53% Of Scottish Voters Would Vote Yes In New Independence Referendum

A new opinion poll by Ipso/Mori shows most Scottish people would now vote for a Independent Scotland.
The 1,002 participants were polled between Monday and Sunday last week. And half said they would back a second referendum being held in the next five years and 58 per cent in the next ten.

Here Comes The SNP

IPSO-Mori Opinion Poll For STV

SNP 54% (+2)
Lab 20% (-4)
Cons 17% (+5)
LD 5% (+1)
Green 2% (-2)

The New Parnell

Tory MP Sir Bill Cash said the former SNP leader was 'the new Parnell' after Charles Stewart Parnell, whose lengthy speeches on the issue of Irish Home Rule caused much disruption to the Westminster Parliament.

He said if elected to Gordon at May's General Election, Mr Salmond would "ruthlessly and recklessly" disrupt the UK as much as possible.

Let's hope Mr Cash is correct and Mr Salmond and as many SNP MPs are returned as possible. To take a wrecking ball to the cosy concensus that is the House Of Commons.

Hoboroads Man Of The Year Is Alex Salmond

The former Scottish First Minister and possible future Westminister MP wins by a landslide. The fight for Scottish Freedom continues.

ICM/Sunday Telegraph Survey

Should Scotland Become a Independent Country?

Yes 54%
No 46%

Sunday Times/YouGov Opinion Poll

Should Scotland be an independent country?

Yes 51% (+4)
No 49% (-4)

Alex Salmond Wins BBC Debate

Alex Salmond 71%
Alastair Darling 29%

Guardian/ICM Poll

1,000,000 Signatures

The pro-Scottish independence campaign group, Yes Scotland, has racked up one million signatures for its Yes Declaration with less than one month to go before the referendum.
4 million Scottish people will be entitled to vote in an independence referendum on 18 September, 2014, and will be asked the straight "yes/no" question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?

While recent opinion polls have shown that while the 'No' vote is in the lead, the gap between those who want independence and those who don't is rapidly closing.

Yes Scotland, the campaign group championing an end to the 307-year old union, said that breaking the million-signature barrier with four weeks still to go to the referendum was a "clear indication that 'Yes' was on a winning trajectory."

"We are hugely grateful - not just to the one million plus people in Scotland who have now signed the Yes Declaration, but also to our many thousands of volunteers all around the country who have worked so hard to help us reach this target with just under a month still to go," said Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland.

"More and more people are waking up to the fantastic opportunities created by a Yes vote. People realise that only with a Yes can we protect our NHS and other public services, grow our economy to create better jobs, and make Scotland a fairer society."

Latest Opinion Poll From Survation On Scottish Independence

Should Scotland be an independent country?

Yes 47% (n/c)
No 53% (n/c)

Latest ICM Poll Shows The Gap Narrowing

Should Scotland be an independent country? Yes 39% (n/c) No 42% (-4)

Increase In Support For Scottish Independence

Around 40 percent of Scots plan to vote for independence in this year's referendum, according to a poll on Thursday which showed a three-point rise in support for an end to the country's 307-year-old-union with England.

The poll, carried out by Panelbase, showed that 45 percent of those questioned intended to vote against Scottish independence, a decline of two points from the last equivalent survey.

Scotland, which has a population of just over 5 million and whose territorial waters are the source of much of the North Sea's oil and gas, will vote on September 18 on whether to leave the UK.

Fifteen percent of the respondents said they were still undecided.

Support for Scottish independence appears to have gathered pace over the last month, according to three different polls, as those opposed to independence have stepped up their campaign.

Last month the British government warned that Scots could lose the pound if they vote to leave the UK, and high-profile business leaders including the bosses of oil giants BP and Shell have expressed concern about Scotland going it alone.

Panelbase surveyed 1,036 people over the week to March 14, having last asked 1,022 people the same question in February. The question was: "How do you intend to vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?"

All Scottish residents aged 16 or over can vote in the referendum and if a majority vote in favour of the move, Scotland will become an independent country on March 24, 2016.

Class War

THE independence referendum is "a class conflict" in which the rich are promoting a No vote to maintain their privileges, more than a 1,000 delegates to the left-wing Radical Independence Conference heard yesterday.

Closing the event at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow, Robin McAlpine, the director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation, said the key to securing independence was to convince the less well-off that a Yes vote would change their lives.
He said: "We do not win this unless we work, unless we knock the doors, unless we articulate. This is a class conflict, this election. Rich people are voting No. So we've got to get everybody that's not rich out, and that takes work. It's going to happen through knuckles rapping on doors and saying, 'Do you know what this means to you, and are you coming out?'"
Activist Cat Boyd also told delegates: "Independence is a class issue. Independence is not just about currencies or constitutional questions. It's about people."
Under the banner "Another Scotland is Possible", the conference called for independence to lead to greater public ownership of key utilities and the banking system, so that the needs of the people were put before "the interests of the super-rich".
In one of the highlights of the day, actor David Hayman received a standing ovation after reading a "Radical Independence Declaration" about vested interests talking down Scotland's prospects because they feared independence.
He said: "This despair has a name. Its name is No. It is a despair that believes poverty inevitable and the decline and destruction of public service necessary. It is a cry of people who believe that wealth should belong to whomever has the sharpest elbows and the meanest hearts. Our poverty, our decline. Their wealth, their No."
There was also cheering for an emotional speech by 16-year-old Saffron Dickson about a Britain that failed to inspire people and kept them in their place instead. "If Britain was doing its job, we wouldn't be having this conference," she said.
Edinburgh Green councillor Maggie Chapman said the British state's failings included "a crippling devotion to corporate power; an unbending commitment to an economic model that collapsed, not for the first time, in 2008; and a ceaseless drive to blame foreigners, the poor and the vulnerable for problems created by the rich."
Former Socialist MSP Colin Fox, a member of the Yes Scotland board, said independence offered people "a route around British rule".
He said: "It's the key that allows us to break free of the handcuffs of the British ruling class and their political prison. They're steadfastly opposed to independence because it shakes the very foundations of their power structure, influence and control."
The chair of the Yes Scotland campaign urged independence supporters to put reservations to one side and rally behind the Scottish Government's White Paper when it is published on Tuesday.
Dennis Canavan warned delegates not to dwell on their own disagreements with the SNP over currency, defence and the monarchy.
He said: "I'm not a spokesman for the Scottish Government. I'm not a member of the SNP.
"But I believe that all supporters of independence should give a very warm welcome to the publications of the White Paper.
"It's the only realistic road map on the table that we have towards independence.
"Now, we may not agree with every single detail in that plan. We may disagree with the Scottish Government on the head of state, whether we should have sterling as our currency, or whether we should be members of Nato, but do not be sidetracked. Keep your eye on the ball. Concentrate on winning the prize."
The discipline message was in sharp contrast to last year's conference, when Canavan and others flagged up policy differences with the SNP.
The comments were well received, although the conference later applauded lawyer Aamer Anwar when he attacked the wealth of the royal family and called for the abolition of the monarchy.
Irish republican Bernadette McAliskey also appeared at the conference. A former leader of the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland, McAliskey went on to become the youngest MP to take a seat in the House of Commons.
A witness to Bloody Sunday, she was later the victim of an assassination attempt by the Ulster Freedom Fighters.

New Panelbase Opinion Poll

SHOULD SCOTLAND BE AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY?

Yes 35%
No 43%
Undecided 20%

Dennis Canavan Calls For Referendum On Monarchy

Dennis Canavan has said: “As to the possibility of another King George, it is important to remember that true democracy is based on the sovereignty of the people rather than the sovereignty of any monarch,” adding: “In an independent Scotland, the people of Scotland should therefore be given an early opportunity to decide whether they want to retain the monarchy or choose an elected head of state.”

Internet Poll Result

Do you think Scotland will vote for Independence? Yes 50% No 35% To close to call 7% Don't know 7% Total votes 14

Scottish Independence Referendum Date Announced

Thursday the 18TH Of September 2014 is the date for the Scottish Independence referendum. The Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has told the Scottish Parliament.

Only A Bit Of Fun

As some of the more observant of you might have noticed I am currently running a opinion poll on Scottish Independence on this Blog.This is only a bit of fun but if it proves to be popular then there may be other opinion polls in the future. So do feel free to vote on this important issue as you will see there are four options. The most important poll regarding Scottish Independence is of course the referendum which is being held next year.

A Generous Nation

A Ipsos Mori poll which was released today found Scottish households with incomes of less than £150,000 gave away an average of £356 last year. Yet Londoners donated almost £100 less - £268 - despite earning 25 per cent more than the Scots. Overall Scotland is the most generous nation in the UK on average, followed by Wales on £328 and England on £285. So Scottish people are far more generous than the English no real surprises there the Scots are well known as a kind and charitable people. And the poll also proves the old saying that those who have the least always give the most.