{"id":79313,"date":"2024-12-30T07:28:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T07:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=79313"},"modified":"2024-12-30T07:28:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T07:28:48","slug":"for-some-in-the-uk-there-might-be-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/12\/30\/for-some-in-the-uk-there-might-be-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"For some in the UK, there might be hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National (the newspaper for whom I am a columnist in Scotland) noted yesterday<\/a> that:<\/p>\n

SUPPORT for Scottish independence is four points stronger than support for the Union\u00a0\u2013 and would increase massively should Nigel Farage take power, new polling for the Sunday National has found.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The survey, conducted by Find Out Now, found that 49.5% of Scots would support Yes if a vote on the constitution were held tomorrow, while 45.2% would vote No and 5.3% said they were undecided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They added:<\/p>\n

Amid the rise of support for Reform UK in political polling, the Sunday National also surveyed Scotland to ask how people would vote should\u00a0Farage\u2019s party take power in\u00a0Westminster.<\/p>\n

The Find Out Now survey found that\u00a0if Farage were in No 10, Scotland would overwhelmingly vote for independence by 55.3% to 36.8%, with 8.0% saying they did not know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The data looks like this:<\/p>\n

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Three thoughts.<\/p>\n

First, I have already suggested that I find it encouraging that the Scottish independence movement is now gaining political support despite the problems the SNP has faced of late.<\/p>\n

Second, the reaction to Farage is very clearly very different north and south of the border.<\/p>\n

Third, so much for the idea of a Union. This blows that apart.<\/p>\n

For some in the UK, there might be hope.\u00a0 They just happen to be in Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National (the newspaper for whom I am a columnist in Scotland) noted yesterday that: SUPPORT for Scottish independence is four points stronger than support
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