List of endorsements in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014

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
* Britannica
*Conservative Party
** Scottish Conservatives
* Labour Party
* Liberal Democrats

;Non-participant political parties
* Alliance for Workers' Liberty
* Britain First
* British National Party
* Communist Party of Britain
* Respect Party
* Socialist Equality Party
* UK Independence Party
* Workers' Revolutionary Party

Campaigning groups and individuals

The following organisations and individuals registered with the Electoral Commission as supporting a No vote.
* Alistair McConnachie – individual
*Angus MacDonald – individual
* Better Together, official campaign
*Better with Scotland
*Cumbria Broadband Rural and Community Projects Ltd.
*Ghill Donald – individual
* Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland
*Let's Stay Together
*No Borders Campaign
*Stirlingshire for No Thanks
*The Scottish Research Society
*Tony George Stevenson – individual
*WFS2014 Ltd

Publications

;Newspapers

;Magazines
*'' The Economist'' (UK-wide)
*'' The Spectator'' (UK-wide)

Businesses

*BAE Systems, defence contractor.
* BP, oil and gas company.
* William Grant & Sons, distillers.

Trade unions

* Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF).
* Communication Workers Union.
* Community.
* GMB – trade union
* Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).

Other organisations

*Academics Together.
*Business Together.
*Forces Together.
*Lawyers Together.
*LGBT Together.
*NHS Together.
*Rural Together.
*Women Together.
*Work Together.

Individuals

Politicians

;Contested elections with Scotland

;Within the rest of the United Kingdom

;International

Business people

Actors

Musicians

Sportspeople

Writers and academics

Other public figures

For independence

Political parties

;Registered political parties
* Scottish Greens
*Scottish National Party
* Scottish Socialist Party
*Solidarity

;Non-participant political parties
* English Democrats
* Green Party of England and Wales
* Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
*Socialist Party of England and Wales

Campaigning groups and individuals

The following groups and individuals registered with the Electoral Commission as supporting a Yes vote.
*1001 Campaign
*Business for Scotland, a business-oriented campaign.
*Christians for Independence
*Farming 4 Yes
*Generation Yes
* Labour for Independence, members of the Scottish Labour Party who support independence.
*National Collective
*Radical Independence Campaign
*Sarah-Louise Bailey-Kelly – individual
*Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
* Scottish Independence Convention
*Spirit of Independence
*Wealthy Nation
*''Wings Over Scotland'', a political website.
*Women for Independence
* Yes Scotland, official campaign.

Publications

;Newspapers
*'' Sunday Herald''
*''Scots Independent''

Trade unions

*Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife, Falkirk and Stirling branch of the Communications Workers Union (CWU).
* Prison Officers Association, Scotland area.
* National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), Scotland area.

Other organisations

*Academics for Yes.
*Lawyers for Yes
*Scottish Secular Society

Individuals

Politicians

;Contested elections with Scotland

;Within the rest of the United Kingdom

;International

*Bernard Drainville, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec

Business people

Actors

Musicians

Sportspeople

Writers and academics

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, with its director saying that the attempt to register had given the misleading impression that it was a political entity.

Political parties

*Socialist Party of Great Britain

Publications

;Newspapers
*'' Daily Record'' (Scotland)
*'' Sunday Mail'' (Scotland)
*'' The Independent on Sunday'' (UK-wide)
*'' The Observer'' (UK-wide)
*''The Scottish Sun'' (Scotland)

Trade unions

* Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
*Unite
* Voice

Businesses

Other organisations

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. 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.

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

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". The STUC had previously refused an offer to join the Better Together campaign.

References

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