in or on issue.

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No idea on this issue.

No idea in this issue.

Which one of the above would be appropriate reply to a question asked about an issue?
 

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on this issue

There is nothing at all wrong with your choice of words "idea on this issue", it's perfectly acceptable. I just wanted to point out that AmE favors the word 'opinion' over 'idea' when describing how you feel about an issue.

Google results for "idea on the issue" - 2,200,000
Google results for "opinion on the issue" - 21,000,000


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In BrE, there's a difference between "idea" and "opinion" about an issue. If I say I have no idea about an issue, then I mean I know nothing about it. If I say I have no opinion on an issue then I could know everything about it but still not have an opinion to express. I wouldn't be able to say I had no idea about it but the issue might be completely unimportant to me so I wouldn't waste time having an opinion.
 

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In BrE, there's a difference between "idea" and "opinion" about an issue. If I say I have no idea about an issue, then I mean I know nothing about it. If I say I have no opinion on an issue then I could know everything about it but still not have an opinion to express. I wouldn't be able to say I had no idea about it but the issue might be completely unimportant to me so I wouldn't waste time having an opinion.

Ah, yeah, 'no idea about this issue' is pretty unambiguously saying you don't know about it in AmE as well. Honestly, to use 'idea' to express 'opinion', I feel most comfortable using the plural, like "Do you have any ideas on this matter?"


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No idea on this issue.

No idea in this issue.

Which one of the above would be appropriate reply to a question asked about an issue?

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I would answer the question "What do you think about this issue?" with:

I have no idea about this issue. (on could be used, but I prefer about.)
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I have no opinion on this issue. (about could be used, but I prefer on.)
 

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Isn't there any context where in could be used?
 

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In BrE, the only context in which I can think that "in this issue" would be acceptable is where "issue" means something like an edition of a magazine or a newspaper.

In this issue, read about James Mason's obsession with stamp-collecting.
 
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