More Scottish people support independence than do not, a new poll suggests. The research, which was carried out after the Supreme Court's ruling on the subject, found that 49% of Scottish respondents said they would vote yes and 45% said they would vote no if there were an independence vote tomorrow.
Support for independence was higher than a comparable poll on September 18 last year when 44% of respondents said they would vote yes while 47% said they would vote no. Redfield & Wilton Strategies carried out the latest poll on November 26-27, after the UK Supreme Court ruled on November 23 that another independence referendum cannot be held without the backing of Westminster.
The latest poll, of 1,000 Scottish voters, also found that 46% said they would support a referendum on Scottish independence being held in the next year, while 43% would oppose one. SNP Deputy Leader Keith Brown MSP said: “This poll shows growing support for what the people of Scotland expressed in the 2021 election, they want a choice to become an independent nation.
“The chaos at Westminster in recent months has tanked the UK economy, accelerated inflation and crippled household budgets with soaring mortgages, all from successive Tory governments that Scotland didn’t elect. Last week’s ruling showed clearly that the UK is not a voluntary union.
“In a democracy, it is right for the people to have their say and neither the Tories or Labour should be able to deny that. The message to Westminster parties now is clear, Scottish democracy cannot be denied.”
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out plans to use the next general election, to be held no later than January 2025, as a de facto referendum on the constitutional question.
