British Prime Minister David Cameron has argued against Scotland leaving the United Kingdom, but he has not opposed holding the referendum. Opinion polls taken since the wording of the referendum (“Should Scotland be an independent country?”) was announced indicate that the “yes” side is unlikely to gain a clear majority.
以苏格兰为例，那里在9月18日即将就独立议题举行公民投票。此次公投是苏格兰国民党在2011年苏格兰议会选举中大获全胜的产物。英国首相卡梅伦反对苏格兰脱离英国，但并没有反对举行公民投票。公决措辞确定后举行的民调（“苏格兰是否应当成为独立国家？”）显示“赞成独立”的一方不大可能占据明显多数。