It is interesting that nationalists dislike this idea as I think such voters are as likely to be pro-independence as the average voter resident in Scotland, perhaps more so. 1/? https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1296513983206301697

2/? All such voters are, by definition, people born in Scotland. The ones most likely to take an interest in IndyRef2, and hence turn out, are likely to identify more with their Scottish roots.Both Scottish birth and Scottish ID are associated with higher support for independence

Most of the polling we have suggests a majority of Scottish residents who were born in Scotland already voted for independence in 2014. The majority for union came from voters born in the rest of UK (mostly English born, who voted for union by a big margin) and those born abroad

OTOH, voters who have left Scotland are likely to be less attached to Scotland - they chose to leave, and time away may weaken attachments. But that isn't how it seems to play out for English born voters living in Scotland or Wales - they retain strong English attachments.

Not sure I've seen any polling on the Scots living in the rUK (going to be mainly England). Hard to get a decent sample given its a small group relative to the overall population. Perhaps the v large sample BES internet panel can offer insights.

We look at Scotland's vote for independence - and some of the overlooked overlaps between Scottish independence supporters and Leave supporters - in "Brexitland", out on October 15th! /ends/