Exclusive:Nearly three in four Scottish voters say they want change amid widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo
Scots think both the SNP and Labour represent ‘more of the same’ in politics.
Nearly three in four Scottish voters say they want change amid widespread dissatisfaction with governments at both Holyrood and Westminster.
New polling from More in Common suggests the public see both the SNP and Labour as “more of the same”, with 73 per cent in favour of change at the upcoming Holyrood election in May.
The polling found that 92 per cent of Conservative supporters, 89 per cent of Reform UK supporters and 72 per cent of Labour voters in Scotland are fed up with the status quo.
Only SNP supporters are leaning towards continuity at the election, with 57 per cent of nationalist backers wanting to “stick to the plan”.
As the weeks count down to the election on May 7, the polling suggests Scots see Reform UK as the only party representing change.
A total of 44 per cent of Reform UK voters think Nigel Farage’s party represents change, compared to only 18 per cent of Labour voters and 14 per cent of Conservative voters.
When it comes to the SNP, 55 per cent of their supporters say they represent more of the same, compared to 63 per cent of Labour supporters and 64 per cent of Conservative voters.
Only the SNP’s supporters believe the nationalist party represents change - every other voter group sees it as representing “more of the same”.
Scots are similarly critical of the Labour Party, as 86 per cent of Reform UK voters, 81 per cent of Conservative voters and 81 per cent of SNP voters say they represent more of the same.
The results from More in Common are based on 1,035 Scottish adults between January 30 and February 10.
Rachael Hamilton MSP, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, said: “Scots have made it clear they have had enough of the broken promises and failures of both the SNP and Labour governments.
“They are sick of being forced to pay more in tax to fund an ever-ballooning benefits bill while seeing Scotland’s public services crumble.
“The election is about getting the SNP out after two decades of failure and ensuring they don’t spend the next five years obsessing over independence.”
Dame Jackie Baillie MSP, deputy leader of Scottish Labour, said: “This polling makes it absolutely clear that people across Scotland are sick and tired of the status quo, after almost 20 years of miserable SNP government.
“John Swinney was SNP leader in the year 2000 - the idea that he offers any sort of change is ludicrous.
“The truth is that he is a tired and low-energy politician, who is simply out of ideas and out of time.”
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