Scotland is becoming less British...
According to the most recent census, conducted in 2022, 65.5% of the population of Scotland identify as only Scottish, up from 62.4% in the previous census, carried out in 2011. However, the percentage of people in Scotland who identify as only British, not Scottish, has also increased up to 13.9% from 8.4% in 2011.
It was always a fundamental tenet of traditional Scottish Unionism that Scottishness and Britishness were two sides of the same coin and that being Scottish automatically meant being simultaneously British. The monarchy has been beset by controversy and scandal in recent years and in Scotland a recent poll found that a majority is now in favour of an elected head of state. The poll, carried out by Survation on behalf of anti-monarchy campaign group Our Republic found that just 34% of Scots supported the continuation of a hereditary monarchy while 45% said they would prefer an elected head of state.
The census did bring welcome news for the Gaelic language, recording a significant increase in the number of people who report having some skills in the Gaelic language. The census found that 2.5% of people aged three and over had some skills in Gaelic in 2022, an increase of about 50% on the figures for 2011 and 2001.
However, Gaelic still faces significant challenges, the percentage of speakers continues to decline in traditionally Gaelic speaking communities meaning that although the number of Gaelic speakers in Scotland is increasing the number of those who use it habitually in Gaelic speaking communities is still dropping.
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