List of endorsements in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum explained

This page lists individuals and organisations who publicly expressed an opinion regarding the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

Not all of the individuals listed were able to vote in the referendum, even some of those with a Scottish background.

Against independence

Political parties

Registered political parties
Non-participant political parties

Campaigning groups and individuals

The following organisations and individuals registered with the Electoral Commission as supporting a No vote.

Publications

Newspapers
  • Magazines

    • Businesses

    Trade unions

    Other organisations

    Individuals

    Politicians

    Contested elections with Scotland
  • Within the rest of the United Kingdom
    • International

    Other public figures

    For independence

    Political parties

    Registered political parties
    Non-participant political parties

    Campaigning groups and individuals

    The following groups and individuals registered with the Electoral Commission as supporting a Yes vote.

    Publications

    Newspapers

    Trade unions

    Other organisations

    Individuals

    Politicians

    Contested elections with Scotland
  • Within the rest of the United Kingdom
    • International

    Other public figures

    Officially endorse neither side

    After the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) attempted to register with the Electoral Commission as a group supporting a "no" vote in the referendum, several organisations resigned or suspended their membership of the CBI in order to maintain their neutrality. The CBI had its registration annulled,[47] with its director saying that the attempt to register had given the misleading impression that it was a political entity.[48]

    Political parties

    Publications

    Newspapers

    Trade unions

    Individuals

    Other opinions

    A compilation of "doubters" by Better Together and journalist Simon Johnson was published by the Daily Telegraph on 24 March 2014. It listed individuals and organisations who have raised concerns about Scottish independence, although they have not necessarily expressed outright opposition.[58] During the financial reporting season in early 2014, several companies (including Aggreko, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, Standard Life, Royal Bank of Scotland, Macfarlane Group and Breedon Aggregates) listed Scottish independence as an issue in their risk management sections.[59]

    Businessmen, including Sir Tom Hunter and Sir Tom Farmer, called for more clarity in the referendum debate to best make a decision.[60]

    In 2012, the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) published a report called A Just Scotland, which laid out "challenges for both sides of the debate", in particular calling on Better Together to "outline a practical vision of how social and economic justice can be achieved within the union".[61] The STUC had previously refused an offer to join the Better Together campaign.[62]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Ruth: hold your head up high and vote No. https://web.archive.org/web/20140925040205/http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2014/09/ruth-hold-head-high-vote/. 25 September 2014. 17 September 2014. Scottish Conservatives. 7 August 2018.
    2. Web site: Scottish referendum: vote no to independence. 3 September 2012. 18 September 2014.
    3. Web site: Britain First campaigns in Edinburgh to help save the Union . 17 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140918193633/http://www.britainfirst.org/britain-first-campaigns-edinburgh/ . 18 September 2014 .
    4. Web site: Why does Scotland matter? . British National Party . 26 August 2014 . 27 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826203754/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/why-does-scotland-matter . 26 August 2014 .
    5. Web site: Statement on Scottish independence [4 March 2014]]. Scottish section of the Communist Party of Britain. 4 March 2014. 18 September 2014.
    6. Web site: SCOTLAND: Beware the poisoned chalice of false independence. Communist Party of Britain. 14 September 2014.
    7. Web site: Scotland: The Respect Party – Peace, Justice & Equality . The Respect Party - Peace, Justice & Equality . 8 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827192346/http://www.respectparty.org/scotland/ . 27 August 2014 .
    8. Web site: Vote "no" in the Scottish referendum—Fight for a socialist Britain . Socialist Equality Party (UK) . 17 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903192827/http://socialequality.org.uk/scot-statement/ . 3 September 2014 .
    9. News: BOURGEOISIE IN A PANIC OVER SCOTLAND. Workers' Revolutionary Party. The News Line. 9 September 2014. 18 September 2014.
    10. News: Don't leave us this way . The Economist . 11 July 2014 . 11 July 2014.
    11. Web site: Stay, Scotland - the Spectator reader's message . The Spectator . 11 September 2014 . 11 September 2014.
    12. News: Scottish independence: What have businesses been saying? . BBC News . BBC . 31 March 2014 . 20 April 2014.
    13. Web site: Scottish Vote: BP Says No To Independence. 10 September 2014 . 10 September 2014 . Sky News . BSkyB.
    14. News: Scottish independence: Distiller William Grant and Sons donates to Better Together . BBC News . BBC . 6 July 2014 . 8 July 2014.
    15. Web site: ASLEF first union to back Scotland in UK . www.aslef.org.uk . ASLEF . 21 May 2013 . 4 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102051429/http://www.aslef.org.uk/information/135579/aslef_first_union_to_back_scotland_in_uk/ . 2 November 2013 .
    16. News: Scottish independence: CWU backs "No" vote in referendum . BBC News . BBC . 27 April 2014 . 28 April 2014.
    17. Web site: Steelworkers Union backs Better Together . www.bettertogether.net . Better Together . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912212136/http://bettertogether.net/blog/entry/steelworkers-union-back-better-together . 2014-09-12 .
    18. Web site: GMB Union declares support for No vote in independence referendum. STV News . STV . 3 November 2013. 4 November 2013.
    19. Web site: GMB backed a No vote – then asked members . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 4 November 2013. 4 November 2013.
    20. Web site: Science academics back Better Together campaign. 4 November 2013. 27 February 2014.
    21. News: SNP ministers 'waging dangerous campaign to gag university academics'. 13 November 2013. 27 February 2014. London. The Daily Telegraph. Simon. Johnson.
    22. Web site: Business Together. 13 September 2013. 19 September 2014.
    23. Web site: Forces Together . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306093100/http://bettertogether.net/blog/entry/forces-together . dead . 6 March 2014 . 13 November 2013 . 19 August 2014 .
    24. Web site: Firefighters for Yes and Lawyers Together join referendum battle . 2 July 2014 . 19 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820212515/http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/news/281354-firefighters-for-yes-and-lawyers-together-join-referendum-battle/ . 20 August 2014 .
    25. Web site: LGBT Together launches as UK declared "best place in Europe" to be gay . 27 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905052720/http://bettertogether.net/blog/entry/lgbt-together-launches-as-uk-declared-best-place-in-europe-to-be-gay . 5 September 2014 .
    26. Web site: NHS Together. 13 September 2013. 19 September 2014.
    27. Web site: Scottish independence: Rural Better Together launch. 22 June 2013. 19 August 2014.
    28. Web site: Women Together . 13 November 2013 . 19 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822081201/http://www.bettertogether.net/page/s/women . 22 August 2014 .
    29. Web site: Work Together. 13 September 2013. 19 September 2014.
    30. News: Galloway and Sheridan: Labour Party is on its death bed. Sunday Herald. 14 September 2014. 18 September 2014.
    31. Web site: Why "Yes" Vote Would Be Great for Rest of the UK, As Well as Scotland . Natalie . Bennett . www.huffingtonpost.co.uk . 2 September 2014 . 4 September 2014.
    32. Web site: "Yes" to an Independent Scotland Is a Vote for the Alternative!. Worker's Weekly. 18 September 2014.
    33. Web site: Socialist Party Scotland and the independence referendum. Philip. Stott. Socialist Party Scotland. 2 December 2012. 18 September 2014.
    34. Web site: Scots entrepreneurs form pro-independence group. 14 May 2013. 15 May 2013.
    35. Web site: Register of permitted participants at the referendum on independence for Scotland . Electoral Commission . 9 May 2014.
    36. News: Sunday Herald is first paper to back Scottish independence . Sunday Herald . Herald & Times Group . 3 May 2014 . 3 May 2014.
    37. Web site: Scottish postal workers hope to deliver Yes vote for independence. 4 March 2013. 15 April 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062843/http://news.stv.tv/stirling-central/216300-scottish-postal-workers-hope-to-deliver-yes-vote-for-independence/. dead.
    38. Web site: Prison officer union votes to support independence . 6 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053633/http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-politics/6192-prison-officer-union-votes-to-support-independence . 3 December 2013 .
    39. Web site: Scottish independence: RMT union backs "Yes" vote . Andrew . Whitaker . The Scotsman . 4 September 2014.
    40. News: Scottish independence: Higher education only safe with "Yes" vote, say academics. 17 February 2014. 27 February 2014. BBC News.
    41. Web site: Lawyers for Yes . 8 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921004022/http://www.lawyersforyes.org/ . 21 September 2014 .
    42. Web site: SSS formally supports Independence for Scotland and the Yes campaign . Caroline . Lynch . 9 May 2014 . 9 May 2014 . Scottish Secular Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512012521/http://scottishsecularsociety.com/sss-formally-supports-independence-for-scotland-and-the-yes-campaign/ . 12 May 2014 .
    43. News: Scottish Independence Useful for Catalans, Mas Says. www.bloomberg.com. 1 August 2014.
    44. Web site: Škotska i Katalonija primjer Srpskoj . SRNA . 17 September 2014 . 17 September 2014 . sr . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221621/http://www.srna.rs/novosti1/200141/skotska-i-katalonija-primjer-srpskoj.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
    45. Web site: Nadahnut Škotskom Dodik poručio: Neka se spremi Republika Srpska . . 18 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . hr.
    46. News: German president draws ire of Parti Quebecois for unity comments. Robillard. Alexandre. 28 September 2014. Global News. 30 September 2014.
    47. News: Scottish independence: Electoral Commission removes CBI from "No" list . BBC News . BBC . 1 May 2014 . 1 May 2014 . James . Cook.
    48. News: Scottish independence: CBI reverses referendum stance . BBC News . BBC . 26 April 2014 . 1 May 2014.
    49. Web site: September 2014 . The Socialist Party and the Scottish Referendum . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117234401/https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2014/no-1321-september-2014/socialist-party-and-scottish-referendum/ . 2022-11-17 . 18 September 2014 . Socialist Standard . Socialist Party of Great Britain.
    50. News: Record View: We Scots can build a better Scotland and a better Britain . Daily Record . 17 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921060907/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/record-view-scots-can-build-4278278 . 21 September 2014 .
    51. News: Sunday Mail Opinion: If Better Together win, they will have won ugly and many Scots will never forget their relentless campaign of threats and warnings . 14 September 2014 . . 15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140914155149/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/sunday-mail-opinion-better-together-4257347 . 14 September 2014 .
    52. News: Scottish independence vote: An end to the matter? . 14 September 2014. The Independent on Sunday. 17 September 2014. London.
    53. News: The Observer view on the Scottish referendum. The union is broken. After Thursday, Britain will never be the same again. The Observer. 13 September 2014. 17 September 2014.
    54. News: Scottish independence: Murdoch and the Sun pull back from backing yes vote. The Guardian. 17 September 2014.
    55. News: Scottish independence: PCS union "neutral" in independence debate . BBC News . BBC . 22 February 2014 . 28 April 2014.
    56. News: Scottish independence: Unite will stay neutral on independence . BBC News . BBC . 18 March 2014 . 28 April 2014.
    57. http://politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/voice-the-union-for-education-professionals/article/voice-neutral-in-scottish-independence-debate Voice "neutral" in Scottish independence debate
    58. News: Salmond tries to shout down the sceptics . Daily Telegraph . 24 March 2014 . 15 April 2014 . London . Alan . Cochrane.
    59. News: Aggreko says Scottish independence would cause it years of uncertainty . Press Association . Guardian News and Media Limited . 6 March 2014 . 20 April 2014.
    60. Web site: Jim McColl joins entrepreneurs in call for independence details. 11 May 2013. 15 May 2013.
    61. Web site: A Just Scotland – STUC publishes interim report on Scotland's constitutional future . https://archive.today/20130424012659/http://www.stuc.org.uk/news/986/a-just-scotland-stuc-publishes-interim-report-on-scotland-s-constitutional-future . dead . 24 April 2013 . 25 November 2012 .
    62. Web site: Not Better Together, say unions. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215305/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/scotland/article1167989.ece. dead. 4 November 2013. The Sunday Times.

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