Poll shows boost for Scottish independnce

AFP, EDINBURGH: The battle over Scotland’s constitutional future is now “a virtual dead heat” with support rising for independence as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Support has risen to 49 percent, excluding undecided voters, with 51 percent in favour of the British union, a BMG poll for the Herald newspaper said.  The poll was conducted after Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed her intention to take Britain out of the European single market.
Scotland rejected independence by 55 percent in 2014, and 20 months later it voted to remain in the European Union by 62 percent. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has said a second independence referendum is now “highly likely”, and allies have suggested it could be as early as 2018. Former SNP leader Alex Salmond tweeted a picture of the Herald’s front page story on the poll, saying: “Game on...”

Poll shows boost for Scottish independnce

AFP, EDINBURGH: The battle over Scotlands constitutional future is now a virtual dead heat with support rising for independence as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Support has risen to 49 percent, excluding undecided voters, with 51 percent in favour of the British union, a BMG poll for the Herald newspaper said. The poll was conducted after Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed her intention to take Britain out of the European single market. Scotland rejected independence by 55 percent in 2014, and 20 months later it voted to remain in the European Union by 62 percent. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has said a second independence referendum is now highly likely, and allies have suggested it could be as early as 2018. Former SNP leader Alex Salmond tweeted a picture of the Heralds front page story on the poll, saying: Game on...