
Keeping the focus on the economy instead of independence 1
Knife Crime 1
Knife crime 3
LACK OF JOBS 1
Labour Party 1
Labour party 1
Lack of Indepence 1
Lack of competant politicians 1
Lack of democracy in UK electoral system and dominant position of (congenitally indecisive) swing voters in marginal seats in England 1
Lack of economic powers for the Scottish Parliament is hindering growth. 1
Lack of employment 1
Lack of employment due to the extent of cuts i.e. voluntary sector cutbacks 1
Lack of financial controls 1
Lack of investment in building 1
Lack of jobs 2
Lack of jobs for young people. 1
Lack of local democracy, accountability 1
Lack of opportunity for young people 1
Lack of parental control over their children. 1
Lack of skilled people 1
Lack of support for manufacturing in Scotland 1
Lack or Decline of manufacturing Industry 1
LibCon TurdBuckets 1
Lies and deception 1
Losing billions in revenue from north sea oil and gas 1
Maintaining and improving publicly owned public services 1
Major moral and social decline 1
Making sure the SNP are re elected 1
Manufacturing employment 1
Ministry Of Defence Airforce Base closures in Moray 1
NHS 6
NONE 5
NONE VOTERS 1
Nationalist extremism 1
Natural resources being wasted by a London government. 1
No jobs 1
Non-genuine benefits claimants 1
None 2
Not enough jobs for our youngsters! 1
Not enough money for the people of Scotland due to the SNP's lack of sense. 1
Not having enough powers in the Scottish Parliament 1
OK 1
Oil 1
Oil revenue 2
Osborne's .milch cow' taxation of oil/gas. The fall-out is already underway with companies pulling out. I live in Aberdeen and it's hugely worrying. 1
Our neighbours 1
Our soldiers 1
Ousting the SNP and putting down seperatism 1
Over reliance on public sector 1
PEOPLE COMING IHTO THE COUNTRY 1
POVERTY 1
POWER 1
Peak Oil 1
Pensioner Poverty 1
Pensions 1
People cheating the welfare system 1
Petrol prices 1
Petrol prices plus Binladens death 1
Police cuts 1
Poor quality of candidates 1
Possible indepedence referendum 1
Potholes 1
Protecting NHS and Free education 1
Public Sector Cuts. 1
Public Sector Finances 1
Public Sector Management 1
Public Services 1
Public sector and welfare cuts 1
Public sector cutd 1
Public sector cuts 3
Public sector jobs 1
Public sector spending 1
Public service cuts 1
Public services 1
Public spending 3
Public spending cuts enforced by Westminster 1
Recession 2
Recession/Economy 1
Reducing funding to Scotland 1
Reductions in the Block Grant from Westminster 1
Renewable Energy 1
Rising costs of goods 1
SALMOND WINNING 1
SEPARATE NATION 1
SNP 1
SNPs stupid obsession with wind farms and their unobtainable fantasy targets while prisoners get the soft touch 1
Salmond's silver tongue! 1
Same as I answered in the previous one. 1
Same as before 1
Scotland becoming independant 1
Scotland needs to gain more fiscal autonomy 1
Scottish Independence 3
Scottish National Party 1
Sectarianism 1
Secularisation 1
Self-important politicians 1
Shipbuilding industry and lack of house building 1
Skills Shortages 1
Social 1
Social & health problems 1
Social decline: teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, knife crime. 1
Spending Cuts 1
Spending Cuts. 1
Spending cuts 1
Spending cuts and youth unemployment 1
Spending cuts. 1
State benefits depenendency culture 1
Staying in the UK 1
Stopping the Tory cuts affecting jobs and local economies 1
Student fees 1
Sufficient grant from Westminster to achieve aspirations 1
THE CONSERVATIVES 1
THE COST OF LIVING 1
THE ECONOMY 1
THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING SCOTLAND IS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OFF THE SNP IN POWER 1
THE RISE OF PAROCHIALISM 1
Tax rises forcing companies to cut back on oil projects. 1
Taxation 1
That idiot Alex salmond wanting to become independent 1
That we might go independent which would be a disaster 1
The Conservative Government in Westminster 1
The Cuts 1
The DEFICIT 1
The Economt 1
The Economy 25
The Health Service is very poor. 1
The National Debt 1
The SNP 1
The SNP are giving away a lot of freebies education prescriptions and stopped any rise in council tax, wheres the money coming from? 1
The Scottish Economy 1
The Scottish Government 1
The UK Government 1
The Westminster Tory threat 1
The biased electoral system and lack of an effective alternative government 1
The bickering and promises (not upheld) by the various political parties 1
The break up of the UK 1
The constitution 2
The davaluation of our money. 1
The death of small businesses 1
The deficit 1
The economic deficit 1
The economic recovery 1
The economy 42
The economy and unemployment 1
The economy. 1
The financial crisis caused by banks and financial institutions. 1
The financial system 1
The fuel duty charges 1
The government 1
The huge budget deficit. 1
The idiotic Nationalists wish for separation. 1
The new government should ensure that job creation is their top priority 1
The number of jobs 1
The parties who represent the electorate not facing up to the reality of our economy and cutting costs instead of spending regardless 1
The price of fuel 1
The question of independence. 1
The recession and unemployment 1
The referundum 1
The threat of Independance 1
The threat of leaving the U.K. 1
The threat of total independence 1
The vote at the moment 1
Too Many Benefits, People dont need to work 1
Too many either in government jobs or on benefits 1
Too many to list 1
Too much politics 1
Trying to centralise the Police Force- its stupid to think of doing it. 1
UNEMPLOYMENT 3
Uenmployment 1
Umemployment 1
Unemployment 32
Unemployment for young people he amount of young people looking for work that isn't there 1
Unemplyment 1
Unenployment 1
Unfair council tax 1
Unionist parties at Westminster 1
Unity 1
University funding 2
Unwanted immigration 1
WE NEED OUR INDEPENDENCE 1
WESTMINSTER 1
Welfare dependency 1
Welfare handouts. Many claiming give nothing in return. 1
Welfare reform 1
Westminster 1
Westminster and David Cameron 1
Westminster bugets 1
Westminster's approach to economic recovery, and it's negative impact. 1
Where is the money coming from? 1
Wind Farms 1
Youth Anti-social behaviour 1
Youth Unemployment 2
Youth Unemployment and various other issues 1
Youth unemployment 2
Youth unenployment 1
abolish the stupid parliament 1
abolishing prescription charges 1
alchahol 1
alcohol 4
alcohol abuse 2
alcohol and drugs 1
alcohol issues 1
alcohol laws 1
alex salmond 2
amount of money spent in the public sector 1
anti-social behavior 1
austerity 1
balancing the budget 1
bank lending 1
because they have done somrthings for us 1
being able to stand on its own feet 1
being forced into the eu 1
benefit cheats 1
benefit fraud 1
benefits system 1
benifit reform 1
biggotry 1
binge drinking 2
booze 1
breakdown of law and order 1
budget cuts 2
budget cuts from central government 1
budget defecit 1
budget deficit 1
budget spending & inflation & council tax 1
capitalism 1
care for the elderly 1
care of those needing care 1
children's services 1
climate change 1
climate change targets 1
closure of businesses, shops etc and cutbacks and price rises in council services. 1
coalitation down south 1
constrictions to greater autonomy, especially in tax raising powers 1
control of oil revenue 1
corrupt westminster government 1
cost of living 4
cost of living; fuel costs 1
council cutbacks 1
crime 28
criminals 1
cut backs 1
cutbacks 1
cuts 11
cuts . jobs 1
cuts in public services 1
cuts in the health board 1
cuts to councils and jobs 1
cuts to public sector 1
cuts to public services 2
cuts to public spending 1
d/k 2
debt 2
delusion 1
demonstrating ability to govern competently 1
deprivation 1
devolution 4
dk 129
domestic abuse 1
dont know 1
drug related crime 1
drug/knife crime 1
drugs 5
drugs and alcohol abuse 1
drugs issues 1
ecconomy 1
ecomony 1
econemy 1
econimy 1
econnomy 1
economic 1
economic crisis 3
economic growth 1
economic situation 1
economic volatility 1
economics 4
economy 209
economy also 1
economy and westminster cuts 1
economy development 1
economy jobs 1
economy,unemployment 1
economy/jobs for the young/ health care 1
education 10
education cuts 1
employment 40
employment opportunities for young people 1
energy 1
energy provision 1
england 1
enterprise 1
enviromental 1
environment 2
environment and climate change 1
excessive drinking of alcohol 1
fat cat corruption 1
fattys 1
feul prices 1
fgh 1
finance 6
finance and crime 1
finances 4
financial 2
financial constraints 1
financial crisis 1
financial cutbacks 1
financial cuts 1
financial cuts from the uk government 1
financial cuts. 1
financial stability economic growth 1
fiscal settlement with westminster and more fiscal independence from westminster 1
football nutters 1
foriegn workers 1
forthcoming election 1
free university education 1
free university funding 1
fuel 3
fuel cost 1
fuel costs 1
fuel prices 4
funding services 1
future of public sevices 1
gaining control from london,meaning we would have control and stand or fall on our own judgments 1
gaining independence 1
getting independence. 1
getting rid of Alex Salmond 1
getting rid of alex salmond 1
getting rid of labour 1
getting rid of the lib dems 1
getting the economy back on track 1
give england home rule 1
global recesion 1
government cut backs 1
government cuts 2
govt funding from westminster 1
govt. spending cuts/unemployment 1
green energy 2
growth 1
growth in the economy 1
health 5
health & welfare 1
health care 1
health issues 1
health service 2
health services 1
healthcare 2
high fuel prices 1
high local tax for SMALL companies stifles initiative/expansion 1
high taxes 1
house prices 2
houseing 1
houshold 1
housing 4
housing market 1
how to get rid of the nationalists 1
illegal benefactors of the social service payments 1
illegal drugs 1
imagration 2
imigrants 1
imigration 6
immagration 1
immigrants 3
immigration 33
immigration and abuse of benefits knife crime 1
immigration from england to get free educatio prescriptions and care for the elderly 1
impending poverty 1
independance 9
independence 12
independence for Scotland 1
independence referendum 1
independence. 1
industry 1
inequality 1
job creation 1
job cuts 2
job losses 1
job situation 1
jobs 51
jobs and fairness from westminster 1
jobs for school leavers 1
jobs sectoral make up of economy 1
keeping existing work contracts and creating new jobs 1
keeping ian (very)grey, grey out of power 1
keeping the tories and the lib dems out 1
kl;kl 1
knife crime 4
knife crimes 1
lack of affordable rented housing 1
lack of christian values and morals 1
lack of funds for the ederly 1
lack of funds give more money to pensioners 1
lack of identity 1
lack of industry 1
lack of job opportunities 1
lack of jobs 8
lack of leadership 1
lack of manufacturing industry 1
lack of money 2
lack of money from westminster 1
lack of own powers 1
lack of social housing, knife crime and the economy 1
law and order 2
law and order issues 1
loal govt cutbacks 1
local government cuts 1
mad nationalists 1
making money ends meet 1
managing cuts from central govt 1
managing the Scotish buget. 1
manufacturing & now service industry continued decline 1
mass migration from eastern Europe 1
membership of the eu 1
mmmm 1
money 8
morality 2
most of scotlands money going to westminster 1
n/a 1
need for Scottish industry 1
need to establish sound basis for scottish economy 1
nhs 2
nhs cuts 1
no jobs 3
no money 1
no tax powers 1
none 35
not being allowed a referendum on our future 1
not enough jobs 1
not enough jobs for Scottish citizens 1
not enough powers devolved 1
oil 1
oil sector jobs 1
our economies profits goes mostly to england more percentage should stay here 1
pensions 1
personal debt 1
petrol costs 1
petrol prices 2
polatics 1
police cuts 1
police downgrading 1
police organisation structure 1
polititians 1
poor 1
poor economy 1
possible cut in police force numbers 1
possible major recession 1
pot holes 1
poverty 5
protecting services 1
public finances 1
public funding 1
public health 1
public sector cuts 1
public service cuts 1
public services 1
public spending cuts 1
raceisum against fellow british english living in scotland 1
recession 4
recission 1
referendum on separation from uk 1
regional disparity 1
religion 1
religious bigotry 2
religious intolerance fuelled by separate schooling 1
remaining within Britain 1
ressesion 1
revenue 2
rising costs 1
rising prices of food 1
same as before 1
same issue 1
sconomy 1
scottish independance 1
sectarianism 1
see answer to previous question about uk 1
self government 1
separatism 1
shortage of affordable housing 1
should not be trying to go independent 1
smoking ban 1
snp 1
snp getting majority 1
snp misrule 1
snp`s referendum on nationalism 1
social problems 2
social underclass living off benefits 1
spending cuts 6
spending money we don't have 1
spending more of our money 1
stateof the economy 1
staying within the UK 1
subsidising the UK 1
survival 1
tax 2
tax raising powers 1
tax rises 1
taxation 2
taxes 2
terrorism 1
terrorist attack 1
that SNP will remain in power 1
the NEETs and alcoholic excess 1
the british government 1
the economic situation 1
the economy 57
the economy and houses being built for the growing older population 1
the economy and unemployment 1
the economy just the same 1
the economy, job losses, benefit cuts etc 1
the effect of the cuts imposed by the government in Westminster 1
the fact that Salmond wants independence, will cause ruin. 1
the fallacy that our energy needs can be met by useless windfarms 1
the financial situation 1
the government in England 1
the idiot that is first minister 1
the large public sector 1
the need for independence 1
the planning process 1
the potential for Scotland to follow England's path and getting rid of services for everyone 1
the release of the lybian bomber made us a laughing stock 1
the scots without jobs the ones left to a life of struggle living on benifits with no work 1
the scottish national party 1
the state of our economy 1
the state of the economy - job losses, cuts etc 1
the threat of the SNP breaking up the Union 1
the uk goverment 1
the weather 1
the westminister parlement 1
there is no money 1
threat of home rule 1
threat of independence 1
tinks 1
too large bureaucracy and government 1
too many murderers getting short sentences in court 1
too many public servants 1
too many so called "scots"backing snp 1
too many useless wind farms 1
tory cuts 1
transport 1
tuition fees 2
umemployment 1
unable to have more say in major issues effecting scotland , our economy 1
unemployemt for the young 1
unemployment 112
unemployment and the economy 1
unemployment in the young 1
unemployment poverty 1
unemployment, education 1
unemployment. teenage drinking. violance 1
unemploymeny 1
unenployment 1
university fees 1
unlimited immigration 1
untrustworthy politicians and coruption within all parties 1
violence 2
voting for independance 1
wages 1
wasting money on another tier of government 1
wealth divide 1
welfare state 1
westminster 2
westminster coalition asset stripping the country 1
westminster cuts 1
westminster diddies 1
westminster funding 1
who going to pay for free transport prescription education 1
wind farms 1
work 2
work-shirking layabouts. 1
working within budget and cutting services 1
youth crime 1
youth unemployment 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Election Study, 2011