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New Poll Finds Scotland Would Vote for Independence in a Second Referendum
Flags outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. Left to right: British flag, Scottish flag, European Union flag. (Calum Hutchinson / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Scotland would vote for independence if a second referendum on leaving the United Kingdom was held, a new poll finds.
The Ipsos MORI poll found that a potential ‘Yes’ campaign would have a nine-point lead over the ‘No’ camp. The data suggests that 53 per cent of Scottish voters would vote ‘Yes’ while 44 per cent would vote ‘No’, with three per cent undecided which way they would vote. During the Scottish Independence referendum campaign, some polls suggested that the ‘Yes’ side might have been successful, though ultimately it lost by 45 per cent to 55 per cent in favor of remaining in the UK.
From The Indpendent:
The findings come the day after the Scottish Government announced its program for the final year of parliamentary time before the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a number of new policies including new rent controls for areas where housing costs are rising fast.
The Scottish National Party won a landslide victory at the UK general election in May where it gained all but three of the 59 Scottish constituencies.
Polls suggest the nationalists also currently have a huge lead in the Holyrood elections set to take place next year.
Read more here.
—Posted by Roisin Davis
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/new_poll_finds_scotland_would_vote_for_independence_in_a_second_referendum_/
