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OK, one more post about Scotland.
If the SNP demand another independence vote it is because they have a mandate to do so.
I do not think that any vote will go for Independence in the next few years.
More power kindly given by the partner which thinks it is the dominant one isn't enough, that's right. Independence is the goal. As it should be for any country worth its salt.
SUPPORT for Scotland leaving the Union has risen to a whopping 56 per cent, according to the latest polling from Ipsos Mori.The survey, commissioned by STV News as part of the Scottish Political Monitor project, put Yes support up six points since its last poll was carried out in May.
Over the last 18 months, Yes and No have generally been neck and neck in the polls. The first poll carried out after the Supreme Court result, which said Scotland requires Westminster's consent to hold indyref2, found 52% support for independence with "don't knows" removed.
Now, with "don't knows" removed, Ipsos has recorded 56% for Yes and 44% for No. If such a result were replicated in a referendum, it would mark a near reversal of the 2014 vote.
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As well as increased support for leaving the Union, the pollster found that the SNP would win a record 58 seats in the next General Election – which the party hopes to use as a de facto referendum on independence.When respondents were asked how they would vote in such a de facto referendum, 53% said they'd back the SNP. A further 2% would vote Green, taking the pro-independence vote share to 55%.
In such an election Scottish Labour would win a single seat, while the LibDems and Tories would be completely wiped out north of the Border. SNP depute leader Keith Brown said the poll shows momentum for Yes is "rocketing".