Clarity in the Scottish referendum was not an issue as
the question put forward to voters in the referendum was
agreed by all parties and supported by the Electoral
Commission.8 And while there are a multitude of issues for
Scottish voters to contend with in the referendum, the fact
that the independence/nationalism cleavage has been a
factor in Scottish politics for forty years, and that the
referendum campaign began two years in advance of the
vote itself, means that there is likely to be a general
knowledge of some of the issues involved. Consequently,
our analysis concentrates on the three other criteria outlined
by LeDuc.