Coronavirus lockdown: Scots' concerns over UK response
As Scotland prepares to ease its coronavirus lockdown from Friday, Scots have voiced concerns about the UK government's handling of the crisis and the risk of lifting restrictions"too quickly".
A total of 70% said the UK had entered lockdown"too late" on 23 March - and 77% said that easing restrictions"too quickly" would be"a bigger risk for Scotland" than easing them too slowly.The survey - a poll of 1,006 adults conducted by Ipsos Mori between 14 and 20 May - suggested Scots think Ms Sturgeon and the Scottish government have done a better job of handling the pandemic than Mr Johnson and the UK government.
The UK went into lockdown on 23 March, with people urged to stay at home other than for essential work, shopping and exercise. In the survey, 77% of respondents said"moving too quickly" to ease restrictions was"a bigger risk to Scotland" than moving too slowly, compared to 19% who said the opposite. In part, the explanation lies in long standing differences in attitudes towards the two governments. Ever since the advent of devolution, voters in Scotland have been inclined to evaluate the Scottish government more highly than its counterpart in London, whatever the issue at stake.
Only 30% of people surveyed said non-essential shops should be permitted to re-open, while 46% said people should not be allowed to return to workplaces even if they are unable to work from home.
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